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TravelMole named Online Trade Publication of the Year
TravelMole was honoured to be named Trade Publication of the Year – Online in the Travel Media Awards 2019 last night.
The award comes as TravelMole, the first ever online travel trade publication with 250,000 subscribers and 1.5 million page views per month, celebrates its 20th anniversary.
It’s the second time TravelMole has won the title since the Travel Media Awards was launched in 2015.
Editor Bev Fearis, who collected the trophy at last night’s ceremony at The Landmark London, said: "I’m absolutely thrilled to receive this on behalf of the TravelMole team, especially as this award is judged by some of the travel industry’s most influential figures.
"The award comes at a very busy time for us as we are on the verge of re-launching a new-look TravelMole with some exciting new content, so watch this space."
Here is the full list of winners:
NATIONAL TABLOID NEWSPAPER SECTION OF THE YEAR – Metro
PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD – Jonathan Gregson – ‘The Hunt’, Lonely Planet
REGIONAL PUBLICATION FEATURE OF THE YEAR – Jeremy Lazell ‘Fun in the Jungle’ – The Sunday Times, Scotland
SPECIALIST TRAVEL WRITER OF THE YEAR’ – Amelia Duggan
TRADE FEATURE OF THE YEAR – Sue Bryant ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ – Cruise Adviser
TRADE PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR – ONLINE – travelmole.com
TRADE PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR – PRINT – ABTA Magazine
TRADE WRITER OF THE YEAR – Mike MacEacheran
YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR – Amelia Duggan
SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION AWARD – Hilary Bradt
BLOGGER/VLOGGER OF THE YEAR – Jelly Journeys
CONSUMER MAGAZINE SECTION OF THE YEAR – 1843
CONSUMER PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR – PRINT – The Sunday Times Travel Magazine
CONSUMER PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR – ONLINE – Suitcase Magazine
CUSTOMER MAGAZINE – Audley Traveller
GUIDE OF THE YEAR – BOOK, ONLINE, APP – DK Eyewitness Travel Guide New York City
BREAKING TRAVEL NEWS – Francesca Street – CNN Travel
BROADCAST PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR – TV, RADIO, ONLINE – The Travel Show, Tokyo Paralympics 2020 for BBC
CONSUMER WRITER OF THE YEAR – Michelle Jana Chan
NATIONAL BROADSHEET NEWSPAPER SECTION OF THE YEAR – The Sunday Times
NATIONAL CONSUMER FEATURE OF THE YEAR – Emma Thomson ‘Is Greenland the new Iceland- The Sunday Telegraph
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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