2007 NATJA Awards Competition Winners
(4) Grand Prizes1. "Space Cadets," by Travel Editor Jill Schensul of The Record, Hackensack, NJ.
2. *"Three Perfect Days," series in Hemispheres Magazine (inflight magazine of United Airlines, Randy Johnson, editor). A. In Island of Kaua'i of Hawaii, by Rita Ariyoshi with photos by Todd Pearson; B. In Rome, Italy, by Tom Mueller with photos by Andrea Pistolesi; and In Hong Kong, written by Robin Lynam with photos by Dave Lauridsen.
3. *Nancy Novogrod, Travel+Leisure, "100 Greatest Trips" (book).
4. *MTV Road Trips USA, submitted by Eva Lesiak, John Wiley & Sons/Frommers (travel guidebook).
Journalist/Photographer Categories
Newspaper, Magazine, Internet, Video
Destination Travel: Domestic (Newspaper)
First Place- Tom Uhlenbrock, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "North to
Alaska.
First Place- Peter Johansen, Ottawa Citizen, "American Idyll."
Runner Up- Lisa Elia, The Palm Beach Post, "Beacon's Renaissance."
Honorable Mention- Brian Chasnoff, San Antonio Express-News, "Meditations on Home b New Orleans Two Years After the Storm."
Honorable Mention- Ellen Creager, Detroit Free Press, "My Kind of Cheap (Chicago Is)."
Honorable Mention- Christine Tibbetts, The Tifton Gazette,"Missouri: A new way to look at the start of the Civil War.".
Destination Travel: Domestic (Magazine)
First Place- Dave G. Houser, Destination, "Unlocking Key West."
First Place- John Paul Newport, T+L Golf, "Golf in the (Northeast) Kingdom."
First Place- Kay Grant, Valley Life Quarterly, "LA's Two Getty Museums."
Runner Up- Andrea Richards, Hemispheres, "Ticket to Ride."
Honorable Mention- Rita Anyoshi, "Three Perfect Days Kaua'i," United Hemispheres.
Destination Travel: International (Newspaper)
First Place- Ellen Creager, Detroit Free Press, "Oh. Holyland."
First Place- George Burden, The Medical Post, "48-hour Flirtation with Lisbon."
First Place- Karisa King, San Antonio Express-News, "Conquering Kilimanjaro."(photography by Lisa Krantz)
Runner Up- Paul Bennett, The Vancouver Sun, "Four-Wheeling On Groovy Red Dirt."
Honorable Mention- Dave G. Houser, Arkansas Democrat, "Red Soil, Blue Plants."
Honorable Mention- Sherri Telenko, The Globe & Mail, "A Pilgrimage to a Proud Capital."
Destination Travel: International (Magazine)
First Place-David Noyes, Lifestyle+Travel, "The New Silk Road."
First Place-Margie Goldsmith, Distinction Magazine, "Up the Hill in Morocco."
Runner Up- Jeff Greenwald, Virtuoso Life, "Deep in Paradise.
Runner Up- Amanda Ross, enRoute, "Beijing."
Honorable Mention-Christopher Paul Baker, Caribbean Travel &Life,"Cuba: Lost and Found."
Honorable Mention-Christopher Taylor, American Way, "Beyond Bali."
Bylined Column (Print)
First Place-Keith Bellows, National Geographic Traveler, "Traveling by Design."
Runner Up- Carol Perehudoff, The Toronto Star, "Zen and the Art of Making Friends with Strangers."
Runner Up- Jill Schensul, The Record, "The Truth, Justice, Legroom."
Runner Up- Keith Bellows, National Geographic Traveler, "The World in 60 Minutes."
Honorable Mention- Kayte Deioma, Grunion Gazette, "Big Apple Offers Plenty of Family Friendly Activities."
Honorable Mention-Linda Fasteson, Explore, The Sun Chronicle, "Imperial London: The Best of Britannia."
Local Lifestyle
First Place- "Barbados, The Longevity Plan," for Islands Magazine by Elaine Glusac.
First Place- "How to Marry a Viking," by Cleo Paskal for Canadian Geographic Travel.
First Place- "The Garage That Does Million Dollar Tuneups," written by Peter Johansen for The Toronto Star.
Runner Up- "Shell Game" by Amy Rosen for enRoute magazine (submitted by Ilana Weitzman of Spafax Canada).
Honorable Mention- "Thailand's Miracle Grain for All Seasons," written by Carol Perehudoff for The Toronto Star.
Leisure Activity
First Place- "Butterflying in Southern Texas and Lower Rio Grande Valley" for Escape Travel page of The New York Times by Elaine Glusac.
