Boston Globe, National Geographic Traveler
Named Top Winners in Travel Journalism
Manchester, England – The Boston Globe and National Geographic Traveler magazine are the top winners in the 23rd annual Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition.
The Boston Globe led newspapers with six awards. One was the gold to Tom Haines as Travel Journalist of the Year. The Chicago Tribune and Minneapolis Star Tribune each won four awards, the Portland Oregonian three and the Miami Herald and Los Angeles Times two each. The Los Angeles Times earned the gold for Best Newspaper Travel Section with a circulation of at least 500,000.
Among magazines, National Geographic Traveler won five awards, including the gold for Best Travel Magazine. National Geographic Adventure took five awards and Outside earned four. Travel + Leisure and Departures each won three.
The contest is overseen by the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation (www.satwf.com
) and judged by the faculty at the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
The competition for work from spring 2006 to spring 2007 drew a record 1,490 entries in 27 categories. The awards, recognized as the most prestigious honors in travel journalism, were announced Oct. 8 in Manchester, England, at the annual convention of the Society of American Travel Writers, the professional organization of travel writers and communicators.
As Travel Journalist of the Year, Haines will receive $1,500. Judges lauded Haines for his skill for detail and elegant style. Also in the grand-award category, the silver went to Alan Solomon of the Chicago Tribune and bronze to Rosemary McClure of the Los Angeles Times.
“Our goal is to recognize and reward the best of travel journalism in magazines, newspapers and on the Internet,” said David Molyneaux, president of the SATW Foundation and editor of www.TravelMavens.net. “The Internet continues to play a larger role in quality travel journalism each year. This year, two of the three awards for service-oriented consumer articles came from Web sites.”
Total prize money for individual winners this year was nearly $20,000. Among the winners:
- Newspapers: The Boston Globe won silver and the Chicago Tribune bronze for best travel sections with a circulation of at least 500,000. In the circulation class of 350,000 to 499,999, the Toronto Globe and Mail took gold, the Cleveland Plain Dealer silver and the Portland Oregonian bronze. For circulation under 350,000, California’s Orange County Register earned gold, San Jose Mercury News silver and San Antonio Express-News bronze.
- Travel magazines: Travel + Leisure won silver and National Geographic Adventure bronze. In travel coverage in other magazines, Bon Appétit won gold, Outside silver and Southern Living bronze.
- Web sites: LonelyPlanet.com won gold, NewYorkology.com silver and Frommers.com bronze. Slate.com and WorldHum.com each won two awards.
- The gold winner for best travel book was “100 Places Every Woman Should Go” by Stephanie Elizondo Griest, published by Travelers’ Tales/Solas House Imprint. The gold winner for best guidebook was “Lonely Planet: New Orleans” by Tom Downs.
The competition is open to all North American journalists. First-place gold winners in individual categories each receive $500. Silver and bronze winners receive $250 and $150. The awards are named for Lowell Thomas, acclaimed broadcast journalist, prolific author and world explorer during five decades in travel journalism.
A list of the winners and the judges’ comments are available on the Foundation Web site, www.satwf.com, or from the Foundation administrator, Mary Lu Abbott, at MaryLuA@satwf.com. For information about the contest or the Foundation, visit the Web site. For information about SATW, visit the organization’s Web site, www.satw.org.
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