PUBLICATION CATEGORIES
Category 300: Travel Magazine
Gold Award: Condé Nast Traveler, March 2022 Issue
Silver Award: Travel + Leisure, August 2022 Issue
Bronze Award: AAA Traveler Worldwise
Honorable Mention: Robb Report, The Travel Issue (May 2022)
Category 301: Independent Travel Blog
Gold Award: Brad A. Johnson, Brad A. Johnson, Food & Travel
Silver Award: Carolyn Scott, The Healthy Voyager
Bronze Award: Arial Evans, America From The Road
Honorable Mention: KyAnn Lewis, KidTripster
Honorable Mention: Lina Stock, DivergentTravelers.com
MEDIA CATEGORIES
Category 100: Destination Travel
Gold Award: Heide Brandes, “Sleeping in the morgue of Eureka Springs’ Crescent Hotel, one of the most haunted places”, Roadtrippers
Silver Award: Terri Colby, “Sky high, stargazing in the Midwest”, Chicago Tribune
Bronze Award: Rob Goss, “The Michinoku Coastal Trail: Japan’s new 1,000km path”, BBC Travel
Honorable Mention: Tarajia Morrell, “Soul Of New York – A Guide to 30 Exceptional Experiences”, Jonglez Publishing
Category 101: Illustrated Story
Gold Award: Brandon Cole, “Into the Black, and Blue”, Scuba Diving magazine
Silver Award: Amy Berenbeim, “Time Travel”, National Parks
Bronze Award: Brad A. Johnson, “Hotel Review: San Ysidro Ranch, Montecito”, Brad A. Johnson, Food & Travel
Honorable Mention: Douglas Peebles, “Fun, Frigid Fairbanks”, Star Advertiser Sunday Travel
Category 102: Long-Form Narrative/Personal Essay
Gold Award: Mattathias Schwartz, “The Ayahuasca Diaries”, Insider
Silver Award: Anne Sigmon, “In the Garden of the Fox”, Wandering in Japan: The Spirit of Tokyo, Kyoto and Beyond
Bronze Award: Kelsey Vlamis, “Disaster at 18,200 feet”, Insider
Category 120: Personality and Profiles
Gold Award: Katherine DeGroff, “Park Ink”, National Parks
Silver Award: Daliah Singer, “Behind One Chef’s Mission to Create a Diverse and Stable Restaurant Industry”, 5280
Bronze Award: Rachel Ng, “Hawaiian Foodways Are Vanishing. Chef Brian Hirata Won’t Let That Happen”, Bonappetit.com
Honorable Mention: Heide Brandes, “The Angel of Ash Forke”, Route Magazine
Honorable Mention: Keri Bridgwater, “This Fearless Female Wrangler Runs One of California’s Most Historic Dude Ranches”, Fodor’s
Category 121: Luxury and Resort Travel
Gold Award: Timothy Scott Leffel, “Casa de La Playa Hotel Review — Riviera Maya”, Luxury Latin America
Silver Award: Brooke Morton, “An Island of One’s Own”, Scuba Diving magazine
Bronze Award: Jordi Lippe-McGraw, “Vacation Like a Billionaire on Richard Branson’s New Private Island”, Conde Nast Traveler
Honorable Mention: Jenn Smith Nelson, “The Low Down: Klahoose Wilderness Resort”, Explore Magazine
Category 122: Sports, Recreation and Adventure
Gold Award: Jennifer Flowers, “One Thing Most People Don’t Know About Birding, the Hot Travel Trend”, Bloomberg Pursuits
Silver Award: Jen Murphy, “Montana’s Big Sky Ski Resort Finally Gets Its Moment in the Sun”, Bloomberg Businessweek
Bronze Award: Dan Schlossberg, “Legendary Ballparks”, TravelWorld International
Honorable Mention: Gillian Kendall, “This Country Has So Many Hot Springs (a.k.a. “Hot Spring Hopping in New Zealand”)”, Fodor’s
Honorable Mention: Christopher Solomon, “Rolling on the River”, Travel + Leisure
Category 123: Cruises
Gold Award: Fran Golden, “Branson’s Virgin Voyages Courts First- Time Cruisers, Cures Inhibition”, Bloomberg Pursuits
Silver Award: Don George, “Cruising to the Galápagos Islands”, AAA Explorer Magazine
Bronze Award: Mark Orwoll, “Forward with Onward”, Porthole Cruise & Travel
Honorable Mention: Jesse Ashlock, “Origin Story”, Condé Nast Traveler
Honorable Mention: Fran Golden, “Crystal Cruises’s Epic Demise Leaves Customers Out $100 Million – or More”, Bloomberg Pursuits
Category 124: Historical Travel
Gold Award: Sojourner White, “How Traveling by Train Led Me to Learn About My Family’s Black History”, Travel + Leisure
Silver Award: Rose Palmer, “How to Visit Mt. Athos, Greece – Even If You Are Female”, Quiltripping.com
Bronze Award: Starlight Williams, “Secrets of Harriet Tubman’s life are being revealed 100 years later”, National Geographic Travel
Honorable Mention: Janisse Ray, “‘First, Tell the Truth’”, National Parks
Honorable Mention: Stanley Stewart, “A Sicilian Story”, Travel + Leisure