Runner Up- "Mush Puppies," four days of dog sledding, written for AAA Living by Jennifer Wilson.
Honorable Mention- "White Creatures of the North" polar bears, whales for Daily Herald of Arlington Heights, Illinois by Travel Editor Kathy Rodeghier.
Honorable Mention- "Girlfriends Getaways" for Valley Life Quarterly by Kay Grant.
Honorable Mention- "Reds, Whites and Greens," Rex Pickett writes about fine wines and good golf venues for Travel & Leisure Golf.
Series
First Place- "The Other Gulf Coast," La Pesca, etc., a 12-day, 1,900- mile exploration by car in Mexico by Travel Editor Tracy L. Barnett for San Antonio Express-News and freelance photographer Altug Sami Icilensu.
First Place- "Northern Isles Adventure" series in Explore Magazine by Linda Fasteson with photos by Roger Fasteson.
Runner Up- "Women Traveling Alone" written for World Hum by writers' roundtable: Catherine Watson, Terry Ward, Liz Sinclair and Stephanie Elizondo Griest.
Honorable Mention- Christine Tibbetts, "Montana Series," The Tifton Gazette.
Sports in Conjunction with Travel
First Place- "Camping on the White Continent," Glen Petrie, The Globe and Mail
First Place- "Three Peaks Challenge," Jonathan Green, Hemispheres.
Runner Up- "An Enchanted Place," Thomas Dunne, Travel+Leisure.
Honorable Mention- "Jupiter's Great Red Spot," Jackie Hutcherson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Resorts
First Place- "A Spa Built for Two," Tim Leffel, Travel World International Magazine.
First Place- "Indian Safari," Christopher Petkanas, Travel and Leisure.
Runner Up- "The Lake Effect," Amity K. Moore, AAA Living.
Runner Up- "Keltic Charm," George Burden, The Medical Post.
Honorable Mention- "Kosher Side of Buenos Aires," Nancy Wigston, The Vancouver Sun.
Cruises
First Place- "Royal Waves," Bob Morris, Virtuoso Life.
First Place- "Mediterranean 'See' Cruise," Jackie Hutcherson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Runner Up- "South Seas Adventure," Michael DeFreitas, World of Cruising magazine.
Runner Up- "Lewis & Clark Missed the Boat," Ann Terry Hill, Travel World.
Personality Profile
First Place- "Insulin Was Born in London," Amy Rosen, National Post.
First Place- "Princess Diana's London," Barbara Wayman, Home & Away magazine.
Runner Up- "Working Undercover," Kay Grant, New Mexico magazine.
Runner Up- "The Sabra Who Cooks Cajun," Howard Hian, San Diego Jewish Journal.
Historical Travel
First Place-Carol Perehudoff, "Wild and Wonderful Experiences" Toronto Star
Runner Up- Peter Delevett, "The Distance from Dachau to Darfur." www.worldhum.com
Honorable Mention- Tracy Barnett, "A Hard Peace Won," San Antonio Express-News
Honorable Mention-Randy Johnson, "Protected by the Past," Hemispheres
Honorable Mention-Taras Grescoe, "Shanghai Redux," Hemispheres
Honorable Mention- Keith Bellows, "London Calling," National Geographic Traveler.
Senior Travel
First Place-Pam Hobbs, "Shadowing the Queen of Crime," Good Times Magazine.
Runner Up- Kate Pocock, "The Grand Escape." New Outlook Magazine.
Runner Up- Dave G. Hauser, "Yuma," Where to Retire Magazine.
Family Travel
First Place- Caitlin Flanagan, Travel+Leisure, "How Do You Dude?"
First Place- Kate Pocock, Family Outlook Magazine, "Meanwhile Back at the Ranch."
Runner Up- Kimberly Brown Seely, Virtuoso Life, "Taking the Plunge."
Runner Up- David Plotz, Travel+Leisure, "How to do D.C."
Honorable Mention- Tiffany Figueiredo, Virtuoso Life ,"Hawaii Reigns."
Honorable Mention- Michael Schuman, Miami Herald, "10 Cool Kids' Museums."
Honorable Mention-George Burden, The Medical Post, "Marking a Milestone in Montreal."
Culinary Travel
First Place- John Seabrook, "Sicily, Old and New,"
Travel+Leisure, Nancy Novogrod, editor.
First Place- Brad Johnson, "Basque in Glory," Modern Luxury Magazine.
First Place-John Mariani, "The Other Italy," Virtuoso Life.
Runner Up- Alan Richman, "The Best Chef in the World," enRoute.
Runner Up- Jonathan Siskin, "Thirty Hours Aboard the Orient Express," The Epoch Times (Travel Section).
