Since Adventure.com relaunched in 2022, the stellar work of our team and our contributors has helped us win a number of awards across the US, UK and Australia. Here you’ll find a comprehensive list of all of our award-winning journalism and storytelling.
SATW (Society of American Travel Writers) Foundation
LOWELL THOMAS TRAVEL JOURNALISM COMPETITION 2025
Editorial Travel Website
GOLD! Adventure.com
Adventure.com was lauded as “a first-class travel website whose articles “connect travelers to the people who live in a destination” and reflect the “significance of the journey.”
Travel Video Story more than 2 mins
GOLD! – Matt Costa x Adventure.com: Explorations of Sight and Sound, Vol. 2
Coverage of Diverse Communities
HONORABLE MENTION: Claudia Laroye – Flying high: Meet the Métis woman behind Canada’s first Indigenous, woman-owned airline
TRAVEL MEDIA AWARDS 2025
Consumer Publication of the Year – Online
WINNER! Adventure.com
Judges awarded Adventure.com for the second year in a row “for its fearless storytelling that pulls you in”
Accessible Writer of the Year
WINNER: Sophie Morgan for a portfolio of work that included I’m a traveler who uses a wheelchair. And this is everything airlines need to do better
FINALIST: Dhruti Shah for a portfolio of work that included I’m autistic and anxious: This is what happened when I camped at my first festival
Consumer Writer of the Year
FINALIST: Kassondra Cloos for a portfolio of work that included I used to hate my Rhode Island hometown. Then I tried this
FINALIST: Claire Boobbyer for a portfolio of work that included Surviving and thriving: Meet the Havana changemakers forging a future in crisis Cuba
National Consumer Feature of the Year
FINALIST: Katja Gaskell – Carpooling? On vacation? Here’s what happened on a road trip across France using a ride-share app
Sustainability Travel Feature of the Year
FINALIST: Claire Boobbyer – Surviving and thriving: Meet the Havana changemakers forging a future in crisis Cuba
FINALIST: Robyn Wilson – Hurricane to hope: The story of Puerto Rico’s rebirth and regeneration
Photography Award
FINALIST: Christoffer Åhlén for a portfolio of work that included In photos: The Jamaican communities fighting to survive climate change post-Hurricane Beryl
Specialist Travel Writer of the Year – Sector
FINALIST: Sarah Reid for a portfolio of work covering adventure that included Pakistan is ready for tourists. Are tourists ready for Pakistan?
AITO TRAVEL WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2025 (announced 22 October 2025)
AITO Travel Writer of the Year – Over 1,500 words
FINALIST: Yvette Cook – We often hear about the power of tourism to bring meaningful change. Is it working for women in Saudi Arabia?
FINALIST: Meera Dattani – The other Camino: Hiking the coast-to-coast Camino de Costa Rica
AITO Young Travel Writer of the Year
FINALIST: Chiara Mapelli – A sip of hope: In drought-stricken Jordan, the art of winemaking continues to flourish
FINALIST: Leyla Rose – Bullet trains and golden temples: This is Java by train
MUMBRELLA TRAVEL MARKETING AWARDS 2025
Publication of the Year
WINNER! Adventure.com
Best Brand Partnership
FINALIST: Adventure.com with Tourism Tasmania x Jeep
MUMBRELLA PUBLISH AWARDS 2025
Publication of the Year
FINALIST: Adventure.com
Best Use of Video
FINALIST: Adventure.com with Intrepid Travel and Good&Proper for Tourism Tasmania & Jeep
Travel Media Website of the Year
FINALIST: Adventure.com
Specialist Travel Writer of the Year (Topic)
WINNER! Sophie Morgan for a portfolio of work on accessible travel which included I’m a traveler who uses a wheelchair. And this is everything airlines need to do better and I thought adventuring in the Canadian Rockies was a no-go for a disabled traveler like me. I was so wrong
VISIT USA MEDIA AWARDS 2025
Digital feature
FINALIST: Tayla Gentle – The Indigenous leaders and songkeepers putting California’s ancestral wisdom in the spotlight
Rising star
FINALIST: Kassondra Cloos – I used to hate my Rhode Island hometown. Then I tried this
SATW (Society of American Travel Writers) WESTERN CHAPTER AWARDS 2025
International feature
WINNER! (bronze): Zanny Merullo Steffgen – Competition or camaraderie? Inside the tight-knit community of Siem Reap’s tuk-tuk drivers
TRAVEL MEDIA ASSOCIATION OF CANADA (TMAC) AWARDS 2025
Best story on Indigenous tourism experience in Canada
FINALIST (Honorable Mention): Claudia Laroye – Flying high: Meet the Métis woman behind Canada’s first Indigenous, woman-owned airline
INSPIRE GLOBAL MEDIA AWARDS (IGMAs) 2025
Consumer Online Feature of the Year: Europe
WINNER! Queenie Shaikh – Acapella songs and Alpine views: How Croatia transported me to the Pakistan of my childhood
Africa & The Indian Ocean
WINNER! Tamara Davison – Should you travel to the Middle East and North Africa in 2025?