Category 125: Family or 60+ Travel
Gold Award: Andrew Sessa, “Cancún with Kids”, The Houston Chronicle’s HC Magazine
Silver Award: Jon Gorey, “Winter Playground: When temperatures drop, head to Quebec City for European vibes and its fairy-tale winter carnival”, Boston Globe Magazine
Bronze Award: Flora Stubbs, “Once Upon A Time In Italy”, Travel + Leisure
Honorable Mention: Tykesha Burton, “Zion’s Tiny Oasis”, Travel World International Magazine
Honorable Mention: Stacy Tillilie, “Continental Drift”, AAA Traveler Worldwise
Category 126: Culinary Travel
Gold Award: Adam Erace, “Salt Of The Earth”, Travel + Leisure
Silver Award: Anne Sigmon, “Bowing to Washoku”, Wandering in Japan:The Spirit of Tokyo, Kyoto and Beyond
Bronze Award: Ray Isle, “French Pastoral”, Travel + Leisure
Honorable Mention: Stacey Leasca, “I Visited Panama to Try the World’s Most Expensive Coffee — and Now You Can, Too”, Travel + Leisure
Honorable Mention: Vivian Song, “Soufflé, Chateaubriand, Escargots…Mafé?”, Robb Report
Category 127: Cultural Travel
Gold Award: Rob Goss, “Follow in the Footsteps of Samurai on this Ancient Trail”, Nationalgeographic.com
Silver Award: Janet Gyenes, “Earth Tones (print); Earth, Straw, and Cultural Revival in America’s Oldest Capital City (digital)”, Montecristo magazine
Bronze Award: Rachna Sachasinh, “Mexico’s ‘pottery of the night’ is perfect for Day of the Dead”, National Geographic Travel
Honorable Mention: Morgan Tilton, “Running to Heal”, Trail Runner Magazine
Honorable Mention: Jacqueline Swartz, “Immersive spectaculars take art outside museums for public enjoyment”, East West News Service
Category 128: Sustainable Travel
Gold Award: Gina DeCaprio Vercesi, “This Side of Paradise”, Travel + Leisure
Silver Award: Vivian Song, “Admiring the trees of Paris”, The New York Times
Bronze Award: Jackie Caradonio, “The Hotel Industry’s Big Carbon Lie”, Bloomberg Pursuits
Honorable Mention: Jennifer Bain, “Protecting P.E.I.’s Sand Dunes From Footsteps”, National Parks Traveler
Honorable Mention: Jen Murphy, “Hawaii Is Rethinking Tourism. Here’s What That Means for You”, Bloomberg Pursuits
Category 129: Lifestyle, Health, and Wellness Travel
Gold Award: Anne Sigmon, “In the Garden of the Fox”, Wandering in Japan: The Spirit of Tokyo, Kyoto and Beyond
Silver Award: Hillary Richard, “Why Do Travel Tales Put People to Sleep?”, National Geographic Travel
Bronze Award: Sandy Bornstein, “The Benefits of Traveling While Coping with Glioblastoma, an Incurable Brain Cancer”, Wander Magazine
Honorable Mention: Terri Colby, “Sky high, stargazing in the Midwest”, Chicago Tribune
Honorable Mention: Nina Karnikowski, “Reigniting a Sense of Earth Stewardship — and Discovering Soliphilia — Hiking Australia’s Granite Belt”, Marriott Bonvoy Traveler
Category 130: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibilty in Travel
Gold Award: RJ Young, “This Is Tulsa”, Travel + Leisure
Silver Award: Mark Ellwood, “Untold America: A hidden refuge for LGBTQ+ nature lovers”, BBC
Bronze Award: Heide Brandes, “Remember the Removal Bike Ride”, Cowboys & Indians
Honorable Mention: Dorian Fox, “Creative Access”, National Parks
Honorable Mention: Heather Greenwood Davis, “For Muslim hikers, an empowering community makes all the difference”, National Geographic Travel
Category 140: Travel Video – Independent
Gold Award: Karen LeBlanc, “The Design Tourist Meets the Christmas Artisans of The Thuringian Forest”, The Design Tourist Travel Show
Category 141: Travel Video – Commercial
Gold Award: Juliana Broste, “Cruising to Mexico with Princess Cruises”, Princess Cruises YouTube Channel + TravelingJules YouTube Channel
Silver Award: Earl Bridges, “THE GOOD ROAD: Charleston, SC”, PBS/American Public Television
Category 142: Travel Vlog
Gold Award: Juliana Broste, “Valley of Fire Hike in Las Vegas”, TravelingJules YouTube Channel
Category 143: Travel Podcast
Gold Award: Jennifer Errick, “Telling the Truth”, The Secret Lives of Parks
Silver Award: Jennifer Errick, “An American Hero Turns 200”, The Secret Lives of Parks
Bronze Award: Ian and Tonya Fitzpatrick, “Walking through the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience”, World Footprints
Category 150: Photography – Cover or Feature Photo/Illustration
