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BGTW MEMBERS' AWARDS 2008 - 12 November 2008

BGTW ANNOUNCE 2008 MEMBERS’ AWARDS

Life in the garrison towns that built Hadrian’s Wall, gorilla etiquette and Scottish safaris were among the diverse stories featured in the British Guild of Travel Writers’ (BGTW) prestigious 2008 Members Awards.

Each year the BGTW presents awards for articles written by members and selected anonymously by an independent panel of judges. The winners were announced on 9th November at the BGTW’s annual gala dinner held at the Marriott Grosvenor Square in London on the eve of the global trade tourism event, World Travel Market. This year, the event was sponsored by Jersey Tourism, Holland Art Cities, the Marriott Hotel and Mahindra Homestays.

Peter Hughes won the prestigious BGTW Travel Writer of the Year Award, based on six articles, four of which appeared in the Daily Telegraph and one each in Conde Nast Traveller and Vanity Fair. The runner-up was Brian Jackman whose features appeared in the Sunday Times and the Daily Telegraph. Both were sponsored by the Maltese Tourism Authority.

The winners of the other awards, the featured destinations and media in which they appeared were:

Best destination article under 850 words, sponsored by Amtrak –
Nicky Gardner: Springs, Storks and Trains – A Visit to Brcko, Hidden Europe, May 2008

Best UK feature over 850 words, sponsored by Superbreak –
Alan Hart: Wander Wall, Sunday Mirror, May 2008

Best Euro [non-UK] feature over 850 words, sponsored TravMedia -
Nigel Tisdall: Go with the Flow, Orient Express Magazine, Autumn 2007

Best overseas non-European feature over 850 words, sponsored by Grenada Tourism –
Mike Unwin: Gorilla Tactics, The Independent, July 2008

Best trade/business feature, sponsored by Simpson Travel –
Matthew Teller: The Quiet Revolution, CNN Traveller, Jul/Aug 2008

Kenneth Westcott Jones Memorial Award for Best Transport feature, sponsored by Virgin Trains –
Sarah Woods: Two Wheeling with the Devil, May 2008

Best Guidebook, sponsored by First PR –
Will Gray: Travel with Kids, Footprints, November 2007

Best narrative book, sponsored by KBC PR –
Rosemary Bailey: Love and War in the Pyrenees, Orion Books 2008

Ed Lacy Memorial Award for Best Radio Feature, sponsored by First PR –
Tim Richards: Istanbul Guide, www.heartbeatguides,com

Photograph of the year, sponsored by Jersey Tourism –
Jeremy Hoare: Gaucho in el Calafate, Argentina, Fodors Argentina 2008

Anne Gregg Memorial Award for Best Television Travel Feature, sponsored by Oman Tourism –
Carmen Roberts: Fast Track, BBC World, November 2007

Many congratulations to all winners.

For further information contact:
Anna Selby
BGTW
Tel: 0207 740 6447

Photos of the event are available from the Guild or directly downloadable (for a fee) at www.simply-photo.co.uk.

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