Finalists announced for Inspire Global Media Awards 2025

Inspire Global is delighted to announce the finalists for the 2nd annual Inspire Global Media Awards 2025. The winners will be announced at an exclusive event in London on Tuesday 1st April 2025.

تعترف IGMAs بالتميز عبر المشهد الإعلامي للسفر، وتحتفل بالأفراد والمنظمات الذين يقدمون قصصًا حية عن السياحة المستدامة ذات التأثير الإيجابي.

CONSUMER NEWSPAPER FEATURE OF THE YEAR (PRINT/ONLINE)

المملكة المتحدة

Patrick Barkham ل ‘My mission? A two-day voyage along the Norfolk coast to deliver potatoes for a chip shop’ published in الحارس
Emma Gibbs ل 'On the whiskey trail’ published in الحارس
Ailsa Sheldon ل 'Heighten the Senses ‘published in The Herald
Ailsa Sheldon ل 'More than a Highland fling: making wedding rings on a romantic Scottish holiday’ published in الحارس
مارك ستراتون ل 'Learning the science of whiskey on a Hebridean cruise’ published in التلغراف

أوروبا

Carolyn Boyd ل ‘Defend the product!’ How the French keep their artisan food culture alive’ published in الحارس
إدي فيجيل ل ‘On the waterfront in Helsinki’ published in الحارس
Chris Leadbeater ل ‘This Baltic enigma is exorcising its demons through food, art and culture’ published in التلغراف
Mike MacEacheran ل ‘An eco-friendly stay at ‘the quietest ski village in Austria’ published in الحارس
Teresa Machan ل ‘It’s like stepping back in time’: an eco-tour across the wilds of Albania’ published in الحارس
Mary Novakovich ل ‘Slow travel at its most joyous’: our three-week road trip to Croatia’ published in الحارس
Kevin Rushby ل ‘Baltic Beauty – Exploring Estonia’s northern coast’ published in الحارس
Ailsa Sheldon ل ‘The secret Scandinavian islands that are now easier than ever to visit’ published in The Times
Emma Thomson for ‘Europe’s most wildly beautiful roadtrip’ published in The Times
Jessica Vincent ل ‘A greener Spanish city break: electric boats, birds and rice fields in Valencia’ published in الحارس

Africa & Indian Ocean

Richard Collett for ‘The North African country to visit now – before it becomes the next Morocco’ published in The Times
Yvette Cook ل ‘Meet the women restoring Morocco mountain tourism’ published in المستقل
James Draven for ‘Animal Magic in the Congo’ published in The Metro
لورين جارفيس ل 'Join the Queens of the Kruger’ published in The Metro
سارة مارشال ل ‘This Emerging Winter sun Destination Has Beachfront Rooms For £12 A Night’ published in التلغراف
Nigel Tisdall ل ‘Slowly does it on Rodrigues’ published in The Financial Times

Asia, Australasia & Oceania

Ash Bhardwaj ل ‘The journey that made sense of my childhood trauma’ published in The i Paper
Kirsten Henton ل ‘The epic, overlooked hiking destination with hardly any tourists’ published in The i Paper
سارة مارشال ل ‘A Voyage That Will Send You 40,000 Years Back In Time’ published in التلغراف
Rob McFarland for ‘Wow, Palau’ published in The Sunday Telegraph Australia
راشمي نارايان ل ‘This is India’s most atmospheric region (and it’s off the tourist trail)’ published in The Times
Leyla Rose ل ‘Guide to Lombok’ published in The Times

أمريكا الشمالية

Bella Falk ل ‘My week on the river that built America’ published in التلغراف
Stuart Forster ل ‘A look at what’s new in Cincinnati, Ohio’ published in CityAM
Richard Franks ل ‘8 incredible Californian road trips that are sustainable too’ published in The Standard
Katja Gaskell ل ‘Miles of meals in Louisiana’ published in Mail on Sunday
راشمي نارايان ل ‘Move over New Orleans, Lake Charles is our new favourite destination for Mardi Gras’ published in المستقل

Latin America & the Caribbean

Jane Dunford for ‘Eight months off school, but we all learned so much: a family sabbatical in South America’published in الحارس
Steph Dyson ل ‘Forget crowded Machu Picchu – head to these under-explored sites instead’ published in التلغراف
Imogen Lepere ل ‘Off the beaten track in Oaxaca’ published in The Standard
سارة مارشال ل ‘How Women Are Turning Colombia’s Fortunes’ Around published in التلغراف
Kevin Rushby for ‘The alternative Machu Picchu: a hike to find the ‘real’ lost world of the Incas’ published in الحارس
Kevin Rushby ل ‘The lost temples of Lake Titicaca: exploring the less developed Bolivian shore’ published in الحارس

