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.
Les IGMA reconnaissent l'excellence dans le paysage médiatique du voyage, célébrant les individus et les organisations qui donnent vie à des histoires de tourisme durable et à impact positif.
CONSUMER NEWSPAPER FEATURE OF THE YEAR (PRINT/ONLINE)
Patrick Barkham pour ‘My mission? A two-day voyage along the Norfolk coast to deliver potatoes for a chip shop’ published in The Guardian
Emma Gibbs pour 'On the whiskey trail’ published in The Guardian
Ailsa Sheldon pour 'Heighten the Senses ‘published in The Herald
Ailsa Sheldon pour 'More than a Highland fling: making wedding rings on a romantic Scottish holiday’ published in The Guardian
Marc Stratton pour 'Learning the science of whiskey on a Hebridean cruise’ published in Le télégraphe
Carolyn Boyd pour ‘Defend the product!’ How the French keep their artisan food culture alive’ published in The Guardian
Eddi Fiegel pour ‘On the waterfront in Helsinki’ published in The Guardian
Chris Leadbeater pour ‘This Baltic enigma is exorcising its demons through food, art and culture’ published in Le télégraphe
Mike MacEacheran pour ‘An eco-friendly stay at ‘the quietest ski village in Austria’ published in The Guardian
Teresa Machan pour ‘It’s like stepping back in time’: an eco-tour across the wilds of Albania’ published in The Guardian
Mary Novakovich pour ‘Slow travel at its most joyous’: our three-week road trip to Croatia’ published in The Guardian
Kevin Rushby pour ‘Baltic Beauty – Exploring Estonia’s northern coast’ published in The Guardian
Ailsa Sheldon pour ‘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 pour ‘A greener Spanish city break: electric boats, birds and rice fields in Valencia’ published in The Guardian
Richard Collett for ‘The North African country to visit now – before it becomes the next Morocco’ published in The Times
Yvette Cook pour ‘Meet the women restoring Morocco mountain tourism’ published in L'indépendant
James Draven for ‘Animal Magic in the Congo’ published in The Metro
Lauren Jarvis pour 'Join the Queens of the Kruger’ published in The Metro
Sarah Marshall pour ‘This Emerging Winter sun Destination Has Beachfront Rooms For £12 A Night’ published in Le télégraphe
Nigel Tisdall pour ‘Slowly does it on Rodrigues’ published in The Financial Times
Asia, Australasia & Oceania
Ash Bhardwaj pour ‘The journey that made sense of my childhood trauma’ published in The i Paper
Kirsten Henton pour ‘The epic, overlooked hiking destination with hardly any tourists’ published in The i Paper
Sarah Marshall pour ‘A Voyage That Will Send You 40,000 Years Back In Time’ published in Le télégraphe
Rob McFarland for ‘Wow, Palau’ published in The Sunday Telegraph Australia
Rashmi Narayan pour ‘This is India’s most atmospheric region (and it’s off the tourist trail)’ published in The Times
Leyla Rose pour ‘Guide to Lombok’ published in The Times
Amérique du Nord
Bella Falk pour ‘My week on the river that built America’ published in Le télégraphe
Stuart Forster pour ‘A look at what’s new in Cincinnati, Ohio’ published in CityAM
Richard Franks pour ‘8 incredible Californian road trips that are sustainable too’ published in The Standard
Katja Gaskell pour ‘Miles of meals in Louisiana’ published in Mail on Sunday
Rashmi Narayan pour ‘Move over New Orleans, Lake Charles is our new favourite destination for Mardi Gras’ published in L'indépendant
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 The Guardian
Steph Dyson pour ‘Forget crowded Machu Picchu – head to these under-explored sites instead’ published in Le télégraphe
Imogen Lepere pour ‘Off the beaten track in Oaxaca’ published in The Standard
Sarah Marshall pour ‘How Women Are Turning Colombia’s Fortunes’ Around published in Le télégraphe
Kevin Rushby for ‘The alternative Machu Picchu: a hike to find the ‘real’ lost world of the Incas’ published in The Guardian
Kevin Rushby pour ‘The lost temples of Lake Titicaca: exploring the less developed Bolivian shore’ published in The Guardian
CONSUMER MAGAZINE FEATURE OF THE YEAR (PRINT/ONLINE)
Richard Franks pour ‘Birmingham: the Peaky Blinders-inspired UK break you’d never think of’ published in Voyageur National Geographic (Royaume-Uni)
