Awards
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You cannot hope to bribe or twist, thank God! the British journalist. But, seeing what the man will do unbribed, there’s no occasion to.
Humbert Wolfe 1886 - 1940 |
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Guild Awards
Each year, the Guild gives out its own awards at a gala dinner on the eve of World Travel Market.
There are two sets of awards. Those for the travel trade are sponsored and judged by the Guild, those recognising the journalistic work of members are sponsored and judged by the trade.
Tourism Awards
- Best Overseas Tourism Project is given for the best new (less than2-yrs old) overseas tourism project which not only has a tourist potential but is of benefit to the local community and environment.
- Best UK Tourism Project is awarded for the best new (less than 2-yrs old) tourism project in the UK, which likewise has tourist potential but also benefits the local community and environment.
- The Globe Award, inaugurated in 2001, is given to a major new (less than 2-yrs old) tourism project worldwide, with projected visitor numbers of over 250,000 per year. Like the other awards, it should combine responsible tourism development with local economic, environmental and community benefits.
- The Lifetime Achievement Award goes to an individual for long-term contributions to the travel industry. This award is judged by the committee from nominations made by Guild members.
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Members' Awards
The Guild also awards the work of its own members. The categories are as follows:
Writing
- Best Short Destination feature (under 850 words).
- Best UK feature (over 850 words).
- Best European (non-UK) feature (over 850 words).
- Best Overseas (non-European) feature (over 850 words).
- Best Trade/Business feature.
- Kenneth Westcott Jones Memorial Award for the Best Transport Feature.
- Best Guidebook Writers Award.
- Best Narrative Travel Book.
- Cancun/BGTW Travel Writer of the Year Award (4-8 pieces of work totalling 4000 - 6000 words). Sponsored by Cancun Tourism.
Radio
- Ed Lacy Memorial Award for Best Radio Feature.
Photography
- Photograph of the Year Award.
Television
- Anne Gregg Memorial Award for Best Television Travel Feature.
Details of the 2007 Award Winners can be found under the Members' Awards and Tourism Awards pages. Many congratulations to all our members. |
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Hugh Taylor Award-winning writer and photographer and travel editor of www.laterlife.com. Broadcasting experience includes writing, producing and presenting the documentary Pinkerton for BBC Radio Scotland and producing several specialist music / travel series for BBC Radio 2. Author of over 30 travel and outdoor guidebooks. Tutor NUJ Travel-Writing Course.
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"Along a lofty ridge in the south London suburbs, Crystal Palace Parade is a grandiose approach road for the Crystal Palace, the capital’s most cherished ghost. I can think of nowhere else where a vanished structure is quite so intensely and fondly remembered – but where else is quite so tangible, has such positive associations and is at the same time so patently banished from our lives?"
Tim Locke, hidden Europe, March 2008 |
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