CONSUMER MAGAZINE FEATURE OF THE YEAR (PRINT/ONLINE)

المملكة المتحدة

Richard Franks ل ‘Birmingham: the Peaky Blinders-inspired UK break you’d never think of’ published in ناشيونال جيوغرافيك ترافيلر (المملكة المتحدة)
Emma Gibbs ل ‘On the whiskey trail’ published in Britain Magazine
Jane Knight ل ‘Exploring the Gastronomic Wonders of Woolsery’ published in British Travel Journal
Caroline Mills ل ‘A Grand Tour of Scotland: Scotland’s UNESCO Trail’ published in Camping & Caravanning
Estella Shardlow ل ‘The vision behind Woolsery’ published in The Spectator
Antonia Windsor for ‘Small Island, Big Flavours’ published in High Life

أوروبا

Carolyn Boyd ل ‘In France’s highlands, the flowers are tasty and the cheese is stretchy’ published in Food by National Geographic Traveller
إدي فيجيل ل ‘Fishing for red prawns off the coast of the Costa Brava’ published in Food by National Geographic Traveller
Katja Gaskell for ‘The story behind the world-travelling stonemasons of Samoëns’ published in ناشيونال جيوغرافيك ترافيلر (المملكة المتحدة)
Kirsten Henton ل ‘Under Aphrodites Spell’ published in مجلة السفر JRNY
Adam Jacot de Boinod ل ‘Where the Middle East meets the Mediterranean’ published in British Muslim Magazine
Diana Jarvis ل ‘Landscape of Change’ published in مجلة السفر JRNY
Nellie Khossousi for ‘Bellevillle Defying Sterotypes as Paris’ most misunderstood neighbourhood’ published in Voyagers Voice
Sian Meades-Williams ل ‘Khachapuri is everything to us’ published in Wizz Air in-flight magazine
Jessica Reid ل ‘How community tourism is changing the face of travel in Albania’ published in حب التجوال
مارتن سيمينجتون for ‘Shadows of Al-Andalus’ published in حب التجوال

Africa & Indian Ocean

Bella Falk ل ‘This remote island destination is a slice of paradise’ published in Luxury Travel AU
إيما جريج ل ‘Make it count’ published in ناشيونال جيوغرافيك ترافيلر (المملكة المتحدة)
Steffen Michels ل ‘Sense and sustainability’ published in OutThere Magazine
Ian Packham ل ‘The perfume isles’ published in Jetsetter
سمر ريلاندر for ‘Danger in the Delta’ published in Beau Monde Traveller
Karlina Valeiko ل ‘Born to be Wild’ published in ناشيونال جيوغرافيك ترافيلر (المملكة المتحدة)
سو وات ل ‘South Sudan: The Greater Migration’ published in Travel Africa Magazine

Asia, Australasia & Oceania

ميرا داتاني ل ‘Eat Mumbai’ published in ناشيونال جيوغرافيك ترافيلر (المملكة المتحدة)
Jane Dunford ل ‘Why Mongolia should be your next wellness escape’ published in ناشيونال جيوغرافيك ترافيلر (المملكة المتحدة)
Sarah Gillespie ل ‘Meet the artisans of Bicol, the Filipino peninsula forged by fire’ published in ناشيونال جيوغرافيك ترافيلر (المملكة المتحدة)
نوري جميل ل ‘Mandurah: Meeting Place of the Heart’ published in Oceanographic
Jessica Jungbauer ل ‘Meet the Women Chefs Helping Revitalize Bhutan’s Rural Villages, One Recipe at a Time’ published in Vogue
Chau-Jean Lin ل ‘Ten Generations of Tea’ published in Fare Magazine
Lorna Parkes ل ‘A slow journey through the waterways and islands of southern Vietnam’ published in ناشيونال جيوغرافيك ترافيلر (المملكة المتحدة)
Jessica Reid ل ‘Uncovering the secrets of Australia’s Sapphire Coast’ published in حب التجوال