FINALIST: Sarah Kingdom – 10 years ago Kadiatu Kamara couldn’t swim; now she’s Sierra Leone’s only pro female surfer
Asia, Australasia & Oceania
WINNER! Sarah Reid – Pakistan is ready for tourists. Are tourists ready for Pakistan?
FINALIST: Leyla Rose – Bullet trains and golden temples: This is Java by train
FINALIST: Tsewang Sherpa – ‘Angels’, ancient trees and acts of kindness abound on New Zealand’s 3,000-kilometer Te Araroa trail
North America
WINNER! Rashmi Narayan – You say Creole, I say Cajun. But don’t. Here’s why they’re not the same cuisine
FINALIST: Richard Franks – Why does the music sound so good at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheater?
FINALIST: Tayla Gentle – The Indigenous leaders and song keepers putting California’s ancestral wisdom in the spotlight
FINALIST: Queenie Shaikh – If you want to get to know Detroit, eat the pizza
FINALIST: Robyn Wilson – Hurricane to hope: The story of Puerto Rico’s rebirth and regeneration
Latin America & The Caribbean
WINNER! Claire Boobbyer – Surviving and thriving: Meet the Havana changemakers forging a future in crisis Cuba
FINALIST: Charlotte McManus – “The promise of joy”: This ancient Mayan spirit is coming to a cocktail bar near you
Consumer Feature of the Year – Global
WINNER! Ash Bhardwaj – Ever wondered why we travel? This author has uncovered 12 universal motivations
FINALIST: Nori Jemil – Are we hardwired to buy souvenirs? The psychology of travel trinkets may surprise you
UK
FINALIST: Kassondra Cloos – How wallabies took over the Isle of Man
FINALIST: Shafik Meghji – The ‘desert’ of Kent: What we can learn from the history of Britain’s forgotten beaches
Broadcast of the Year
FINALIST: Tayla Gentle – Adventure.com x Matt Costa: ‘Explorations of Sight and Sound’ California
BESSIES AWARDS 2025 – by Wanderful
Most impactful piece of writing
For an inspiring, engaging, and community-oriented piece of writing that has encouraged dialogue and interaction in the last year.
FINALIST: Queenie Shaikh – Acapella songs and Alpine views: How Croatia transported me to the Pakistan of my childhood
Consumer Publication of the Year – Online
WINNER! Adventure.com
Emerging Writer of the Year
WINNER! Queenie Shaikh for a portfolio which included Acapella songs and Alpine views: How Croatia transported me to the Pakistan of my childhood
Travel Media Website of the Year (inaugural award)
WINNER! Adventure.com
BGTW (British Guild of Travel Writers) Members’ Excellence Awards 2024
Travel Writer of the Year
WINNER! Kassondra Cloos for a portfolio which includes I asked ChatGPT to plan a trek for me. Then I did it and Here’s what happens when you buy a £99 ‘mystery’ trip on Adventure.com
Inclusivity Award for a piece of media in any form that centers around inclusivity
WINNER! Tracey Croke – Silicone boobs, queer history and Sydney’s best LGBTQIA+ bars with Kiama Blowhole
FINALIST: Rashmi Narayan – Legacies matter: Why one man turned personal artefacts from West Africa into a museum in Kentucky
Travel Feature of the Year – Europe
FINALIST: Anna Richards – On this Tuscan prison island, inmates are taught to make world-class wine
Travel Feature of the Year – UK
FINALIST: Shafik Meghji – The ‘desert’ of Kent: What we can learn from the history of Britain’s forgotten beaches
The Baubles 2024
Freelance journalist of the year
WINNER! Queenie Shaikh for a portfolio which included The Detroit pizza story: A tasty slice of American history and Acapella songs and Alpine views: How Croatia transported me to the Pakistan of my childhood
Best Mentor
Highly Commended: Meera Dattani for work on Intrepid Travel’s Diversifying Travel Media initiative for Adventure.com
AITO (Association of Independent Tour Operators) Travel Writer of the Year media awards
AITO Travel Writer of the Year – Over 1,500 words
WINNER! GOLD: Ellie Fazan – Single, pregnant and traveling: My journey to solo parenthood via Sri Lanka
AITO Young Travel Writer of the Year
WINNER! GOLD: Leyla Rose – Have Hong Kong’s iconic dai pai dong seen their last supper?
