The Travel Media Awards 2019, in association with Malta Tourism Authority, are now open for entries. The 2019 awards continue to recognise the influential role the travel media industry plays in the holiday and travel business decision-making process and brings with it this year a new venue and revised categories. The ceremony will take place at Landmark London on 21 October. 

A new Specialist Travel Writer of the Year award has been introduced for 2019 to recognise travel writers who specialise in a specific topic, region or country. Other changes include Blogger and Vlogger of the Year being merged into one award, the Customer Magazine of the Year now including print and online to honour companies with an editorial section or online content marketing, and the Travel Trade Publication of the Year being separated into two awards, one for print and one for online.

The categories cover a wide range of disciplines and media, including: national newspaper travel sections (with separate categories for tabloid and broadsheets) consumer travel magazines, travel trade titles, photography, and the increasingly influential travel blogging and vlogging sectors.

The awards are judged by some of the UK’s most influential travel industry figures, alongside leading travel writers and editors.

Key dates for the 2019 Travel Media Awards:

• 4 March - awards launch, open for entries.
• 23 May - entries close.
• 27 August - announce recipient of Special Contribution Award.
• 2 September - announce finalists.
• 21 October - the ceremony.

For more information visit travelmediaawards.com

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