CTO UK Chapter welcomes over 30 journalists to the fourth ‘Host and Reward the Media’

CTO UK Chapter welcomes over 30 journalists to the fourth ‘Host and Reward the Media’

Caribbean Tourism Organisation 9 November 2009

The UK Chapter of the CTO welcomed over 30 media to the fourth pan-Caribbean media awards event at the renowned West Indian restaurant “Caribbean Scene” in London’s Royal Victoria Dock.

The Caribbean Travel Journalism Awards 2009 were presented during a networking evening after the first day of World Travel Market and the function was attended by almost 100 guests, comprising visiting Ministers and their delegations, UK Chapter members and an array of consumer and trade media, national and regional newspaper journalists and a number of freelancers.

The awards consisted of five different categories: best national newspaper feature; best regional newspaper feature; best consumer feature; best online feature and best travel trade feature. The winners were given stylish Samsung laptops.

Carol Hay, the CTO’s director of marketing for the UK and Europe, said, “It’s good to have the support from our friends in the media, which is very much appreciated amongst all our Caribbean representatives.  We would like to reward and thank all travel writers for their continued support with maintaining the colourful and charismatic reputation that the Caribbean region enjoys in the UK, with so many inspirational editorial pieces written each year’’.

CTO Travel Journalism Awards Winners:
BEST NATIONAL NEWSPAPER FEATURE

  • §    Winner: Elizabeth Day, The Observer (Escape)
  • §    Runners up: Fred Mawer, Daily Telegraph and Polly Patullo, The Guardian


BEST REGIONAL NEWSPAPER FEATURE

  • §    Winner: Rob Hollingworth, The Star (Sheffield and Doncaster)
  • §    Runners up: Eddi Fiegel, Scotland on Sunday and Jade Wright, Liverpool Echo


BEST CONSUMER FEATURE

  • §    Winner: Francesca Syz, Condé Nast Traveller
  • §    Runners up: James Henderson, Wanderlust, Simon Rogerson, Food and Travel and Fiona Sims, BA Highlife


BEST TRAVEL TRADE FEATURE

  • §    Winner: Chris Gray, TTG
  • §    Runners up: Jane Archer, Selling Long Haul and Jo Gardner, ABTA Magazine


BEST ONLINE FEATURE

  • §    Winner: Chris Leadbeater, Mail Online
  • §    Runners up: Edward Stephens, birminghammail.net and Fred Mawer, telegraph.co.uk

 

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