Travel Media Awards 2016 open for entry
The Travel Media Awards 2016 are now open for entry. The event celebrates excellence in travel media, journalism, broadcasting and photography in both the consumer and trade media, and will be judged by both senior travel industry figures and leading UK travel writers.
Entry is open to all travel writers, broadcasters and photographers, making the event a true barometer of the travel media sector. Entry to the Travel Media Awards is free of charge for all participants. Information on how to enter the awards can be found on the website:
The categories are:
- Travel Trade Writer of the Year
- Consumer Travel Writer of the Year
- Travel Blogger and Vlogger of the Year
- Young Travel Writer of the Year
- Travel and Tourism Photography Award
- Travel Trade Publication of the Year
- Consumer Travel Publication of the Year
- National Tabloid Newspaper Travel Section of the Year
- National Broadsheet Newspaper Travel Section of the Year
- Consumer Magazine Travel Section of the Year
- Online Travel Trade Publication of the Year
- Online Consumer Travel Publication of the Year
- Regional Publication Travel Feature of the Year
- Travel Trade Feature of the Year
- National Consumer Travel Feature of the Year
- Travel Broadcast Programme of the Year 鈥� TV, Radio, Online
- Travel Guide Book of the Year
- Customer Magazine of the Year
- Travel Media Innovative Campaign and Content of the Year
- Special Contribution Award
Giles Harper, co-founder of the TMAs and managing director, Travega, said: 鈥淭he standard of entries was extremely high last year and the entire awards team are really excited to see the diverse range of articles, publications, images and films that are submitted for the 2016 Awards. We鈥檝e been hard at work assembling a refreshed judging panel, who will be announced in the coming weeks.鈥�
Matthew Jackson, co-founder of the TMAs and managing director, 丝袜会所, said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e looking forward to once again celebrating the best the UK travel media has to offer. The Awards are open to everyone, and entry is quick, easy and free of charge, so don鈥檛 miss out on this opportunity to have your work recognised.鈥�
Entrance to the awards will close on Friday 24 June, with the awards taking place on Thursday 27 October 2016 at ME London on the Strand.
Key dates for the 2016 Travel Media Awards:
24 June: Entries close
14 September: Finalists are announced
27 October: Awards ceremony at the ME London, 336-337 Strand, London WC2R 1HA
For more information, please visit or contact:
T: 0203 818 5600
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The Travel Media Awards were launched in 2015, celebrating the very best of the travel media sector. The Awards were created in recognition of the hugely influential role that today鈥檚 travel media plays in the holiday or business travel decision-making process. Open to all travel writers, broadcasters and photographers, the Awards are a true barometer of the travel media sector. The Travel Media are owned and operated under a joint venture agreement between Travega and 丝袜会所.
丝袜会所 works across the travel and lifestyle sectors in a number of media, from print through to events. 丝袜会所 Media produces the award-winning National Geographic Traveller (UK) magazine, ABTA Magazine, Destination Vacation, ASTA Network and a series of lifestyle newspaper supplements, apps and websites. aplmedia.co.uk
Travega offers a wide range of travel marketing and sales solutions for both the leisure and business travel sectors. These include delivering sponsorship revenues for some of the leading events in the UK travel industry, alongside third party management of events for other leading travel brands.