Runner Up- Larry Olmstead, "Dining Through the Ages," American Way.
Honorable Mention- Linda Kavanagh, "Luxury, Red Rocks, Jeeps, Cuisine and Wine: Genuine Hospitality in Sedona," Food and Beverage International.
Honorable Mention- Jim Gullo, "Vintage Return," Virtuoso Life.
Best Travel Article Written For Internet
First Place- Peter Rose, "Autumn in the Alps," SoGoNow.com
First Place- Amy Rosen, "How to Build an Igloo," Perceptive Travel Magazine.
Runner Up- Jacqueline Harmon Butler, "Sardine Heaven - Feast of St. Anthony," CEOtraveler.com; goNomad.com
Runner Up- Kate Pocock, "Hot Time in a Hammam," traveltowellness.com
Best Travel Broadcast
First Place-Cruisin' California - Solvang by Bryan Scofield.
Runner Up- Cruisin' Big Bear by Bryan Scofield.
Best Internet Travel Video/Channel
No winners
Best Travel Book
First Place-Howard Cohen, Menasha Ridge Press
"Adventures With Purpose," Richard Bangs.
First Place- Nancy Novogrod, Travel+Leisure, "World's Greatest Hotels, Resorts & Spas."
Runner Up- Sean O'Reilly (nominator), Travelers Tales, Division of Solas House, Inc., "The Best Travel Writing, 2007."
Runner Up- Sheila Leary (nominator), University of Wisconsin Press "Honorable Bandit," Brian Bouldrey, author.
Honorable Mention- J. M. Pasquesi, Synergy Press, "Rome With Kids: An Insider's Guide."
Best Travel Guide
First Place- Pauline Frommer's London; Submitted by Eva Lesiak, John Wiley & Sons/Frommers.
Runner Up- Open Road's Best of Southern California. Submitted by Elizabeth Borsting, tripwriter@yahoo.com
Honorable Mention- "Pauline Frommer's Paris" by Margie Rynn published by John Wiley & Sons
Honorable Mention- Don Philpott; Florida: The Keys, dp@mediawiseus.com
Business & Trade Press
General Trade Story
First Place-Anne Burke, "The Cutting Edge." Travel Age West
First Place- Arnie Weissmann, "Marketing Dubai," Travel Weekly
Runner Up- Kenneth Shapiro and Ana Figueroa, "There's No Place Like Home," TravelAge West
Honorable Mention- Linda Pernice Kavanaugh, "Modern Design in New England," New England Hotel
Tips & Advice
First Place- Sarah Pascarella, "Top 10 Safety Trips for Solo Travelers," SmarterTravel.com
Runner Up- Nancy Schretter, "Wrap it Up - 10 Tips for Saving Money on Holiday Vacation Travel," Family Travel Network
Honorable Mention- Ellen Creager, "Avoid Auction Anguish," Detroit Free Press
Photography
Overall Excellence
First Place- Gail Mooney, "Nutcracker," NYC Ballet Magazine.
First Place- Stuart Dee, "Carnival," Skyward (Japan Airlines Inflight Magazine.)
Runner Up- Frederic LaGrange, "Patagonia Inside Out," Modern Media.
Honorable Mention- Gail Mooney, "Westlake," (Hangzchow, China), Modern Media.
Best Cover Photo
First Place-Douglas Peebles, Spirit of Aloha (Aloha Airlines magazine.)
Runner Up- Dave G. Houser, Trailblazer
Honorable Mention- Kourosh Keshiri, enRoute.
Landscape, Sunset, Mountain or Ocean View
First Place-David Noyes, "Where the Desert Meets the Mountains," Lifestyle & Travel.
Runner Up- Curtis Gillespie, "Oz and Effect," enRoute.
Honorable Mention- David G. Houser, "Go West," Men's Folio.
Architecture and/or Facility
First Place-Christian Blok, "Desert Oasis," Home Spa.
Runner Up- Robert Lemermeyer, "Beijing," enRoute.
Overall Excellence: Doug MacKenzie, Greater Phoenix CVB, for The Greater Phoenix press kit within which is what looks like a ballpoint pen with a laser pointer on its end. If you unscrew the pen's mid-section, you find a 512-megabyte USB flash drive that contains the latest media kit, including full-color photos, press releases, links, a PDF of its Arts & Culture brochure and a myriad of other options.
Public Relations & Advertising
Press Release
First Place-Pamela Johnston, Vegas.Com, "Tales from the Vegas.com Call Center."
Runner Up- Doug MacKenzie, Greater Phoenix CVB, "Bowled Over."
