Spirit of Kalliope Award: Keith Bellows
Grand Prize Winners
Photography – David Noyes
Travel Journalism – Michael Luongo
Publication – Virtuoso Life
Convention & Visitors Bureaus/Destination Marketing Organizations – Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau
Media – General Travel Articles
Category 100: Destination Travel, Domestic Newspaper – Greater than 250,000
- Gold: Michael Luongo, “Blue-eyed Ruler, Empty Ruins Color Syria’s Old, Sexist Cities,” Bloomberg News
- Silver: Ceil Miller-Bouchet, “A Richer Bordeaux,” The Washington Post Magazine
- Bronze: Sarah Staples, “Wine in Quebec? Heard it Through the Grapevine,” Los Angeles Times
Category 100A: Destination Travel, Domestic Newspaper – Less than 250,000
- Gold: Janet Podolak, “Say bonjour to something different,” News-Herald
- Silver: Christine Tibbetts, “Kathmandu, Nepal,” Tifton Gazette
- Bronze: Lisa Te Sonne, “Some of the Baltic’s Best,” Ventura County Star
Category 101: Destination Travel, Domestic Magazine
- Gold: Raphael Kadushin, “Rite of Spring,” Conde Nast Traveler
- Silver: Keith Bellows, “The Lost World,” National Geographic Traveler
- Bronze (tie): Andrew Evans, “Bus 2 Antarctica,” National Geographic Traveler
- Bronze (tie): Adam Sachs, “Welcome to New Zealand,” Travel & Leisure
Category 102: Destination Travel, International Newspaper – Greater than 250,000 Circulation
- Gold: Adrian Brijbassi, “Beauty and the Beach,” Toronto Star
- Silver: Adrian Brijbassi, “Montreal’s indie music scene sizzles,” Toronto Star
- Bronze: Ellen Creager, “Tax Heaven Vacation,” Detroit Free Press
Category 102A: Destination Travel, International Newspaper – Less than 250,000 Circulation
- Gold: Lindor Reynolds, “Norway’s grandeur is unforgettable,” Winnipeg Free Press
- Silver: Ron Pradinuk, “Antiquities Road Show,” Winnipeg Free Press
- Bronze: Chris McBeath, “Honouring the Sands of Memory,” Kamloops This Week
Category 103: Destination Travel, International Magazine
- Gold: Robert Draper, “Treasures of Tunisia,” Virtuoso Life Magazine
- Silver: David Noyes, “The Sacred City of Shiva,” Lifestyle + Travel
- Bronze: Michael DeFreitas, “Baja Bliss,” Ensemble Vacations
Category 104: Byline Travel Column – Greater than 250,000 Circulation
- Gold: Daisann McLane, “Real Travel: The Lies We Tell,” National Geographic Traveler
- Silver: Keith Bellows, “One on One: Going to Extremes,” National Geographic Traveler
- Bronze: Peter Jon Lindberg, “Opinion: Stop the Music!,” Travel & Leisure
Category 104A: Byline Travel Column – Less than 250,000 Circulation
- Gold: Janet Podolak, “Tips for trips: Homework the one essential for best, cheapest, safest travel,” News-Herald
- Silver: Paul Rubio, “Hotel Envy in ‘Gay Paris’,” Florida Agenda Newspaper
- Bronze: Stacey Wittig, “If You Love Northern Arizona, You’ll Love Reno-Tahoe,” Pinewood News
Category 105: Travel Series – Magazine
- Gold: Mike Guy, “Three Perfect Days,” Hemispheres
- Silver: William Purpura, “AAA Celebrity Travel Series,” Home & Away Magazine
- Bronze: Keith Bellows , “50 Places of a Lifetime: The World’s Greatest Destinations, Part II,” National Geographic Traveler
Category 105A: Travel Series – Newspaper
- Gold: Michael Luongo, “Iraq – Travel Series – Bloomberg Babylon & Baghdad,” Bloomberg News
- Silver: Adrian Brijbassi, “World Cup Travel to South Africa,” Toronto Star
- Bronze: Jill Schensul, “The New Old World: A cruise of Eastern Europe,” The Record
MEDIA – Special Focus Travel Articles – Print
Category 120: Local Lifestyle
- Gold: Luke Barr, “Return to Sonoma,” Travel & Leisure
- Silver: Layla Schlack, “Hive Minded,” Hemispheres
- Bronze: Lola Akinmade, “Rockabilly,” Hemispheres
Category 121: Leisure Activity
- Gold: Keith Bellows, “A Ride on the Wildside,” National Geographic Traveler
- Silver: Elaine Glusac, “Back at the Ranch,” Virtuoso Life