أمريكا الشمالية

Kav Dadfar ل ‘Where the mountains meet the sea’ published in مجلة السفر JRNY
Claire Dodd ل ‘The Dead Are Alive’ published in مجلة السفر JRNY
James Draven ل ‘Survival Language’ published in مجلة السفر JRNY
Samantha Falewee for ‘In the Canadian Rockies, Indigenous Tour Guides Offer Adventure with Respect of Land’ published in Conde Nast Traveller
كارين جاردينر ل ‘Nunavik—with Inuit Storytelling and Arctic Wildlife—Is Opening Up to Travelers’published in Conde Nast Traveller
زوي غوتو ل ‘Wild Memphis: how a new paddle-powered tour sees the musical city in a new light’published in ناشيونال جيوغرافيك ترافيلر (المملكة المتحدة)
Lynn Houghton ل ‘The 220-year anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Expedition is the perfect time to explore the national trail’ published in حب التجوال
سالي هوارد ل ‘Now Is the Time to Heal’ published in FT How to Spend It
لورين جارفيس for ‘River Deep, Mountain High’ published in مجلة السفر JRNY
Tara Loader Wilkinson ل ‘The Still Wild West’ published in Billionaire Magazine

Latin America & The Caribbean

Steph Dyson ل ‘How citizen science projects are safeguarding wildlife in Costa Rican rainforests’ published in ناشيونال جيوغرافيك ترافيلر (المملكة المتحدة)
Sarah Gillespie ل ‘A cultural exploration of Ecuador’s Angochagua communities’ published in ناشيونال جيوغرافيك ترافيلر (المملكة المتحدة)
Imogen Lepere for ‘Ecotourism in Oaxaca’ published in حب التجوال
شفيق مغجي ل ‘What it’s like to hike to the end of the world in Chile’s Tierra del Fuego’ published in ناشيونال جيوغرافيك ترافيلر (المملكة المتحدة)
Sarah Reid ل ‘What it’s like to cross Antarctica’s Weddell Sea’ published in National Geographic Travel
كيت ويكرز ل ‘Dances with Wolves’ published in The Ethicalist
Farida Zeynalova ل ‘Harvesting Heritage’ published in ناشيونال جيوغرافيك ترافيلر (المملكة المتحدة)

CONSUMER ONLINE FEATURE OF THE YEAR

المملكة المتحدة

Kassondra Cloos ل 'How wallabies took over the Isle of Man’ published in Adventure.com
Stuart Forster ل ‘Whisky Tasting at Beautiful Schloss Roxburghe in the Scottish Borders’ published in Trip Reporter
Emma Gibbs ل ‘The Scottish isle you can only visit on a day trip’ published in BBC Travel
Kirsten Henton ل ‘Discover Shetland’ published in Coast
James March ل ‘It’s all my dad’s ever known’: The young families keeping the Birmingham balti alive’published in TimeOut
شفيق مغجي ل ‘The ‘desert’ of Kent: What we can learn from the history of Britain’s forgotten beaches’published in Adventure.com

أوروبا

Tracey Croke ل ‘The Irish city you should visit in 2024’ published in BBC Travel
Rebecca Hughes ل ‘Friendly locals, lemon orchard hikes and mouthwatering food: Why I loved Spain’s lesser-known camino’ published in Euronews
Diana Jarvis ل ‘An expedition through the hearts and homes of Albania’ published in Intrepid: The Good Times
Caroline Mills ل 'The Cherry on Top: Eating Local in Spain’s Extremadura’ published in Sustainable Journeys
Queenie Shaikh ل ‘Acapella songs and Alpine views: How Croatia transported me to the Pakistan of my childhood’ published in Adventure.com
كيت ويكرز ل ‘Green & Serene Ljubljana’ published in The Ethicalist

Africa & The Indian Ocean

Tamara Davison ل ‘Should you travel to the Middle East and North Africa in 2025?’ published in Adventure.com
إيما جريج ل ‘Harnessing the Power of Sustainable Tourism for Wildlife Preservation’ published in Beyond Green
Sarah Kingdom ل ‘10 years ago Kadiatu Kamara couldn’t swim; now she’s Sierra Leone’s only pro female surfer’ published in Adventure.com
Toyo Odetunde for ‘The ancient lore of the humble Nigerian yam’ published in BBC Travel
Ian Packham ل ‘How people in Ghana are learning to profit in a win-win for wildlife too’ published in Environment Journal
سمر ريلاندر ل ‘What Does Successful Low-Volume, High-Value Tourism Look Like?’ published in Azure Road
سو وات ل ‘Women Guarding the Wild: World Female Ranger Week’ published in Expert Africa

