The NATJA awards have been tabulated and the results are in. Congratulations to our winners!
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Grand Prize
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Charlene Rooke
enRoute Magazine
Grand Prize
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Martin Morrell
Travel & Leisure Magazine Sept 2008
01
1st Place
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Tracy Barnett
San Antonio Express-News
Merit Award
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Tom Uhlenbrock
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Merit Award
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Jim Loomis
The Dallas Morning News
Merit Award
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Paul Bennett
The Vancouver Sun
Merit Award
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Jason George
Chicago Tribune
02
1st Place
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Mark Schatzker; Spafax
PureCanada
Merit Award
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David McGimpsey
enRoute Magazine
Merit Award
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Kay Grant
New Mexico Magazine
Merit Award
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Nancy Wigston
Skyward
03
Grand Prize
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Steve Pona
Winnipeg Free Press
Merit Award
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Lisa Sonne
Ventura County Star
Merit Award
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Heather Greenwood Davis
Toronto Star
Merit Award
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Jason George
Chicago Tribune
Merit Award
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Helen Fallding
Winnipeg Free Press
Merit Award
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Ellen Creager
Detroit Free Press
Merit Award
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Nancy Wigston
National Post
04
Grand Prize
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Charlene Rooke
enRoute Magazine
Merit Award
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Amy Rosen
Enroute Magazine
Merit Award
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Marika McElroy Cain
Virtuoso Life
Merit Award
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Joe Yogerst
Virtuoso Life
Merit Award
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Jeff Greenwald
Virtuoso Life
Merit Award
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William Kissel
Virtuoso Life
Merit Award
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Liz Ozaist
Budget Travel
Merit Award
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Noah Richler
enRoute Magazine
Merit Award
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Brad A. Johnson
Angeleno
Merit Award
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Bill Thomas
Outside's Go
Merit Award
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Elaine Glusac
Private Clubs
05
1st Place
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Heather Greenwood Davis
Toronto Star
Merit Award
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Carol Perehudoff
Toronto Star
Merit Award
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Julia Ross
The Washington Post
Merit Award
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Brad A. Johnson
Angeleno
Merit Award
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John Lee
BCBusiness
Merit Award
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Heather Greenwood Davis
Toronto Star
Merit Award
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Keith Bellows
National Geographic Traveler
06
1st Place
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Jeff Greenwald
Virtuoso Life
Merit Award
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Tracy Barnett
San Antonio Express-News
Merit Award
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Elaine Glusac
Spirit
07
1st Place
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John Lee
US Airways Magazine
Merit Award
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Peter Johansen
Ottawa Citizen
Merit Award
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Michael Hiller
Avid Golfer
Merit Award
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Bobbie Green
Desert Valley Times
Merit Award
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Kristen Bellstrom
Smart Money
Merit Award
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Shari Caudron
Denver's Magazine
08
1st Place
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James Conaway
National Geographic Traveler
Merit Award
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Timothy Taylor
enRoute Magazine
Merit Award
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Christine Tibbets
The Tifton Gazette
Merit Award
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Linda Fasteson
The Sun Chronicles
Merit Award
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Linda Fasteson
The Sun Chronicle
09
1st Place
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Jessica Shambora
Travel & Leisure Golf
Merit Award
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Josh Sens
Outside's Go Magazine
Merit Award
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Ingrid Hart
Pology Magazine
Merit Award
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Michael Hiller
Avid Golfer
Merit Award
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King Montgomery
The Virginia Sportsman
Merit Award
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Tim Neville
Outside's Go Magazine
10. Resorts (descriptions of hotels, inns, B&Bs)
1st Place
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Dave G. Houser
Men's Folio Magazine
1st Place
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Rex Pickett
Travel & Leisure Golf Magazine
Merit Award
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Tom Uhlenbrock
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Merit Award
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Carol Perehudoff