- Bronze: Jill Schensul, “Attached to the RV Life,” The Record
Category 122: Sports and Recreation
- Gold: Margie Goldsmith, “Where the Road Meets the Sky,” Women’s Running Magazine
- Silver: Dina Mishev, “Over the River and Through the Woods,” Go
- Bronze: Geoff Kirbyson, “Going bananas over oranges,” Winnipeg Free Press
Category 123: Resorts
- Gold: Charles Kulander, “Best Hotels: Stay List 2010,” National Geographic Traveler
- Silver: Charles Gandee, “Star of Dubai,” Travel & Leisure
- Bronze (tie): Amy Rosen, “Sparkling Hill Resort offers Okanagan oasis,” Globe & Mail
- Bronze (tie): Lisa Trottier, “Privacy, Please,” San Francisco Magazine
Category 124: Cruises
- Gold: Janice Mucalov, “The Nile River: Cruising Cleopatra Style,” Cruise & Travel Lifestyles
- Silver: Tim Leffel, “Untouched by Time,” Global Traveler
- Bronze: Remy Scalza, “Afraid to Commit? Try microcruising,” The Washington Post
Category 125: Personality and Profiles
- Gold: Jayme Otto, “The Healing Power of Running,” Women’s Running Magazine
- Silver: Cleo Paskal, “Garden at the end the world,” Toronto Star
- Bronze: Keith Bellows, “One on One: Going to Extremes,” National Geographic Traveler
Category 126: Historical or Hobby Travel
- Gold: Michael Luongo, “Babylon Ruins Translate Into Tourist Dollars for Hopeful Iraqis,” Bloomberg News
- Silver: Michael DeFreitas, “Malta: Rock of Ages,” Ensemble Vacations Magazine
- Bronze (tie): Dale Sanders, “Fort Morgan Cay, The Guardian of Port Royal Harbor,” Antique Bottle & Glass Collector
- Bronze (tie): Linda Fasteson, “A Golden Discovery,” Living Well, The Sun Chronicle
Category 127: Mature Travel and Travelers
- Gold: Linda Fasteson, “Wild Oklahoma,” Living Well, The Sun Chronicle
Category 128: Intergenerational and Family Travel
- Gold: Michael Schuman, “Science of Hocus Pocus,” Nashua Telegraph
- Silver: George Burden, “Princess for a Day,” The Medical Post
- Bronze: Heather Greenwood Davis, “Who’s Afraid of a Big Family Trip to Peru?,” Canadian Family Magazine
Category 129: Culinary Travel
- Gold: Lygia Navarro, “Mexico’s Soul Food,” Afar
- Silver: Peter Jon Lindberg, “Vietnam: The Ultimate Food Tour,” Travel & Leisure
- Bronze (tie): Remy Scalza, “Chill before serving,” The Washington Post
- Bronze (tie): Elizabeth Berg, “Amalfi Coast – A Moveable Feast,” National Geographic Traveler
Category 130: Cultural, Educational, Self-Improvement Travel
- Gold: Jayme Otto, “Transformational Travel,” Breathe Magazine
- Silver: Michael Luongo, “My Baghdad Beckons with Bazaars, Cafes, Hopeful People,” Bloomberg News
- Bronze: Sarah Staples, “Taking a Gullah Tour of Charleston,” Miami Herald
Category 131: Eco, Environmental or Special Purpose Travel
- Gold: Kim Brown Seely, “Out of the Mist,” Virtuoso Life
- Silver: Melina Gerosa Bellows, “In Search of Magic,” National Geographic Traveler
- Bronze: Susan Nerberg, “Svalbard Science Project”, Enroute
Category 132: Budget Travel
- Gold: Jill Schensul, “An Offer Too Good to Refuse – Or Is It?” The Record
- Silver: John Lee, “Broke Britannia,” MoneySense Magazine
- Bronze: Lindor Reynolds, “Budget Travel,” Winnipeg Free Press
MEDIA – Special Focus Travel Articles – Internet
Category 140: Local Lifestyle
- Gold: Amy Rosen, “Once Upon a Lifetime in Vienna,” perceptivetravel.com
- Silver: Lola Akinmade, “Back to Sender,” Matador Network
- Bronze: Margie Goldsmith, “Crossing the Street into Chi Minh City,” HuffingtonPost.com
Category 141: Leisure Activity
- Gold: Carole Herdegen, “The Love of Luxury,” Travelworld International Magazine
- Silver: Peter Rose, “Patagonian Panoramas,” Travelworld International Magazine
- Bronze: Margie Goldsmith, “ZORB Globe Riding,” healinglifestyles.com
Category 142: Sports and Recreation
- Gold: Julian Smith, “The Most Beautiful Trail in the West,” Enroute
