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The Best… in Travel Journalism, Content Creation and PR
The Best… in Travel Journalism, Content Creation and PR
This Year's TravMedia Awards Finalists
Announcing our Finalists
The countdown to the big night starts here. If your name appears on this page, you are already officially among the finest journalists, content creators and PR professionals working in travel today.
All finalists will be guests of honour at the TravMedia Awards on 22 June 2026 at The Londoner, as the industry comes together to celebrate the very best in travel media and communications.
We cannot wait to celebrate your achievements – and to discover who will be called to the stage to collect one of the industry’s most coveted awards.
Media Rising Star of the Year
Sponsor this awardChristy Spring
Divya Venkataraman
Jessica Heather
Philip Thomas
Saskia O'Donoghue
Yvette Cook
Trade Staff Writer of the Year
Sponsor this awardCharlotte Flach
Emma Dooney
Harry Kemble
Jennifer Morris
Katherine Masters
Stuart Forster
Domestic Travel Writer of the Year
Sponsored by Classic Cottages
Ailsa Sheldon
Greg Dickinson
Mike MacEacheran
Phoebe Taplin
Robin McKelvie
Sarah Baxter
Specialist Travel Writer of the Year (Destination)
Sponsor this awardAmelia Duggan
Chris Leadbeater
Farida Zeynalova
Helen Ochyra
Julia Buckley
Mary Novakovich
Queenie Shaikh
Specialist Travel Writer of the Year (Topic)
Sponsor this awardCarrie-Ann Lightley
James Draven
James Stewart
Lottie Gross
Mike MacEacheran
Mike Unwin
Phoebe Smith
Sustainability Travel Writer of the Year
Sponsor this awardDaniel Clarke
Donal O'Donoghue
Imogen Lepere
Jessica Vincent
Steffen Michels
Suzanne Bearne
Tristan Rutherford
Consumer Staff Writer of the Year
Sponsored by Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Annabel Grossman
Ben Parker
Cathy Adams
Ed Grenby
Greg Dickinson
Niki Blasina
Uwern Jong
Freelance Writer of the Year
Sponsored by Switzerland Tourism
Ben Aitken
Dom Tulett
James Stewart
Katja Gaskell
Katy Dartford
Matthew Dennis
Tristan Rutherford
Cruise Writer of the Year
Sponsored by Princess Cruises
Adam Coulter
Ed Grenby
Laura Jackson
Rebecca Barnes
Siobhan Grogan
Sue Bryant
Broadcast Programme of the Year
Sponsor this awardBBC Radio 4's From Our Own Correspondent (Sponge Divers of Krapanj)
Discovering the World's Table - Uzbekistan: The Succulent Steppes
Telegraph Travel: Beyond the North Coast 500
The Travel Show - Somaliland: The Way We See It
The Wanderer - Turkiye: Echoes of Eternity
Wander Woman: A Travel Podcast
Luxury Travel Writer of the Year
Sponsored by Cayman Islands Department of Tourism
Ed Grenby
Lauren Jarvis
Renate Ruge
Rupert Mellor
Steffen Michels
Uwern Jong
Exclusive of the Year
Sponsor this awardAmanda Cable
Cathy Adams
Cathy Foley
Helen Wright
Julia Buckley
Katherine Masters
Rhiannon Batten
Feature of the Year
Sponsor this awardAmanda Cable
Amanda Canning
Annaliese Smith
Charlotte Wigram Evans
David Williams
Dom Tulett
Trade Publication of the Year
Sponsor this awardhertelier
Onboard Hospitality
Selling Travel
The Business Travel Magazine
Travelling for Business
TTG
Travel Media Website of the Year
Sponsor this awardMetro
National Geographic
OutThere
The iPaper
The Sun
TTG Media
Consumer Magazine Travel Section of the Year
Sponsor this awardAnthology Magazine
Attitude Magazine
Breathe
Good Housekeeping
Radio Times
Travel Magazine of the Year
Sponsored by Gran Canaria Tourist Board
Food and Travel Magazine
JRNY America
JRNY Travel Magazine
Much Better Adventures Magazine
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
OutThere
National Tabloid Newspaper Travel Section of the Year
Sponsor this awardDaily Mail
Daily Mirror
Daily Star
Metro
The Sun
National Broadsheet Newspaper Travel Section of the Year
Sponsored by Tourism Australia
The Independent
The Mail on Sunday
The Sunday Times
The Telegraph
The Times
THE Content creator awards FINALISTS
Blogger of the Year
Sponsor this awardAbigail King
Bea Meitiner
Bella Falk
Chloe Gunning
Emily Luxton
Victoria Watts Kennedy
Content Creator of the Year
Sponsor this awardAlex Hunter
Alex Outhwaite
Bea Meitiner
Lucy Ruthnum
Rebecca Casserly
Victoria Watts Kennedy
the PR awards finalists
PR Rising Star of the Year
Sponsor this awardElinor Fresson, Lemongrass Marketing
Hannah Jamal, The Dovetail Agency
Harris Clark, Black Diamond
Kim Chan, Black Diamond
Mia Charnley, Reed PR
Pelumi Agboola, FINN Partners
PR Campaign of the Year
Sponsor this awardBritish Airways Holidays & Universal Orlando Resort
Fox Communications / Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts
Frog and Wolf PR / The Pavilions Himalayas
Intrepid Travel
MMGY Grifco / Oceania Cruises
Skyscanner
In-house PR Team of the Year
Sponsor this awardBritish Airways Holidays
Intrepid Travel
Switzerland Tourism
TUI
Universal Destinations & Experiences
VisitEngland
PR Agency of the Year
Sponsor this awardBlack Diamond
FINN Partners
Lemongrass Marketing
LOTUS
PR42
Reed PR
PR Professional of the Year
Sponsor this awardAlex Liste, Lemongrass Marketing
Andy Eastham, Wendy Wu
Grace Parker, FINN Partners
Ilse Henderson, Black Diamond
Jessica Staley, MMGY
Matt Skeels, Universal Destinations & Experiences
PR Business Leader of the Year
Sponsor this awardAbi Best, Lemongrass Marketing
Amy Skelding, Finn Partners
Emma Westman, Black Diamond
Katie Wright, LOTUS
Kevin Gibson, Universal Destinations and Experiences
the Special Awards
Event Sponsors