Toronto Star
Merit Award
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Ellen Creager
Detroit Free Press
Merit Award
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Fyllis Hockman
Creators Syndicate
11. Cruises
1st Place
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Kimberly Brown-Seely
Virtuoso Life
Merit Award
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Kristen Bellstrom
Smart Money
Merit Award
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Jeff Koehler
Virtuoso Life
Merit Award
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Glen Petrie
The Dallas Morning News
Merit Award
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Andrew Solomon
Travel & Leisure
Merit Award
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Michael DeFreitas
Cruise &Travel Lifestyles Magazine
Merit Award
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Michael DeFreitas
Cruise & Travel Lifestyles Magazine
Merit Award
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Howard Hian
The Military Press
Merit Award
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Dave Houser
The Denver Post
Merit Award
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Ron Pradinuk
Winnipeg Free Press
Merit Award
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Submitted by: George Burden
Just for Canadian Doctors
12. Personality Profile
1st Place
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Amy Rosen
EnRoute Magazine
Merit Award
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Randy Gener
American Theater Magazine
Merit Award
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Peter Bronski
Spokane CDA Living
Merit Award
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Judy Florman
OCJL
Merit Award
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Michael Schuman
The Sunday Star Ledger
126 Historical or Hobby Travel
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Entry # 190 The Old Ball Game
1st Place - 126 Historical or Hobby Travel
13. Historical Travel
1st Place
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Linda Fasteson
The Sun Chronicle
Merit Award
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Barbara Wayman
Home & Away Magazine
Merit Award
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Kiran Desai
Travel & Leisure
Merit Award
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Christine Tibbetts
The Tifton Gazette
Merit Award
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Christine Tibbetts
The Tifton Gazette
Merit Award
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Christine Tibbetts
The Tifton Gazette
Merit Award
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Jay Walljasper
National Geographer Traveler
14. Senior Travel
1st Place
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Sandra Kennedy
The Times
1st Place
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Kate Pocock
New Outlook Magazine
Merit Award
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Pamela Hobbs
Good Times Magazine
15. Family Travel
1st Place
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Michael DeFreitas
EnCompass
Merit Award
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George Burden
Just for Canadian Doctors
Merit Award
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Diane Eaton
Family Travel
Merit Award
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Heather Greenwood Davis
Toronto Star
Merit Award
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Robert Rivard
San Antonio Express News
Merit Award
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Kate Pocock
Small World Magazine
16. Culinary Travel (i.e., travel journalism concerned primarily with food)
1st Place
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Justin Paul
Virtuoso Life
Merit Award
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Jessica Mueller
Virtuoso Life
Merit Award
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Natalie MacLean
www.NatalieMacLean.com
Merit Award
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Michael DeFreitas
Interval World
Merit Award
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Kristen Bellstrom
Smart Money
Merit Award
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David McGimpsey
enRoute Magazine
Merit Award
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Christopher Petkanas
Travel & Leisure Magazine
Merit Award
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Chelle Koster Walton
Times of the Islands Magazine
17. Best Travel Article Written For Internet
1st Place
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Peter Rose
www.sogonow.com
Merit Award
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Amy Rosen
Perceptive Travel
Merit Award
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Amy Rosen
Perceptive Travel
Merit Award
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Ingrid Hart
www.DivineDaytripper.com
Merit Award
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Nell Raun-Linde
Travel World Magazine
Merit Award
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Peter Rose
www.sogonow.com
Merit Award
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Dave G. Houser
www.TravelMavens.net
18. Best Travel Broadcast (Radio, TV, Podcast)
1st Place
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Darley Newman
On Disc
20. Best Travel Book
1st Place
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Travel & Leisure Magazine
Travel & Leisure Magazine
Merit Award
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Darley Newman
Chronicle Books
21. Best Travel Guide
1st Place
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Pauline Frommer
Wiley Publishing
Merit Award
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Kirsten Whatley
Island Heritage Publishing
Merit Award
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Rona Gindin
Peter Pauper Press
Merit Award
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Elizabeth Borsting
Open Road Travel Guides
22. General Trade Story
1st Place