- Silver: Tim Leffel, “Two Wheels, Two Drinks: Biking Through America’s Heartland,” perceptivetravel.com
Category 143: Resorts
- Gold: George Burden, “Chilling Out at Quebec City’s Le Chateau Entente,” lifeasahuman.com
- Silver: Kara Williams, “A Perfect Day at the Broadmoor, Colorado’s 5-Star Luxury Resort,” TheVacationGals.com
- Bronze: Dale Sanders, “St. Barts, Cote d’Azur Caribbean Style,” Islands & Coastal Destinations – Examiner
Category 144: Cruises
- Gold: Paul Rubio, “Amazonia Re-invented,” Outtraveler.com
- Silver: Nell Raun-Linde, “Cruising the Amazon River from Santarem to Manaus,” OffBeatTravel.com
- Bronze: Lisa Codianne Fowler, “Getting Personal in the British Virgin Islands,” Travelworld International Magazine
Category 145: Personality and Profiles
- Gold: Sarah Steinberg, “Leaders of the pack – Tim Fletcher from The Stills,” Enroute
Category 146: Historical or Hobby Travel
- Gold: Suzanne Corbett, “Seeing Rock City,” St. Louis Globe-Democrat.com
- Silver: Georgia Hesse, “A Sense of Travel,” Foreign Travel Club of S.F.
Category 148: Intergenerational and Family Travel
- Gold: Howard Hian, “Houseboating with My Pirate Pals,” Travel Savvy News
- Silver: Margo McDonough, “We May Not Have Changed the World…” Global Writes
Category 149: Culinary Travel
- Gold: Dale Sanders, “Chef’s Table Extraordinaire,” Islands & Coastal Destinations – Examiner
- Silver: Nell Raun-Linde, “Los Gatos, Gem of the Foothill,” Travelworld International Magazine
- Bronze: Suzanne Corbett, “Gourmet Getaway to Door County, Wisconsin,” St. Louis Globe-Democrat.com
Category 150: Cultural, Educational, Self-Improvement Travel
- Gold: Dave G. Houser, “For Australia’s Aborigines, Diamonds Aren’t Forever,” Denverpost.com
- Silver: Jill Robinson, “Exploring the Backstreets Behind HBO’s ‘Treme’,” tonic.com
- Bronze: George Burden, “Having a Ball, Vienna Style,” lifeasahuman.com
Category 151: Eco, Environmental or Special Purpose Travel
- Gold: Tim Leffel, “Man vs. Man: Saving the Galapagos,” Transitions Abroad
- Silver: Karin Leperi, “Fantastic Voyage: Recreating the Sacred Mayan Journey,” Matador Network/Brave New Traveler
- Bronze: Adam H. Graham, “Worst Medical Tourism Disasters,” Travel & Leisure
Category 152: Budget Travel
- Gold: Sarah Pascarella, “The 10 Worst Travel Rip-offs… and How to Avoid Them,” SmarterTravel.com
- Silver: Jennifer Miner, “Cheap East Hampton Vacation Attractions,” TheVacationGals.com
MEDIA – Electronic, Video, Broadcast
Category 155: Travel Journalism Website
- Gold: National Geographic Traveler, http://traveler.nationalgeographic.com
- Silver: USA Today Travel, www.usatoday.com/travel
Category 156: Publication/Commercial Blog
- Gold: USA Today’s The Cruise Log, www.usatoday.com/travel/cruises
- Silver: Intelligent Travel, www.intelligenttravelblog.com
- Bronze: Carry On Blog, Travel & Leisure
Category 156A: Independent Blog
- Gold: The Vacation Gals, www.thevacationgals.com
- Silver: Tim Leffel, Cheapest Destinations Blog, http://travel.booklocker.com
- Bronze: Emma Krasov, Art and Entertain Me, www.artandentertainme.blogspot.com
Category 157: Travel App
- Gold: Greater Lansing Mobile App for iPhone, Blackberry, and Android, Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Silver: San Francisco Restaurants, Jules Older and Effin Older
MEDIA – Photography, Illustration
Category 170: Overall Excellence
- Gold: David Noyes, “The Sacred City of Shiva,” Lifestyle + Travel
- Silver: Leda & St. Jacques, “Ladies and Gentlemen, Montreal,” Enroute
- Silver: Melissa Farlow, “Tweet Me in Miami,” National Geographic Traveler
- Bronze: Lorne Bridgman, “Buenos Aires Social Club,” Enroute
Category 171: Cover Photo, Illustration
- Gold: Istvan Banyai, Cover, Hemispheres
- Silver: Jill Schensul, “Back Channels of Eastern Europe: Sighisoara,” The Record
- Bronze: Christian Kerber, December 2009 Cover, Travel & Leisure