AITO Travel Writer of the Year – Under 1,500 words
BRONZE: Holly Budge – “I’m not a female ranger. I’m a ranger”: Meet the women dedicating their lives to saving animals from extinction
FINALIST: Steph Dyson – Pablo, Who? The Medellín tour that shows the B-side of Colombia’s “Narcos” story
Positive Impact Storytelling – Outstanding Contribution
WINNER! Special recognition award given to Adventure.com
Consumer feature of the year (online) – Africa & The Indian Ocean
WINNER: Lily Girma – Beyond safaris: Why it’s time for tourism to end the Disneyfication of Africa
FINALIST: Bella Falk – How bees became a former poacher’s saving grace in Kenya‘
FINALIST: Jamie Fullerton – How to join South Africa’s Boxing Grannies: The club punching against abuse
Consumer feature of the year (online) – Europe
FINALIST: Christoffer Åhlén – As mining threatens Sámi land, these Indigenous artists are fighting to protect their home
FINALIST: Tracey Croke – A way of life: How Slovenia got so green
Consumer feature of the year (online) – Asia, Australasia & Oceania
FINALIST: Arundhati Nath – Too good to be wasted: Meet the Indian chef who’s turning food scraps into gourmet bites
FINALIST: Phoebe Smith – Could this Japanese town be a blueprint for how we should all be living?
Consumer feature of the year (online) – Americas & The Caribbean
FINALIST: Helen Iatrou – How sailing is teaching these young Antiguan women to fly high
FINALIST: Steph Dyson – The future of the Indigenous Wayuu in Colombia is hanging by a thread. Could tourism be a safety net
Consumer feature of the year (online) – Global
FINALIST: JoAnna Haugen – Want to really ‘travel like a local’? Read this first
FINALIST: Joliene Carolina – Can travel help save the world’s most threatened languages?
FINALIST: Shivya Nath – How a hummingbird helped flip my focus towards climate action
Kennedy Awards: Excellence in Journalism
Outstanding travel writing award
WINNER: Tracey Croke – Silicone boobs, queer history and Sydney’s best LGBTQIA+ bars with Kiama Blowhole
IPW Travel Writer Awards
US Travel Association and Brand USA’s IPW Travel Writer Awards were established to honor outstanding work in print journalism for United States travel destination stories
Best US Destination Feature
FINALIST: Rashmi Narayan: Legacies matter: Why one man turned personal artifacts from West Africa into a museum in Kentucky
Bessie Awards 2024 – by Wanderful
The Bessie Awards honor women and gender-diverse people of impact in travel who have contributed unique voices and work to the travel industry
Most Impactful Piece of Writing
For an inspiring, engaging, and community-oriented piece of writing that has encouraged dialogue and interaction in the last year.
FINALIST: Joliene Carolina – Can travel help save the world’s most threatened languages?
Solas Awards by Travelers’ Tales 2024
Travel and the Environment category
GOLD: Pier Nirandara – The Sardine Run: Diving into privilege and accessibility in South Africa’s ‘Blue Serengeti
AITO (Association of Independent Tour Operators) Travel Writer of the Year
AITO Travel Writer of the Year (TWOTY) Over 1,500 words
SILVER: Meera Dattani – No homework needed: Learning life lessons in the lush jungles of Costa Rica
FINALIST: Lisa Young – Is this one of Jordan’s most extraordinary treks?
AITO Travel Writer of the Year Under 1,500 words
FINALIST: Nori Jemil – The first astronomers: How Australia’s Indigenous Elders read the night sky
AITO Young Travel Writer of the Year
FINALIST: Laura Field – The language of travel: Is it time we stop ‘discovering’ and ‘doing’ countries?
