Last Year's Winners and Finalists
Celebrating Travel's Finest!
The winners of the last TravMedia Awards were announced at a glittering gala dinner hosted by the irrepressible Sue Perkins, at The Londoner, Leicester Square on 5 April 2022. An amazing night of celebration recognised 24 winners across media, PR and influencer categories, with top honours including Travel Writer of the Year, PR Professional of the Year, Influencer of the Year and Outstanding Contribution Award.
TRAVEL WRITER OF THE YEAR
Tom Robbins
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD
Simon Calder
the MEDIA awards winners
CONSUMER STAFF WRITER OF THE YEAR
Tom Robbins
Travel Editor, Financial Times
Award sponsored by Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Benjamin Parker, Content Editor, The Telegraph
Chris Haslam, Chief Travel Writer, The Sunday Times
Greg Dickinson, Senior Travel Writer, The Telegraph
Lisa Minot, Head of Travel, The Sun
Liz Edwards, Commissioning Editor, Travel, The Times and The Sunday Times
Tom Robbins, Travel Editor, Financial Times
FREELANCE WRITER OF THE YEAR
Antonia Windsor
Award sponsored by Switzerland Tourism
Antonia Windsor
Christopher Beanland
Ianthe Butt
Jamie Lafferty
Mike MacEacheran
TRADE STAFF WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD
April Hutchinson
Editor, TTG Luxury
Abra Dunsby, Ex-Features Editor, TTG, now Editor, LoveEXPLORING.com
April Hutchinson, Editor, TTG Luxury
Beverley Fearis, Editor, The Business Travel Magazine
Ian Taylor, Executive Editor, Travel Weekly
Katie McGonagle, Ex-Features & Supplements Editor, Travel Weekly, now Editor, Cruise International
NATIONAL NEWSPAPER TRAVEL SECTION OF THE YEAR
Telegraph Travel
Award sponsored by Destination Canada
Daily Mail
The Independent
Metro
Sunday Times Travel
Telegraph Travel
CONSUMER MAGAZINE TRAVEL SECTION OF THE YEAR
Good Housekeeping
Award sponsored by Princess Cruises
Breathe
Cosmopolitan
Good Housekeeping
Prima
Vanity Fair
TRAVEL MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR
JRNY
Award sponsored by Gran Canaria Tourist Board
Food and Travel
JRNY
National Geographic Traveller UK
OutThere
SUITCASE
Specialist Travel Writer of the Year
Michelle Jana Chan
Award sponsored by battleface
Adrian Philips
Ian Belcher
Michelle Jana Chan
Nigel Tisdall
Jane Knight
Juliet Rix
Sustainability Writer of the Year
Phoebe Smith
Award sponsored by Tourism Australia
Catherine Mack
Holly Tuppen
Juliet Kinsman
Phoebe Smith
Sarah Marshall
Tamsin Wressell
EXCLUSIVE OF THE YEAR
James Draven
Which?
What really happened in Verbier, Abi Butcher, Daily Telegraph
NHS App Blunder leaves Holidaymakers in Limbo, Jacob Lewis, iNews
Four out of Five of the UK's Top Airlines gave Holidaymakers Incorrect Covid Advice, James Draven, Which?
Paul Tudor Jones, the Billionaire Hedge-funder, on his Conservation work in Africa, Lisa Grainger, The Times
EasyJet Holidays puts Packages on Sale through Travel Agents, Lucy Huxley and Juliet Dennis, Travel Weekly
Trade Publication of the Year
TTG
Selling Travel
TTG
TravelMole
Travel Gossip News
Travel Weekly
BROADCAST PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR
The Travel Diaries Podcast
Holly Rubenstein
A Giant's Welcome to Northern Ireland - Part 5, Ed Finn/Virgin Media (TV)
Postcards, Greg Dickinson/Telegraph Travel (Podcast)
The Travel Diaries Podcast, Holly Rubenstein
Planet Sail, Matthew Sheahan, Founder and Producer (TV)
The Travel Show – Ireland Special, Rajan Datar/BBC
MEDIA Rising Star of the Year
Adam Turner
Award sponsored by visitPITTSBURGH
Adam Turner
James March
Jessica Vincent
Portia Jones
Richard Collett
the influencer awards winners
INFLUENCER RISING STAR OF THE YEAR
Jacquie Hale
Flashpacking Family
Alessia Vurchio and Antonio Maisto, Italian Trip Abroad
Dan Garlick, NottsNomad
Jacquie Hale, Flashpacking Family
Michelle Attard, @COCONUTODYSSEY
Tania Zorrilla and Adam Stocker, Jits into the Sunset
BLOGGER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Paul Healy and Mark Barnes
Anywhere We Roam
Brock and Betty Jeffrey, Brock & Betty
Claire Robinson, Weekend Candy
Cory and G, You Could Travel
Paul Healy and Mark Barnes, Anywhere We Roam
Sion and Ben Walton-Guest, The Globetrotter Guys
VLOGGER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Michele Frolla
The Intrepid Guide
David & Alicia Reilly, Life of Reilly
Farrukh Younus and Dr Shagufta Ahmed, Implausibleblog
Mansoureh Farahani, Travel with Mansoureh
Michele Frolla, The Intrepid Guide
Tania Zorrilla and Adam Stocker, Jits into the Sunset
Influencer of the Year Award
Chloe Gunning
Wanderlust Chloe
Award sponsored by Croatian National Tourist Board
Abigail King, Inside the Travel Lab
Cathy Bartrop, travelguru.tv
Chloe Gunning, Wanderlust Chloe
Paul Johnson, A Luxury Travel Blog
Sophie Davis, Sophie's Suitcase
the PR awards winners
PR RISING STAR OF THE YEAR
Matilda Haymes
LOTUS
Daniel Jones, FINN Partners
Daniel Machado-Gibbs, ex Avia Reps, now LOTUS
Hannah Carlisle, Rooster
Madeline Schilg, Siren Communications
Matilda Haymes, LOTUS
PR PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR
Paul Charles
The PC Agency
Frank Marr, Managing Director and Co-Founder, AM+A Marketing and Media Relations
Nadia Walford, PR Specialist for Luxury Travel, Nadia Walford PR
Olivia Lewis, Associate Vice President - Sustainability at FINN Partners
Paul Charles, CEO, The PC Agency
Rachel O'Reilly, Director of Communications, Kuoni
PR AGENCY OF THE YEAR
FINN Partners
FINN Partners
Four Communications
Heaven Publicity
LOTUS
Siren Communications
IN-HOUSE PR TEAM OF THE YEAR
VisitEngland
British Airways Holidays
Kuoni
Saint Lucia Tourism Authority
VisitEngland
Visit Scotland
PR CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
LOTUS / battleface
The Battleface Barometer & Launch of Space Insurance
FINN Partners, Covid Survival Campaign - Advantage Travel Partnership
LOTUS and battleface, The Battleface Barometer & Launch of Space Insurance
Mason Rose, Introducing Airelles - Les Airelles
MMGY Global UK, Hotel Week London - Collective of London Hotels
The PC Agency, Quash Quarantine - Red Savannah and PC Agency
Digital PR Campaign of the Year
G Adventures
Stop, Unlearn and Retravel
AM+A Marketing & Media Relations, #CheersFromCzech – Czech Tourism
FINN Partners, Now vs. Later – Polish Tourist Office
G Adventures, Stop, Unlearn and Retravel
LOTUS, Launch of AIRE Ancient Baths London
SLC Representation, Quokka TV, Tourism Western Australia
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