Category 172: Landscape, Seascape
- Gold: Remy Scalza, “Rugged Respite in Brazil’s Lush Backyard, “ San Francisco Chronicle
- Silver: Peter Rose, “Bergs on Ice and Rock, Tierra del Fuego,” Travelworld International Magazine
- Bronze: Will Van Overbeek, “1,000 Islands of Summer,” National Geographic Traveler
Category 173: Portrait, People
- Gold: David Radabaugh, “Steve Martin’s Big Year,” American Way
- Silver: Michael DeFreitas, “Inca Baby,” Outpost Magazine
- Bronze: David Lasker, “Hans Staud,” Toronto Star
Category 174: Facility, Architectural
- Gold: Melissa Farlow, “America’s Green City,” National Geographic Traveler
- Silver: Robert Jerome, “Sydney’s Heartbeat: Darling Harbour,” The Rail Monthly
MEDIA – Miscellaneous
Category 190: Travel Book or Guide
- Gold: Maureen Ebersole, Paris While We’re Young
- Silver: Peter Rose, With Few Reservations
- Bronze: Linda Ballou, Lost Angel Walkabout – One Traveler’s Tales
Category 191: Trade Travel Article
- Gold: Deanna Ting, “The Rules of Attraction: How to Attract First-Time Clients,” Travel Age West
- Silver: Carla Marie Rupp, “Orlando ‘Pow Wow’ Showcased Travel PR Feast,” O’Dwyer’s Magazine & The Travel Issue
Category 192: Travel Tips & Advice
- Gold: Jean-François Légaré, Isa Tousignant, & Susan Nerberg, “The Considerate Traveller,” Enroute
- Silver: Sarah Staples, “Have the Itch to Travel? Take Some Tips from a Bedbug Expert,” Globe & Mail
- Bronze: Jennifer Miner, “Fear of Flying – Tips for Easier Air Travel,” The Vacation Gals
ORGANIZATIONS
Category 200: Visitors’ Guide – Marketing Budget Greater than $400,000
- Gold: Chicago Office of Tourism, Explore Chicago: Eat, Play, Love our Neighborhoods E-Book
- Silver: Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau, Greater Lansing Official Visitor Guide 2010
- Bronze: Naples, Marco Island, Everglades Convention & Visitors Bureau, Paradise Coast Visitors’ Guide
Category 200A: Visitors’ Guide – Marketing Budget Less than $400,000
- Gold: South County Tourism, 2010 South County Style Vacation Planner
- Silver: Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association, Official Guide to Glenwood Springs 2010-2011
Category 201: Destination Video – Marketing Budget Greater than $400,000
- Gold: Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism, New Hotels and Meetings Space – Bigger, Bolder, Beautiful Video
- Silver: Naples, Marco Island, Everglades Convention & Visitors Bureau, Paradise Coast Destination Video
- Bronze: Long Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau, Not Just Another Pretty Book
Category 202: Destination Website – Marketing Budget Greater than $400,000
- Gold: Virginia Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau, www.vbfun.com
Category 202A: Destination Website – Marketing Budget Less than $400,000
- Gold: Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism, VisitPalmSprings.com
Category 203: Social Media or Marketing Campaign – Marketing Budget Greater than $400,000
- Gold: Virginia Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau, Virginia Beach’s Social Media Campaign
- Silver: Chicago Office of Tourism,Explore Chicago Integrated Social Media Campaign
- Bronze: Positively Cleveland, Positively Cleveland YouTube Channel (with Freddie Coffey)
Category 203A: Social Media or Marketing Campaign – Marketing Budget Less than $400,000
- Gold: Lindsborg, KS Convention & Visitors Bureau, Lindsborg, KS Convention & Visitors Bureau Marketing Campaign
- Silver: Pasadena Convention & Visitors Bureau, “Go Pasadena” Smartphone App
PUBLICATIONS
Category 300: Newspaper Travel Section
- Gold: The Record
Category 301: Travel Magazine
- Gold: Virtuoso Life
- Silver (tie): National Geographic Traveler
- Silver (tie): Ensemble Vacations
Category 302: In-Flight Magazine
- Gold: enRoute
- Silver: Go
- Bronze: American Way Magazine