Press Gazette – British Journalism Awards
Travel Journalism category
FINALIST: Shafik Meghji for a portfolio of work that included In search of Britain’s forgotten rainforests
Travel Media Awards
The Travel Media Awards are the only UK national awards exclusively recognizing excellence and achievement across all forms of media
Consumer Publication of the Year Online
FINALIST: Adventure.com
National Consumer Feature of the Year
FINALIST: Hannah Foster-Roe – This is where I used to sleep”: Meet the tour guides offering a new perspective of London
FINALIST: Jamie Fullerton – Cowboys of the Kalahari: Inside the death metal subculture of the Botswana desert
Sustainability Travel Feature of the Year
FINALIST: Emma Gregg – Africa’s green cuisine revolution: Meet the new generation of safari chefs switching things up
FINALIST: Sarah Reid – We need to talk about the future of Antarctic tourism
FINALIST: Shivya Nath – What I learnt on a ‘no fly’ journey from Switzerland to the Arctic
BGTW (British Guild of Travel Writers) Members’ Excellence Awards
Travel feature of the Year – UK
FINALIST: Shafik Meghji – In search of Britain’s forgotten rainforests
Travel feature of the year – Europe
FINALIST: Kerry Walker – How to live well (and long) according to the Greek island of Ikaria
Sustainability feature of the year
FINALIST: Karen Gardiner – Ghost town no more: How tourism revived a once-decimated Newfoundland fishing community
ASTW (Australian Society of Travel Writers) Awards for Excellence 2023
Best 2022 Convention Host Story
WINNER: Tara Wells – There’s a wave of middle-aged women learning to surf and I’m on it
Mumbrella Publish Awards
Newsletter of the Year
FINALIST: Adventure.com – Intrepid Travel with Good&Proper
Column of the Year
FINALIST: Sarah Reid – Good&Proper with Intrepid for Adventure.com
Custom publication of the year
FINALIST: Adventure.com – Intrepid Travel with Good&Proper
LATA (Latin American Travel Association) Media Awards
RUNNER-UP: Shafik Meghji – Hope is out there: What a decade of travels in Bolivia has taught me about the climate crisis
RUNNER-UP: Mark Stratton – How did a former seaweed empire become Patagonia’s Galapagos?
Inspire Global Media Awards
The IGMAs recognise excellence across the travel media landscape, celebrating individuals and organisations bringing to life stories of sustainable, positive impact tourism
Consumer magazine feature of the year (Africa & Indian Ocean)
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Summer Rylander – Behind the scenes of a fundraising expedition in southern Africa
Consumer magazine feature of the year (Americas & The Caribbean)
WINNER: Karen Gardiner – How tourism revived a once-decimated Newfoundland fishing community
FINALIST: Mark Stratton – How did a former seaweed empire become Patagonia’s Galapagos?
Consumer magazine feature of the year (Asia, Australasia & Oceania)
WINNER: Mark Stratton – The Big Question: Can even ‘ethical’ elephant tourism ever be truly ethical?
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Nori Jemil – The first astronomers: How Australia’s Indigenous Elders read the night sky
Consumer magazine feature of the year (UK, Europe & non-geo-specific)
FINALIST: Holly Tuppen – Can you really ‘support local communities’ while traveling with a major travel company?
Travel Media Awards
The Travel Media Awards are the only UK national awards exclusively recognizing excellence and achievement across all forms of media
Consumer Publication of the Year: Online
FINALIST: Adventure.com
ASTW (Australian Society of Travel Writers) Awards for Excellence
ASTW Travel Writer of the Year
FINALIST: Sarah Reid for a portfolio that includes We need to talk about the future of Antarctic tourism and Does the future of scuba diving lie outside the oceans?
Best immersive experience travel story
FINALIST: Kerry van der Gadt – Letters be known: How an ancient alphabet helped Armenia find its voice
Bessie Awards by Wanderful
The Bessie Awards honor women and gender-diverse people of impact in travel who have contributed unique voices and work to the travel industry
Inclusion Award for a brand that has shown outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion in the last year, whether in the form of a campaign, piece of content, partnership, or other initiative
FINALIST: Adventure.com
Most Impactful Piece of Writing for an inspiring, engaging, and community-oriented piece of writing that has encouraged dialogue and interaction
FINALIST: Narges Ghafary – Now I’ve left Afghanistan, will I ever have a home to return to?
Travel Media Awards
The Travel Media Awards are the only UK national awards exclusively recognizing excellence and achievement across all forms of media
Photography Award
FINALIST: Nori Jemil for a portfolio of work that included Welcome to Patagonia’s Route of Parks, the world’s largest conservation project
LATA (Latin American Travel Association) Media Awards
Blog, Vlog or Podcast of the Year Award
RUNNER-UP: Shafik Meghji – From war to wildlife: Why you should visit the Falkland Islands
Blog, Vlog or Podcast of the Year Award
FINALIST: Shafik Meghji – Riding the railway to the end of the world
Travel Media Awards
The Travel Media Awards are the only UK national awards exclusively recognizing excellence and achievement across all forms of media
Consumer Publication of the Year – Online
FINALIST: Adventure.com
Specialist Travel Writer of the Year
WINNER: Sarah Reid – for a portfolio of work on emerging destinations including features for Adventure.com
Australian Society of Travel Writers (ASTW) Awards for Excellence
ASTW Travel Writer of the Year
WINNER: Sarah Reid for a portfolio of work including Adventure.com features, As the oil flows, can Guyana continue to be a beacon of sustainable tourism? and Is Saudi Arabia really ready to receive the world’s travelers?
