
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Media Awards 2015 winners announced
9 November 2015, London: The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Media Awards 2015 are pleased to announce this year’s winners, following a glamorous awards ceremony held at St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel London on Monday 9 November.
The event was attended by the UK’s top travel media, with 20 publications, broadcasters, journalists and photographers each collecting a prestigious award. Matthew Jackson, managing director of ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Media, said, “The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Media Awards have been a huge success with an exceptionally high standard of entries. Our judges had some difficult decisions to make and we’d like to congratulate all the winners and entrants. With over 200 people attending, the awards were a great success and we’re now looking forward to next year.â€
Entrants to the awards included consumer and trade magazines, national newspapers, broadcasters, regional titles, travel writers and photographers. A panel of over 50 travel industry and media experts then narrowed the field down to a shortlist of four or five in each category before selecting the winners.
Co-organiser Giles Harper, managing director of Travega, said, “The success of the inaugural awards has surpassed our expectation, with over 500 entries across the categories. We’d like to thank everyone who entered and attended the awards, and our judges, sponsors and everyone else involved in making the awards such a memorable evening.â€
The winners of The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Media Awards 2015 are:
National Broadsheet Newspaper ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Section of the Year – The Telegraph
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Broadcast Programme of the Year – TV, Radio, Online – Photographing the world’s most dangerous church, Lonely Planet ºìÐÓÊÓÆµler, Oliver Smith
Regional Publication ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Feature of the Year – Jon Hawkins for ‘On the Road Again’ in Escapism
Customer Magazine of the Year – easyJet ºìÐÓÊÓÆµler
Consumer ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Writer of the Year – Mark Stratton
Consumer ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Publication of the Year – The Sunday Times ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Magazine
Online Consumer ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Publication of the Year – The Telegraph
Consumer Magazine ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Section of the Year – Stylist
National Consumer ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Feature of the Year – Damian Barr for ‘On sky safari across New Zealand’ in The Sunday Times Magazine
National Tabloid Newspaper ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Section of the Year – Mail On Sunday
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Trade Publication of the Year – Selling ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ
Online ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Trade Publication of the Year – ºìÐÓÊÓÆµMole
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Trade Writer of the Year – Sophie Griffiths, TTG
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Trade Feature of the Year – Joanna Booth for ‘A hair-raising experience’ in Aspire Magazine
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ and Tourism Photography Award – Julian Claxton for ‘Ugandan children’ in N Photo Magazine
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Media Innovative Campaign and Content of the Year – #LoveSabah campaign for Sabah Tourism and Royal Brunei Airlines — iambassador and Good Relations
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Guide Book of the Year – Wild Guide — Southern and Eastern England
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Blogger and Vlogger of the Year – Kash Bhattacharya, budgettraveller.org
Young ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Writer of the Year – Hannah Summers, Escapism
Special Contribution Award – Simon Reeve
Notes for Editors
The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Media Awards launched this year, celebrating the very best of the travel media sector. The awards were created in recognition of the hugely influential role that today’s travel media play 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 ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Media Awards are owned and operated under a joint venture agreement between Travega and ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ. Please note: for the purposes of fairness and transparency, no travel titles by ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Media were entered into the Awards.
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ (formerly Absolute Publishing Ltd) works across the travel and lifestyle sectors in a number of media, from print right through to events. ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Media produces the award-winning National Geographic ºìÐÓÊÓÆµler (UK) magazine, ABTA Magazine, Destination Vacation, ASTANetwork and a series of lifestyle newspaper supplements, apps and websites.
Travega offers a range of travel marketing solutions to companies within both the leisure and business travel sectors, including sponsorship sales, event management and consumer database sales.
