Winners revealed for Inspire Global Media Awards 2024

Inspire Global is delighted to announce the winners for the 2nd annual Inspire Global Media Awards 2024.

The IGMAs recognise excellence across the travel media landscape, celebrating individuals and organisations bringing to life stories of sustainable, positive impact tourism.

RECOGNITION AWARDS

Positive Impact Storytelling Outstanding Contribution (Organisation)

ADVENTURE.COM

Positive Impact Storytelling Outstanding Contribution (Individual)

EMMA GREGG

Positive Impact Storyteller of the Year

KAREN EDWARDS

CONSUMER NEWSPAPER FEATURE OF THE YEAR (PRINT)

Overall category winner – CHRIS HASLAM for India’s Tigers are back at last‘ published in The Times

UK & Europe – MARK STRATTON for Europe’s rival of Yellowstone National Park home to bears and dracula published in The Telegraph

Africa & the Indian Ocean – PHOEBE SMITH for Dive like an Egyptian: How one Red Sea resort is cleaning up its act – and the ocean‘ published in The Independent

Asia, Australasia & Oceania – CHRIS HASLAM for India’s Tigers are back at last published in The Times

Americas & The Caribbean – CHRIS HASLAM for ‘Is this the Caribbean’s overlooked alternative to Costa Rica? published in The Times

CONSUMER MAGAZINE FEATURE OF THE YEAR (PRINT)

Overall category winner – KATE WICKERS for ‘Sweetness of Idleness‘ published in JRNY Magazine

UK & Europe – KATE WICKERS for ‘Sweetness of Idleness‘ published in JRNY Magazine

Africa & the Indian Ocean – SARAH MARSHALL for ‘Winds of Change‘ published in National Geographic Traveller

Asia, Australasia & Oceania – JAMES DRAVEN for ‘Tigers Burning Bright‘ published in Wanderlust Magazine

Latin America & The Caribbean – SARAH GILLESPIE for ‘Back to basics‘ published in National Geographic Traveller

North America – ZOEY GOTO for ‘Flavours of the Great Plains‘ published in Food by National Geographic Traveller

CONSUMER FEATURE OF THE YEAR (ONLINE)

Overall category winner – MEERA DATTANI for What a slow trip to northern Spain really looks like‘ published in Wanderlust online

United Kingdom – LAUREN JARVIS for How Scotland Plans to Rewild its Seas published in National Geographic

Europe – MEERA DATTANI for What a slow trip to northern Spain really looks like‘ published in Wanderlust online

Africa & The Indian Ocean – LILY GIRMA for Beyond safaris: Why it’s time for tourism to end the Disneyfication of Africa published in Adventure.com

Asia, Australasia & Oceania – LORNA PARKES for Tourism is our only option’: the community banking on birding in north India‘ published in Guardian online

Americas & The Caribbean – KATE WICKERS for An Amazing Off Grid Adventure Awaits at Calanoa Amazonaspublished in The Ethicalist

CONSUMER FEATURE OF THE YEAR - GLOBAL (ONLINE/PRINT)

Global – SHAFIK MEGHJI for First Nation experiences: a first-class way to support nature published in The Standard

CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR

Blog of the Year – SHIVYA NATH for ‘Slow, Soulful, Sustainable Travel’ published on The Shooting Star

Podcast of the Year – JULIET KINSMAN for Sustainable Travel six-part series for The Standard

Video / Reel of the Year – PAUL GARDINER for The Green Desert published on YouTube channel

TRADE FEATURE OF THE YEAR

Global – BELLA FALK for ‘Turn a new leaf’ published in Selling Travel

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