Honorable Mention-Sarah Evans, Hawkins International PR, "Ten Terrific Places to Take the Plunge."
Brochure, Program, Books, Newsletter
First Place- Niki in the Garden, Art Catalogue, Chicago Office of Tourism, submitted by Joyce Roeton Scrivner.
First Place- Park City Vacation Planner, Park City Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau, Utah, submitted by Craig McCarthy.
Runner Up- Utah Travel Guide, Utah Office of Tourism, submitted by Clayton Scrivner.
Runner Up- Kay Powell, Pigeon Forge Department of Tourism, TN, Pigeon Forge Destination Planning Guide.
Honorable Mention- Aurora Area Getaway Guide, Aurora Area CVB, Illinois, submitted by Laurie DiBerardino.
Honorable Mention- Ulster County, A Playground for All Seasons, Ulster County Tourism, Kingston, NY, submitted by Richard Remsnyder.
Best Overall Press Kit
First Place- Heather Bryant, Seattle CVB, Seattle Press Kit
First Place- Judith A. Bijlani,, Laguna Beach Visitors Press Kit.
Runner Up- Sarah Evans, Hawkins International PR, Jumby Bay Press Kit.
Runner Up- Margo Grant, San Mateo CVB
Honorable Mention- Regena Bearden, Memphis CVB "50 Years of Soul."
Honorable Mention- Phil Werz, Cherokee Travel & Tourism, Cherokee Press Kit.The Goss Agency.
Best CVB/Tourist Bureau Web Site
First Place- Mexico Tourism Board, Burson-Marsteller, Miami, Florida, for the Mexico Tourist Board, "Transforming Chichen-Itza from Virtual Wonder to World Wonder."
Runner Up- Margie Grant for the San Mateo County CVB, "WWW.VisitSanMateo County.com"
Runner Up-Dan Pittman, Pittman & Associates, Inc., www.Travelcostamesa.com
Honorable Mention-Tosha Daugherty, Bloomington CVB, "visitbloomington.com"
Editorial Excellence
Best Newspaper Travel Section
First Place- The Record, Hackensack, NJ, "Antartica: Exploring The Bottom of the World," Jill Schensul.
Runner Up- St. Louis Post Dispatch, MO, Explore, "Come Down to Curaco," Jackie Hutherson.
Honorable Mention- Daily Herald, Arlington, IL, Going Places, "Dreaming of Irish Castles," Kathy Rodeghier.
Best Travel Magazine
First Place- Travel+Leisure, Sept. 2007, Nancy Novogrod, editor.
First Place-National Geographic Traveler, Oct. 2007, Keith Bellows, editor
First Place- Virtuoso Life, Sept./Oct. 2007, Elaine Srnka, editor.
Runner Up- Pure Canada, April 2007, Dominique Ritter, editor-in-chief
Runner Up- Virtuoso Life, May/June 2007, Elaine Srnka, editor.
Runner Up-Travel+Leisure, June 2007, Nancy Novogrod, editor.
Runner Up-Travel+Leisure Golf, Sept. 2007, John Atwood, editor.
Honorable Mention- enRoute (Air Canada),August 2007
Ilana Weitzman, editor.
Best Online Travel Magazine
First Place- Carole Herdegen, TravelQuest with Carole Herdegen, www.travelsite.com
Runner Up- Poppy Wilkinson, editor-in-chief, Air Canada's onAir.
Honorable Mention- Michael Yessis, World Hum.Com
Best Domestic Newspaper Article
First Place-Tracy Louthain, Director of Public Relations, Beaches of South Walton, for Beaches of South Walton's -Autumn Tides - event highlighted in Atlanta Journal-Constitution under byline of Paula Crouch Thrasherbr>
Best Domestic Magazine Article
First Place- "Best Little City in America - Austin, Texas," by Carl Hoffman, National Geographic Traveler, submitted by Keith Bellows.
Runner Up- "American Tuscany," by Andrew Nelson, National Geographic Traveler, submitted by Keith Bellows.
Honorable Mention- "Brooklyn Bound," by Peter Jon Lindberg, Travel+Leisure, submitted by Nancy Novogrod.
Best International Newspaper Article
(No winners)
Best International Magazine Article
First Place- James Cusick, Travel+Leisure Golf, "Lochs Landings."
Runner Up- Guy Trebay. Travel+Leisure, "Story of Oman."
Runner Up- P. F. Kluge, National Geographic Traveler, "America's Best Kept Secret."
Runner Up- Leslie Woit, United Hemispheres, "Ticket to Tibet."
Honorable Mention- Gary Shteyngart, Travel+Leisure, "Brazil's Untamed Heart."