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Chris McBeath
Pulse
Merit Award
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J.L. Erickson
TravelAge West
Merit Award
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Kenneth Shapiro
TravelAge West
23(a). Tips and Advice for Consumers
1st Place
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Molly Feltner; Jessica Labrencis
Business & Trade Press
Merit Award
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Tim Leffel
TransitionsAbroad.com
Merit Award
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Sarah Pascarella
SmarterTravel.com
23(b). Tips and Advice for Industry
1st Place
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Dori Saltzman
Travel Trade
24(a). Overall Excellence for a Publication
1st Place
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Keith Bellows
National Geographic Traveler
Merit Award
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Dominique Ritter
PureCanada
Merit Award
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Douglas Peebles
NCL
24(b). Overall Excellence for a Single Submission (NEW CATEGORY)
Grand Prize
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Martin Morrell
Travel & Leisure Magazine Sept 2008
Merit Award
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Michael DeFreitas
Diver Magazine
Merit Award
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Glen Petrie
The Dallas Morning News
Merit Award
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Gail Mooney
Focus
Merit Award
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Douglas Peebles
Coastal Living
Merit Award
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Stuart Dee
Skyward
Merit Award
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John Montgomery
Foreign Travel Club Magazine, SF
Merit Award
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Gail Mooney
Adirondack-Plantazia
Merit Award
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John Montgomery
Foreign Travel Club Magazine, SF
25. Best Cover Photo
1st Place
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Kevin J. Miyazaki
Virtuoso Life
Merit Award
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Annie Griffiths Belt
National Geographic Traveler
Merit Award
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Peter Rose
Sogonow.com
Merit Award
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Kevin J. Miyazaki
Virtuoso Life
Merit Award
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Reanna Evoy
enRoute Magazine
Merit Award
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Janet Wilson
RV Journal
Merit Award
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Ron Pradinuk
Winnipeg Free Press
26. Landscape, Sunset, Mountain or Ocean View
1st Place
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Michael DeFreitas
Cruise & Travel Lifestyles Magazine
Merit Award
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Peter Rose
Sogonow.com
Merit Award
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Douglas Peebles
Photographer
Merit Award
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Julian Wainwright; Amanda Ross/Spafax
HomeSpa Magazine, November 2007
Merit Award
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Michael DeFreitas
Voyager Magazine
Merit Award
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Lorne Bridgman
enRoute Magazine Dec 2008
Merit Award
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Stuart Dee
Skyward
27. Architecture and/or Facility
1st Place
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Douglas Peebles
Calendar
Merit Award
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Robert Jerome
The Rail Monthly
28. Press Release
1st Place
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Cameron Andrews
Santa Monica Conventions and Visitor's Bureau
29. Brochure, Program, Books, or Newsletter
1st Place
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Ron Pradinuk
Winnipeg Free Press
30. Best Overall Press Kit
1st Place
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Jennifer Losch
The Goss Agency
31. Best CVB/Tourist Bureau Web Site
1st Place
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Jennifer Bryant
Jacksonville Convention & Visitors Bureau
Merit Award
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Kim Baker
Santa Monica Conventions and Visitor's Bureau
Merit Award
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JoNell Modys
Naples, Marco Islands, Everglades CVB
32. Best Newspaper Travel Section
1st Place
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Jill Schensul
The Record
33. Best Travel Magazine
1st Place
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Keith Bellows
National Geographic Traveler
Merit Award
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Elaine G. Srnka
Virtuoso Life
Merit Award
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Ilana Weitzman
Spafax
Merit Award
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Myrna George
South County Style
Merit Award
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Keith Bellows
National Geographic Traveler
Merit Award
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Dominique Ritter
PureCanada
Merit Award
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Kent Black
Outside's Go Magazine
34. Best Online Travel Magazine
1st Place
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Sarah Pascarella
SmarterTravel.com
35. Best Domestic Newspaper Article
1st Place
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Kelly Schulz
The Dallas Morning News
36. Best Domestic Magazine Article
1st Place
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M.G. Lord
Travel & Leisure Magazine
Merit Award
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Lissa Poirot
Points NorthTracy
38. Best International Magazine Article
1st Place
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Tim Neville
Outside's Go Magazine
1st Place
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Guy Trebay
Travel & Leisure Magazine