Gold Award: Michael Hodgson, “Running with the wind”, HITravelTales.com
Silver Award: Rose Palmer, “One Day in Cartagena, Columbia – A Colorful, Independent Cruise Excursion”, Quiltripping.com
Bronze Award: Marco Arguello, “October 2021 cover”, Travel + Leisure
Honorable Mention: Heather Trimm, “A Perfectly Magical Reflection”, Trimm Travels
Category 151: Landscape and Nature Photography
Gold Award: Therese Iknoian, “Milky Way over Bodie Island Lighthouse”, HITravelTales.com
Silver Award: Cindy Baker, “Smoke & Thunder – Bow Lake Alberta”, Travel Bliss Now
Bronze Award: Alexander Kallimanis, “Golden Birdwatching Sunset on Lake Kerkini, Greece”, Wanderlust Marriage Travel
Honorable Mention: Heather Trimm, “Fall-ow the Path to Hallgrímskirkja”, Trimm Travels
Category 152: Portrait Photography
Gold Award: Therese Iknoian, “Contemplative Maasai Warrior in Kenya”, HITravelTales.com
Silver Award: Rose Palmer, “Waiting to Make a Dollar in Cartagena”, Quiltripping.com
Bronze Award: Marco Arguello, “Days of Wine and Roses”, Travel + Leisure
Category 153: Outdoor and Adventure Photography
Gold Award: Leslie Oh, “Lost and Found”, Alpinist Magazine
Silver Award: Arial Evans, “Fly Fishing On Avalanche Lake”, America From The Road
Bronze (tie) Award: Lauren Monitz, “Ascend the Sea Stacks at Cruit Island”, TheDownLo.com
Bronze (tie) Award: Tom Fowlks, “Rolling on the River”, Travel + Leisure
Category 154: Photo Essay
Gold Award: Michael Hodgson, “Death of a wildebeest: Great Migration crocodile attack”, HITravelTales.com
Silver Award: Frederic Lagrange, “Fire & Ice”, Travel + Leisure
Bronze Award: Therese Iknoian, “Explore five lighthouses of the Outer Banks in photos”, HITravelTales.com
Honorable Mention: Pallavi Kumar, “A Guide to Barbecue Around the World—in All Its Tangy, Spicy, and Charred Glory”, Condé Nast Traveler
Category 160: Travel Book or Guide
Gold Award: Moon Travel Guides, “Moon USA State by State: The Best Things to Do in Every State for Your Travel Bucket List”, Moon Travel
Silver Award: Laurie McAndish King and Linda Watanabe McFerrin, Wandering in Japan: The Spirit of Tokyo, Kyoto and Beyond
Bronze Award: Claudia Laroye, A Gelato a Day
Honorable Mention: Sandy Bornstein, “100 Things to Do in Boulder Before You Die”, Reedy Press
Honorable Mention: Rosalind Cummings-Yeates, “Moon 52 Things to Do in Chicago”, Moon Travel
Honorable Mention: Steve Rosenberg, “Dive and Travel Turks and Caicos”
Category 161: Trade Travel Article
Gold Award: Betsy Blumenthal, “Bright Ideas in Travel 2022”, Condé Nast Traveler
Silver Award: Nikki Ekstein, James Ellis, and Chris Rovzar, “Travel Trouble”, Bloomberg Businessweek
Bronze Award: Jayme Moye, “Tenureland: Why Adventure Tourism Tenure in the Kootenays is So Divisive”, Kootenay Mountain Culture
Honorable Mention: Dori Saltzman, “How to Build Business and Trust with Expert Cruise Reviews”, TravelMarketReport.com
Category 162: Travel Tips & Advice
Gold Award: Nikki Ekstein, “How to Plan a Last-Minute Summer Getaway Without Breaking the Bank”, Bloomberg Pursuits
Silver Award: Kathleen Mangan, “Best Under-the-Radar Places in Ireland 2022”, Insider.com
Bronze Award: Jen Ruiz, “15 Tricks to Travel for Less–With or Without Credit Cards”, Fodor’s Travel
Honorable Mention: Stacy Tillilie, “Where to Get the Best Cheesesteaks in Philly”, The Extra Mile, the blog of AAA Club Alliance
DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATION CATEGORIES
Category 200: Visitors’ Guide
Gold Award: Southern Luxury Publishing, “Explore the Northshore”
Silver Award: Arkansas Tourism, “2022 Travel Guide”
Bronze Award: Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau, “Official Destination Guide to Huntsville/Madison County”
Category 201: Destination Video
Gold Award: Visit Buffalo Niagara, “The Colors of Buffalo”
Silver Award: Kansas Tourism, “Spring 2022 Commercials”
Bronze Award: The San Francisco Peninsula, “The San Francisco Peninsula: South of San Francisco, North of Expectations”
Category 202: Creative Marketing Campaign
Gold Award: Visit Topeka, “Topeka Dino Days”
Silver Award: Visit Indiana/Indiana Destination Development Corporation, “Pie Day-to-Pi Day”
Bronze Award: Kansas Tourism, “To the Stories Series”
