The finalists in the 2019 BGTW Members’ Excellence Awards have been announced! The winners are announced at the BGTW Annual Gala Awards Dinner, at The Savoy hotel in central London at the start of November – see bgtw.org/gala for details.
The finalists are:
Best UK Travel Feature
- James Stewart (Twitter: @itsjamesstewart) for ‘Who ordered the fish?’ published in Sunday Times
- Rudolf Abraham (Twitter: @rudolfabraham) for ‘The way of the gull’ published in Outdoor Enthusiast
- Ben Lerwill (Twitter: @benlerwill) for ‘Snorkelling with the Scilly seals‘ published in National Geographic Traveller
- Emma John (Twitter: @em_john) for ‘Scotland Is Now Home to One of the World’s Best New Road Trips‘ published in Afar magazine
- Gabrielle Sander (Twitter: @gabriellesander) for ‘Lochs, Scotch and Encounters with Owls’ published in The Arbuturian
- Mike Unwin (linkedin.com/in/mike-unwin-b0aa867) for ‘No footprints… bar the otter tracks’ published in Daily Telegraph
Best Europe Travel Feature
- Adrian Phillips (Twitter: @adrianphillips1) for ‘All Along the Watchtowers‘ published in National Geographic Traveller
- James Stewart (Twitter: @itsjamesstewart) for ‘The edge of the world’ published in Which? Travel
- Sue Watt (Twitter: @suewattuk) for ‘Snap! How I photographed the northern lights’ published in The Times
- Emma Thomson (Twitter: @emmasthomson) for ‘Is Greenland the new Iceland?’ published in The Sunday Telegraph
- Isabel Conway (Twitter: @conwayisabel) for ‘Crowning Glory of the Balkans’ published in Irish Daily Mail weekend
Best Wider World Travel Feature
- Adrian Phillips (Twitter: @adrianphillips1) for ‘Awesome Australia: Victoria and the Great Ocean Road‘ published in National Geographic Traveller Family
- Aaron Millar (Twitter: @AaronMWriter) for ‘My Road Trip in Patagonia, Chile’s Wild Frontier’ published in The Times
- Emma Thomson (Twitter: @emmasthomson) for ‘It’s time to fall for the Guianas’ published in The Sunday Telegraph
- Shafik Meghji (Twitter: @ShafikMeghji) for ‘A world isolated from life by 1,400km’ published in BBC Travel
- Jon Holmes (Twitter: @jonholmes1) for ‘Building Up A Sweat on a Barter Holiday’ in Sunday Times Travel
- Mike Unwin (LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mike-unwin-b0aa867) for ‘Where to see the real stars of Dynasties: chimps’ published in The Times
Best Short-Read Travel Feature
- Emma Gregg (Twitter: @Emma_Gregg) for ‘Hot air ballooning over the herds‘ published in National Geographic Traveller
- John Malathronas (Twitter: @Malathronas) for ‘All Is Calm, All is Bright: In the Footsteps of Silent Night’ published in National Geographic Traveller
- Adrian Phillips (Twitter: @adrianphillips1) for ‘Sri Lanka: A Whale of a Time’ published in National Geographic Traveller
- Kathryn Tomasetti (Twitter: @katomasetti) for ‘Why you need to explore Charleston’s southern-modern foodie scene‘ published in The Independent
- Isabel Conway (Twitter: @conwayisabel) for ‘My Quick-Fix Camino’ published in Irish Independent
- Mike Unwin (LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mike-unwin-b0aa867) for ‘Where to see the real stars of Dynasties‘ published in The Times
Best Transport Feature – The Kenneth Westcott-Jones Award
- Tristan Rutherford (rutherfordtomasetti.com) for ‘Africa’s first high-speed train has just launched – we were on board‘ published in The Daily Telegraph
- Emma Thomson (Twitter: @emmasthomson) for ‘Riding the Reunification Express‘ published in National Geographic Traveller
- Ben Lerwill (Twitter: @benlerwill) for ‘Cross-Country Champion’ published in The Sunday Times
- Claire Boobbyer (Twitter: @claireboobbyer) for ‘A Cycling Revolution: E-biking Cuba‘ published in Wanderlust
- Shafik Meghji (Twitter: @ShafikMeghji) for ‘Riding the railway to the end of the world‘ published in Adventure.com
- Jon Holmes (Twitter: @jonholmes1) for ‘Alaska: Railroad to Nowhere‘ published in Adventure.com
Best Travel Guidebook – The Adele Evans Award
- Hilary Bradt (Twitter: @hilarybradt) for ‘Exmoor National Park‘ by Bradt Travel Guides
- Rudolf Abraham (Twitter: @rudolfabraham) for ‘Croatia’ by Walks and Treks
- Helen Ochyra (Twitter: @helenochyra) ‘The Rough Guide to the Great West Way‘ by Rough Guides
BGTW Blogger of the Year
- Stuart Forster (Twitter: @GoEatDo) for Go Eat Do
- Sarah Lee (Twitter: @LiveShareTravel) for Live Share Travel
- Kathryn Burrington (Twitter: @TravelWithKat) for Travel With Kat
- Kirstie Pelling (Twitter: @familyonabike) for Family Adventure Project
- Steph Dyson (Twitter: @worldlyadventur) for Worldly Adventurer
- Lucy Dodsworth (Twitter: @lucydodsworth) for On the Luce
BGTW Broadcaster of the Year
- Adrian Phillips (Twitter: @adrianphillips1) for James Martin’s Saturday Morning (travel segment) / ITV
- Juliet Rix (Twitter: @julietrix1) for From Our Own Correspondent – Dominica after the hurricane / BBC Radio 4
- Jonathan Thompson (Twitter: @JT_Travels) for How To Do Las Vegas Like A High Roller / Tatler.com
- Susan Schwartz (Twitter: @ALushLifeManual) for Why Savoie wines will knock your skis off! / Lush Life Podcast
- Jon Holmes (Twitter: @jonholmes1) for The St Kitts Music Festival / BBC Radio
BGTW Photographer of the Year
- Tim Bird (Twitter: @BirdTimothy) for work published in Blue Wings and ThisisFinland.fi
- Diana Jarvis (Twitter: @Diana_Jarvis) for work published in roughguides.com, Cool Places, LoveExploring.com and National Geographic Traveller
- James Rushforth (Twitter: @James_Rushforth) for work published in Photographing the Dolomites, 50 Years of Adventure Special Edition Book and Solent News Sales
- Mark Andrews (LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mark-andrews-a248b224) for work published in Vacations and Travel Magazine, Straits Times, Scoot and Serendib
BGTW Writer of the Year
- Emma Gregg (Twitter: @Emma_Gregg) for work published National Geographic Traveller and Wanderlust
- Adrian Phillips (Twitter: @adrianphillips1) for work published in National Geographic Traveller Family and National Geographic Traveller
- James Stewart (Twitter: @itsjamesstewart) for work published in Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Times and Which? Travel
- Emma Thomson (Twitter: @emmasthomson) for work published in The Sunday Telegraph and National Geographic Traveller UK
- Ben Lerwill (Twitter: @benlerwill) for work published in National Geographic Traveller, / The Sunday Times and FRANCE Magazine
- Jon Holmes (Twitter: @jonholmes1) for work published in Adventure.com and Sunday Times Travel
By: Benita Finanzio
Secretariat