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THE ULTIMATE UK TRAVEL INDUSTRY CONTACTS DATABASE |
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The British Guild of Travel Writers’ Yearbook is on sale now
Designed for travel professionals by travel professionals…
The travel industry’s most comprehensive searchable travel contacts database is now available from the British Guild of Travel Writers.
"It has earned the right to be called a 'Yearbook', since it would take a year to read it. This database has no rival when it comes to content and extent." Howard Salinger, Editor, TravMedia.com
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The annually published travel database lists Britain’s:
• Leading journalists
• Guidebook and narrative writers
• Photographers
• Broadcasters and TV presenters
With all important travel industry contacts including:
• Public relations companies
• Tour operators and agents
• Airlines and airports
• International tourist offices
Plus:
• Travel editors for UK national and regional newspapers
• TV and radio stations
• Online travel publishers
• Guidebook publishers
• Travel photo agencies
Purchase the 320-page Yearbook and get immediate access to the search-engine optimised online database, event listings and breaking travel news feeds.
The Yearbook is designed to assist you with all your travel PR requirements from media contact targeting to list building, and from distribution of news releases to preparation of your campaigns
The Yearbook and online database access costs £95. Visit the shop at www.bgtw.org to order or contact
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BGTW Press Releases
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News from the British Guild of Travel Writers |
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BRITISH GUILD OF TRAVEL WRITERS FOCUS ON TENERIFE
THE SPANISH ISLAND of Tenerife is expecting to find itself in the news spotlight over the coming year after hosting more than 100 journalists, photographers and broadcasters for the AGM of the British Guild of Travel Writers (BGTW).
The BGTW members enjoyed five days on the largest of the Canary Islands from 26-31 January and experienced a range of cultural, activity and luxury tours including rainforest walking, whalewatching and Canarian cuisine.
The AGM took place at the prestigious five-star Gran Hotel Bahía del Duque in Costa Adeje and was followed by a gala dinner attended by...
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BRITISH GUILD OF TRAVEL WRITERS SCOOP INDUSTRY AWARDS
Members of the British Guild of Travel Writers have walked away with a clutch of prizes at Britain’s prestigious new Travel Press Awards announced on 26 November.
No fewer than four out of the five awards made for Outstanding Contribution in the field of travel PR and journalism were secured by Guild members.
British Guild of Travel Writers’ chairman Melissa Shales said: “The success of our members at these new industry awards is richly deserved and recognition of the high professional standing of the Guild. We are delighted to congratulate them on such an impressive achievement.”
The high-profile awards, presented during...
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BRITISH GUILD OF TRAVEL WRITERS ANNOUNCES TOURISM AWARD WINNERS 2009
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BRITISH GUILD OF TRAVEL WRITERS ANNOUNCES TOURISM AWARD WINNERS 2009
10 November 2009, London THE WINNERS of the UK travel trade’s most prestigious new tourism project awards were announced at the British Guild of Travel Writers’ Annual Gala Awards Dinner in London on November 8 on the eve of the World Travel Market.
The event is the UK’s premier occasion for the travel industry to recognise the world's most innovative and newest tourism projects following nominations from members of the Guild, the premier professional association for bonafide journalists, editors, photographers, and radio and film broadcasters working...
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BGTW ANNOUNCES BRITAIN'S TOP TRAVEL WRITERS & PHOTOGRAPHERS
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BGTW ANNOUNCES BRITAIN'S TOP TRAVEL WRITERS PHOTOGRAPHERS
10 November 2009, London Britain's leading travel writers and photographers have been singled out at the British Guild of Travel Writers’ Annual Gala Awards Dinner in London on November 8 on the eve of the World Travel Market.
The event is the UK’s premier occasion for the travel industry to recognise excellence and achievement in travel writing, photography and broadcasting. The awards are sponsored by the industry and include a range of travel-related journalism awards, as well as a prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. In past years, this has...
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HILARY BRADT WINS BGTW LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2009
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HILARY BRADT WINS BGTW LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2009
10 November 2009, London HILARY BRADT, the founder of the publishing company that Michael Palin describes as producing “travel guides longer on local detail than any others”, has received the British Guild of Travel Writers’ (BGTW) Lifetime Achievement Award 2009.
The award was presented by Guild Chairman Melissa Shales at the British Guild of Travel Writers’ 13th Annual Gala Awards Dinner at the Marriott Grosvenor Square, London, on November 8, on the eve of the World Travel Market.
Industry top award
The event was attended by more than 300 of the...
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Cathy Smith Freelance travel journalist since 1986. Has been a guest lecturer at many writers groups, workshops and colleges and taught a journalism course for five years for the Boroughs of Camden and Brent in North London. Membership Secretary and Newsletter Editor of Women Writers Network. Graduate in Art History (BA).
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"Curious male onlookers make photography difficult in Pakistan, but although my own temper rose, people were never aggressive. In Jacobabad, I traced a line in the dust and told three hundred tribesmen to stand behind it. Which they did. Such orders would never be tolerated in another country, but there was always laughter - at my expense - for the sight of the tall, angry woman photographer was more fun than the cinema!"
Christine Osborne, An Insight and guide to Pakistan (Longman). |
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