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The very best in travel writing, photography and broadcasting were honoured at the inaugural Travel Press Awards, held at the
Courthouse Doubletree Hotel in London on 26 November.
The event was attended by a discerning audience of over 150 top travel writers and journalists,
broadcasters, photographers, editors and senior executives of some of the leading travel businesses in the UK.
Creators of the awards, Kingley Event Management enlisted the support of both senior travel industry executives
and senior travel editors to judge an overwhelming 500 plus nominations and entries to the awards ranging from national newspapers,
consumer and trade titles, online travel titles, travel guide books and both television and radio programmes.
15 awards were presented along with Awards for Outstanding Contribution to Travel Journalism to John Carter, Nigel
Coombs, Roger Bray, Peter Hughes and David Wickers.
To see the full list of winners from the awards click on “ Winners” on the navigation bar; to see the pictures from the
night click here http://www.stevedunlop.com/travelpressawards.html
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Katie Derham, Traveller’s Tree, Finalist in the Travel Broadcast Programme of the Year; John McEwan, Advantage Travel Centres |
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Chris Loughlin, Travelzoo; Michael Kerr and Adrian Bridge, Telegraph Winners of Travel Online Publication of the Year Award; Jonathan Sloan, Hills Balfour Synergy representing Kenya Tourist Board
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Keith Drew, Rough Guides; Lawrence Hunt, lowcostholidays.com; Emma Gregg, lead Author Winner of the Travel Guide Book – Rough Guides East Coast Australia
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Chris Loughlin, Travelzoo; Simon Calder, The Independent, Winner of Travel Broadcast Programme of the Year for 48hrs in: Rio – www.independent.co.uk/travel; Jonathan Sloan, Hills Balfour Synergy representing Kenya Tourist Board
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Fiona Jeffery, World Travel Market; Richard Hammond, www.greentraveller.co.uk - Winner Travel Editors’ Green Award of the Year
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Jonathan Sloan, Hills Balfour Synergy representing Kenya Tourist Board; Alex Dalzell Winner Young Travel Journalist of the Year; Salina Hussein, Kenya Airways and Daniel Pawlyn, Intrepid Travel (prize providers)
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Alun Cathcart, Chairman, AVIS Europe; Roger Bray, John Carter, David Wickers – Recipients of the Award for Outstanding Contribution to Travel Journalism; Kristel Valaydon, AMG representing Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau
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