Buy a ticket or a table, sponsor our awards, or find another way to work with us on our event of the year – all of the details are below…
We are delighted to announce the details of the BGTW Gala Awards Dinner 2024. This year’s dinner will be held on Monday November 4, the eve of WTM, at the Bloomsbury Ballroom in central London from 6pm to 11pm.
The theme this year is The Great Gatsby and the venue fits this perfectly. Built in 1926 as the South Ballroom for The Liverpool Friendly Society, The London Cabaret Club now produces evening themed performances in a great setting. And the show for November and December? The Great Gatsby.
We are now selling tickets to the BGTW Dinner. Tickets are £245 plus VAT which includes a Champagne Reception, three-course dinner with wine, fabulous Great Gatsby entertainment, our awards ceremonies and an after-party bar.
Please contact BGTW Administrator, Charlotte Copeman, to request your tickets.
BGTW Gala Dinner
One of the highlights of the travel industry, the BGTW Gala Awards Dinner is a great networking event, bringing together some 250 ambassadors, ministers of state for tourism, PRs, BGTW members along with national and international editors, journalists and bloggers.
There’s champagne, a little Broadway-style entertainment with the B-dancers doing the Charleston. Chefs from Long Island have worked out a real feast for dinner.
It is also the occasion when the BGTW holds its annual awards ceremony.
Members’ Excellence Awards
We will announce the winners of our Members’ Excellence Awards for outstanding writing, photography, blogging and broadcasting published in mainstream national and international media and online. The shortlist of members nominated for awards can be found here.
International Tourism Awards
We also announce our International Tourism Awards nominated by our members. The list is always fascinating and eye-opening.
This year we have schemes nominated from Japan, Portugal, Morocco, the United States as well as the UK, as well as a book. The list of nominees is here.
It’s the chance for our members to bring often small, little known sights, trails and local initiatives to an international audience. Our nominations have far-reaching effects with much needed publicity.
TICKETS £245 plus VAT. This includes a Champagne Reception and networking, three-course sit-down dinner with wine, fabulous Great Gatsby entertainment. Dress code: Black tie, roaring ‘20s-style and all that jazz.
With special thanks to our partners:
Discover Long Island, Explore Charleston & Discover South Carolina, New York State, Discover Newport & Rhode Island Tourism, Cayman Islands Department of Tourism. Visit Scotland, Tourism Gran Canaria, Visit Houston, Tourism Nova Scotia, Travel Switzerland, Cinnamon Hotels, Anguilla Tourist Board, ANTOR, and Visit Isle of Man.
WORK WITH US AT OUR BGTW EVENT OF THE YEAR
As many of you know, every year we celebrate our Members Excellence Awards and International Tourism Awards on the eve of WTM London – as we have for 64 years! And just as a reminder, the British Guild of Travel Writers is the UK’s leading membership organisation for travel media with 220+ top-tier travel writers, authors, photographers, bloggers, and broadcasters – so it’s a good well-travelled crowd with fantastic reach.
This year is set to carry on our tradition in style with our black-tie event and roaring 20s jazzy theme at The Bloomsbury Ballroom including a sparkling networking Champagne reception, sit-down dinner, networking, entertainment, prizes, dancing and more. At the Annual Gala Awards Dinner event this year our format for getting your brands involved has never been easier. We are working with various partners on different sections of the evening to give sponsors increased visibility and ROI.
We will have large screens for destination images and video display, on-stage presentation and many other options for our industry friends to get involved in creative ways. There are opportunities to sponsor parts of the evening and our ITA and MEA awards with bespoke packages including tickets to the event. Don’t miss out!
Find out how by contacting Renate Ruge by email: [email protected]