Asia, Australasia & Oceania

Richard Collett ل ‘The Western tourists going to Iraq for vacation’ published in CNN Travel
Rebecca Hughes for ‘Boutique hotels and buzzing souqs: Discover the historic heart of Jeddah’ published in Euronews
Sarah Reid for ‘Pakistan is ready for tourists. Are tourists ready for Pakistan?’ published in Adventure.com
Leyla Rose ل ‘Bullet trains and golden temples’ published in Adventure.com
Tsewang Sherpa ل 'Angels’, ancient trees and acts of kindness abound on New Zealand’s 3,000-kilometer Te Araroa trail’ published in Adventure.com
Katie Silcox ل ‘On The Ground: 20 Years After The Boxing Day Tsunami In Sri Lanka’ published in Citizen Femme

أمريكا الشمالية

Richard Franks ل ‘Why does the music sound so good at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheater?’ published in Adventure.com
Tayla Gentle ل ‘The Indigenous leaders and song keepers putting California’s ancestral wisdom in the spotlight’ published in Adventure.com
راشمي نارايان ل ‘You say Creole, I say Cajun. But don’t. Here’s why they’re not the same cuisine’ published in Adventure.com
Queenie Shaikh ل ‘If you want to get to know Detroit, eat the pizza’ published in Adventure.com
Rishika Sharma ل ‘Dog-mushing under the aurora oval’ published in Expedia
Robyn Wilson ل ‘Hurricane to hope: The story of Puerto Rico’s rebirth and regeneration’ published in Adventure.com

Latin America & The Caribbean

كلير بوبيير ل 'Surviving and thriving: Meet the Havana changemakers forging a future in crisis Cuba’ published in Adventure.com
Morgane Croissant ل 'A Small-Ship Expedition Cruise Is the Best Way to See the Galápagos Islands in All Their Glory’ published in Matador Network
ميرا داتاني ل 'Where food culture meets community tourism in Belize’ published in Green Traveller
Megan Eaves ل 'The remote Argentinean community that is saving the stars’ published in BBC Travel
Lily Girma ل ‘Brazil’s Afrotourism Push Is Better Late Than Never’ published in Bloomberg Pursuits
Charlotte McManus ل ‘The promise of joy”: This ancient Mayan spirit is coming to a cocktail bar near you’ published in Adventure.com
Laurel Munshower ل ‘A Rare Luxury: Warmth And Authenticity In The Andean Highlands’ published in Citizen Femme

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

عالمي

Mariam Amini ل ‘By volunteering around the world, I found my purpose in life, my husband and my roots’published in الحارس
Ash Bhardwaj ل ‘Why we travel – 12 universal motivations’ published in Adventure.com
Megan Eaves ل ‘How dark skies are transformimg travel’ published in Citizen Femme
زوي غوتو ل ‘The rise of the digital ‘slomad’: Why travel is shifting down a gear’ published in Roadbook
لورين جارفيس for ‘Swimming wild and free’ published in Breathe
نوري جميل ل 'Are we Hardwired to Buy Souvenirs? The Psychology of Travel Trinkets May Surprise You’published in Adventure.com
كيت ويكرز ل ‘How to Create Conscious Travellers of The Future’ published in The Ethicalist

BLOG STORY OF THE YEAR

عالمي

Kassondra Cloos ل 'The Lady Will Dine Alone’ نشرت على Out of Office
Steph Dyson ل "Chilean Tierra del Fuego: The Remote Patagonia You’ve Been Looking For’ نشرت على Worldy Adventurer
Becki Enright ل "Graz – Austria’s Second and Model Sustainable City’ نشرت على Borders of Adventure
Bella Falk ل "Olderkesi In Kenya: The Maasai Mara’s Newest Conservancy’ نشرت على Passport & Pixels
Stuart Forster ل 'Things to do in Changsha, China’ نشرت على Go Eat Do
Abi King ل "Have we got it wrong about marking historic milestones?’ نشرت على Inside the TravelLab
Rachel Poyser ل "Making Makroudh – Tunisia’s sweetest treat’ نشرت على The Flavour Narratives

BROADCAST OF THE YEAR (VLOG / PODCAST)

عالمي

بول جاردينر ل 'EPIC 110km RUN Through South Africa’s Emerging Mega-Biosphere Reserve!’ نشرت على Natural Born Runners YouTube Channel
Tayla Gentle ل 'Adventure.com x Matt Costa ‘Explorations of Sight and Sound’ California’ published on Adventure.com
Shivya Nath ل 'First Women-Led Trek in Tirthan Valley’ نشرت على The Shooting Star YouTube Channel
أليكس أوثويت ل 'Seeing Chimpanzees in Sierra Leonne’ نشرت على Alex Outhwaite YouTube Channel
Nina Pullman ل 'How Did Food Help Finland Become the Happiest Country in the World?’ نشرت على BBC Sounds
Jennifer Roberts ل 'The Slow Road’ to Tehran’ نشرت على Travel Writing Podcast
فيبي سميث ل 'Shifting Sands’ نشرت على Wander Woman Podcast
فيبي سميث ل 'Got Grass’ نشرت على Wander Woman Podcast

