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2003 TOURISM AWARD SHORTLIST |
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BGTW announce 2003 Tourism Awards shortlist (19 Sept 03)
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19 September 2003
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The British Guild of Travel Writers' shortlist for nominations for the 2003 BGTW UK Award for Best New UK Tourism Venture; the BGTW Best New Overseas Tourism Venture Award, and The BGTW Globe: Best New Major Tourism Venture Worldwide Award was selected at a meeting open to all members of the Guild on 17 September 2003 at The Athenaeum Hotel, Piccadilly, London W1.
All Guild members now have the opportunity to vote for the winners by e-mail or by post.
The winners will be announced at the BGTW Dinner to be held at The Savoy on Sunday 9 November, 2003.
BGTW Best New UK Tourism Venture Award:
- British & Empire Commonwealth Museum, Bristol
- Hadrian's Wall Path
- Winter Garden and Millennium Galleries, Sheffield
BGTW Best New Overseas Tourism Venture Award:
- Elephant Mobile Clinic, Phuket, Thailand
- Teatro Cervantes, Spain
- The Tuatapere Humpridge Trail, New Zealand
Globe Award for Best New Major Tourism Project Worldwide:
- Cité de la Mer, Cherbourg, France
- Graz, European City of Culture 2003, Austria
ENDS
For further information, please contact
Mary Anne Evans
BGTW, T: 0778 6081 274
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Britain's leading travel writers and photographers have been singled out at the British Guild of Travel Writers’ 51st Anniversary Gala Awards Dinner in London.
The event is the UK’s premier occasion for the travel industry to recognise excellence and achievement in travel writing, and photography. The awards are sponsored by the travel industry.
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BGTW members win seven top awards
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Tenerife awards to BGTW members
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