Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) UK Chapter welcomes over 40 journalists to the sixth ‘Host and Reward the Media’

LONDON – On Monday 7 November, the UK Chapter of the CTO welcomed over 40 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 2011 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 seven different categories: best broadcast, TV and radio feature; best consumer feature; best national newspaper feature; best online feature; best piece of photojournalism; best regional newspaper feature and best travel trade feature. The winners were given Panasonic mini camcorders.

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 in 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 broadcast, TV and radio feature
Publication: Songlines Podcast
Piece: ‘Drumming up the dead’, Carriacou
Journalist: Simon Broughton

Best consumer feature
Publication: Wanderlust
Piece: ‘Green for go’, Dominica
Journalist: Mark Stratton

Best national newspaper feature
Publication: Daily Telegraph
Piece: ‘How I hiked up and down Dominica and survived’, Dominica
Journalist: Suzy Bennett

Best online feature
Publication: thesundaytimes.co.uk
Piece: ‘Celtic charm in the Caribbean’, Montserrat
Journalist: Nigel Tisdall

Best piece of photojournalism
Publication: Sunday Times Travel Magazine
Piece: ‘Green party’, Montserrat
Photographer: Steve Davey

Best regional newspaper feature
Publication: Manchester Evening News
Piece: ‘A view with a room in an island paradise’, Saint Lucia
Journalist: Stephanie Nelson

Best travel trade feature
Publication: TTG
Piece: ‘Holidays that give back’, Jamaica
Journalist: Pippa Jacks