BROADCAST OF THE YEAR (TELEVISION)

عالمي

Ash Bhardwaj ل 'Destination Dupes’ as featured on BBC One Morning Live
Electric Eel Studios and Paul Carter ل 'Japan’s new golden route’ as featured on BBC One
أليكس أوثويت ل 'So You Think You Know? – Belize’ as featured on SKY UK

TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR

عالمي

Ash Bhardwaj ل 'Why we Travel’ published by Bedford Square Publishers
Norman Miller ل '111 Places in Chichester and West Sussex That You Shouldn’t Miss’ published by Emons
Caroline Mills ل 'Slow Travel The Cotswolds’ published by Bradt Guides
Tim Locke and Emma Gregg ل 'Sussex Slow Travel’ published by Bradt Guides
فيبي سميث ل 'Wayfarer: Love, Loss and Life on Britain’s Ancient Paths’ published by HarperCollins Publishers
Emma Thomson ل 'Quiet Escapes’ published by Quercus
Luke Waterson ل 'Under the stars Europe’ published by Lonely Planet

TRADE FEATURE OF THE YEAR

عالمي

Rebecca Barnes ل 'This is ocean cruising but not as your clients likely know it’ published in وسائل الإعلام تي تي جي
مادلين باربر ل 'Who run the world’ published in وسائل الإعلام تي تي جي
Sarah Dennis ل 'The fam trip that nailed the experience of authentic travel’ published in وسائل الإعلام تي تي جي
Claire Dodd ل 'Six ways G Adventures is changing lives in India’ published in وسائل الإعلام تي تي جي
James Draven ل 'Tourist turned gamekeeper: my safari on Zambia’s conservation Frontline’ published in وسائل الإعلام تي تي جي
April Hutchinson ل 'African Odyssey’ published in وسائل الإعلام تي تي جي
Lisa Kjellsson ل 'Shinta Mani Mustang’ published in Sleeper
Jacob Lewis ل 'Fast Train to Fukui’ published in Travel Weekly

PHOTO OF THE YEAR (PRINT/ONLINE)

People / Community

Kav Dadfar for image captioned ‘San Antonio Day of the Dead’ published in مجلة السفر JRNY
Stuart Forster for image captioned ‘A woman wearing a traditional Tujia ethnic dress by a statue of Monkey, a character in a Chinese legend’ published in بيع السفر
Jessica Jungbauer for image captioned ‘Lavash baker at Pandok Riverside restaurant in Armenia’s capital Yereven’ published in Vogue
Nellie Khossousi for image captioned ‘Portraits from Tunisian restaurant Chez Baya in Belleville, Paris, during Ramada’ نشرت على Third Culture Nellie
Ben Pipe for image captioned ‘Inti Raymi Festival in Ecuador’ published in ناشيونال جيوغرافيك ترافيلر (المملكة المتحدة)
مارك ستراتون for image captioned ‘Tablecloth seller on the Egyptian Nile’ published in مجلة السفر JRNY

Wildlife / Environment

Bella Falk for image captioned ‘Lion Cub’ published in Passport & Pixels
Stuart Forster for image captioned "A female macaque with its baby in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park’ published in بيع السفر
Sarah Gillespie for image captioned ‘Lyretail anthias, Verde Island, Philippines’ published in the South China Morning Post
Diana Jarvis for image captioned ‘Get the picture: Norfolk Seals’ published in Green Traveller
نوري جميل for image captioned ‘Creery Wetlands Nature Reserve Kangaroo’ published in Oceangraphic Magazine
سمر ريلاندر for image captioned ‘Peekaboo zebra’ published in Audley Traveller
Lisa Young for image captioned ‘Evighed Fjord, once part of the glacier and now a small iceberg and resting place for birds in Western Greenland’ published in Billionaire Magazine

POSITIVE IMPACT STORYTELLER OF THE YEAR

عالمي

إليسا سبامبيناتو
إيما جريج
Juliet Kinsman
Karen Edwards
لورين جارفيس
فيبي سميث
Sarah Reid
سو وات
تمارا هينسون

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