FINALIST: Tayla Gentle for a body of work including The wildest trip I’ve ever taken involved total silence and no passport for Adventure.com
Best trade and tourism news story
FINALIST: Louise Southerden – “The future has to be sustainable”: Your travel guide for 2020 (and beyond)
FINALIST: Jennifer Ennion – The best way to help during Australia’s historic drought? Visit
Best adventure travel story
FINALIST: Sarah Reid – As the oil flows, can Guyana continue to be a beacon of sustainable tourism?
FINALIST: Tayla Gentle – The wildest trip I’ve ever taken involved total silence and no passport
Best travel story about AGM destination
FINALIST: Shaney Hudson – Can Indigenous tourism help protect the Great Barrier Reef?
Bessie Awards / Women in Travel Summit (WITS)
Most impactful piece of writing
WINNER: Lola Akinmade Åkerström – The color of adventure: When will travel show more diversity?
ASTW (Australian Society of Travel Writers) Awards for Excellence
Best Australian story under 1,000 words
WINNER: Sarah Reid – What’s it like to swim into the world’s weirdest underwater orgy?
Best adventure travel story
FINALIST: Tracey Croke – There’s no war in the Wakhan: Hiking remote, spectacular Afghanistan
FINALIST: Steve Madgwick – The things I learned taking public transport the entire length of Africa
Best travel photo
FINALIST: Tracey Croke for her image (pictured above) of locals playing the ancient game of Buzkashi in There’s no war in the Wakhan: Hiking remote, spectacular Afghanistan
LATA (Latin American Media Association) Media Awards
Online post of the year
WINNER: Luke Waterson – The road to Choquequirao: Is this Peru’s next Inca Trail?
Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) Awards
International feature
SILVER: Bill Fink – A country that doesn’t exist: The twilight zone of Transnistria
Travel Media Awards
Young Writer of the Year
FINALIST: Lottie Gross – Forget Uber Eats: Mumbai’s 125-year-old food delivery system wins the day
BGTW (British Guild of Travel Writers) Members’ Excellence Awards
BGTW Travel Writer of the Year
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Jon Holmes for a portfolio of work that includes In Alaska, the railroad leads to nowhere, and that’s absolutely fine and Can you speak ‘Gorilla’? The language lesson that might just save your life
Best transport feature
FINALIST: Jon Holmes – In Alaska, the railroad leads to nowhere, and that’s absolutely fine
FINALIST: Shafik Meghji – Riding the railway to the end of the world
AITO (Association of Independent Tour Operators) Travel Writer of the Year
Online feature of the year
FINALIST: John Malathronas – Into the ‘other Amazon’ and the search for Brazil’s best beach
Young Travel Writer of the Year
FINALIST: Lottie Gross – Forget Uber Eats: Mumbai’s 125-year-old food delivery system wins the day
ATTA (African Travel and Tourism Association) Media Awards
Best international article
FINALIST: Steve Madgwick – The things I learned taking public transport the entire length of Africa
National Travel Industry Awards (Australian Federation of Travel Agents/AFTA)
Best travel writer—consumer
FINALIST: Tayla Gentle – Meet the Cape Town graffiti artists helping transform their township
NATJA (North American Travel Journalists Association) Awards
Culinary Travel: Online Publication (Gold award)
WINNER: Lola Akinmade Åkerström – Seal soup for dinner? Get to know Greenland’s Inuit cuisine
Destination Travel: Online Publication (Silver) and Sports, Recreation and Adventure: Online Publication
HONORABLE MENTION: Lola Akinmade Åkerström – Inside Ilulissat, Greenland, the iceberg capital of the world
Illustrated Story: Online Publication (Bronze) and Historical Travel: Online Publication
BRONZE: Lola Akinmade Åkerström – Beyond Petra: Hiking borderlands and finding community in northern Jordan
ASTW (Australian Society of Travel Writers) Awards for Excellence
Travel Writer of the Year
FINALIST: John Borthwick for a body of work which included Turn and face the strain: How has travel changed since the ’70s? for Adventure.com
AITO (Association of Independent Tour Operators) Travel Writer of the Year
Travel Writer of the Year (Under 1,500 words)
FINALIST: Richard Mellor – In search of silence: Is this England’s quietest spot?
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