Emma Gibbs pour ‘On the whiskey trail’ published in Britain Magazine
Jane Knight pour ‘Exploring the Gastronomic Wonders of Woolsery’ published in British Travel Journal
Caroline Mills pour ‘A Grand Tour of Scotland: Scotland’s UNESCO Trail’ published in Camping & Caravanning
Estella Shardlow pour ‘The vision behind Woolsery’ published in The Spectator
Antonia Windsor for ‘Small Island, Big Flavours’ published in High Life
Carolyn Boyd pour ‘In France’s highlands, the flowers are tasty and the cheese is stretchy’ published in Food by National Geographic Traveller
Eddi Fiegel pour ‘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 Voyageur National Geographic (Royaume-Uni)
Kirsten Henton pour ‘Under Aphrodites Spell’ published in Magazine de voyage JRNY
Adam Jacot de Boinod pour ‘Where the Middle East meets the Mediterranean’ published in British Muslim Magazine
Diana Jarvis pour ‘Landscape of Change’ published in Magazine de voyage JRNY
Nellie Khossousi for ‘Bellevillle Defying Sterotypes as Paris’ most misunderstood neighbourhood’ published in Voyagers Voice
Sian Meades-Williams pour ‘Khachapuri is everything to us’ published in Wizz Air in-flight magazine
Jessica Reid pour ‘How community tourism is changing the face of travel in Albania’ published in Esprit d'aventure
Martin Symington for ‘Shadows of Al-Andalus’ published in Esprit d'aventure
Bella Falk pour ‘This remote island destination is a slice of paradise’ published in Luxury Travel AU
Emma Greg pour ‘Make it count’ published in Voyageur National Geographic (Royaume-Uni)
Steffen Michels pour ‘Sense and sustainability’ published in OutThere Magazine
Ian Packham pour ‘The perfume isles’ published in Jetsetter
Rylander d'été for ‘Danger in the Delta’ published in Beau Monde Traveller
Karlina Valeiko pour ‘Born to be Wild’ published in Voyageur National Geographic (Royaume-Uni)
Sue Watt pour ‘South Sudan: The Greater Migration’ published in Travel Africa Magazine
Meera Dattani pour ‘Eat Mumbai’ published in Voyageur National Geographic (Royaume-Uni)
Jane Dunford pour ‘Why Mongolia should be your next wellness escape’ published in Voyageur National Geographic (Royaume-Uni)
Sarah Gillespie pour ‘Meet the artisans of Bicol, the Filipino peninsula forged by fire’ published in Voyageur National Geographic (Royaume-Uni)
Nori Jemil pour ‘Mandurah: Meeting Place of the Heart’ published in Oceanographic
Jessica Jungbauer pour ‘Meet the Women Chefs Helping Revitalize Bhutan’s Rural Villages, One Recipe at a Time’ published in Vogue
Chau-Jean Lin pour ‘Ten Generations of Tea’ published in Fare Magazine
Lorna Parkes pour ‘A slow journey through the waterways and islands of southern Vietnam’ published in Voyageur National Geographic (Royaume-Uni)
Jessica Reid pour ‘Uncovering the secrets of Australia’s Sapphire Coast’ published in Esprit d'aventure
Kav Dadfar pour ‘Where the mountains meet the sea’ published in Magazine de voyage JRNY
Claire Dodd pour ‘The Dead Are Alive’ published in Magazine de voyage JRNY
James Draven pour ‘Survival Language’ published in Magazine de voyage JRNY
Samantha Falewee for ‘In the Canadian Rockies, Indigenous Tour Guides Offer Adventure with Respect of Land’ published in Conde Nast Traveller
Karen Gardiner pour ‘Nunavik—with Inuit Storytelling and Arctic Wildlife—Is Opening Up to Travelers’published in Conde Nast Traveller
Zoey Goto pour ‘Wild Memphis: how a new paddle-powered tour sees the musical city in a new light’published in Voyageur National Geographic (Royaume-Uni)
Lynn Houghton pour ‘The 220-year anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Expedition is the perfect time to explore the national trail’ published in Esprit d'aventure
Sally Howard pour ‘Now Is the Time to Heal’ published in FT How to Spend It
Lauren Jarvis for ‘River Deep, Mountain High’ published in Magazine de voyage JRNY
Tara Loader Wilkinson pour ‘The Still Wild West’ published in Billionaire Magazine
Steph Dyson pour ‘How citizen science projects are safeguarding wildlife in Costa Rican rainforests’ published in Voyageur National Geographic (Royaume-Uni)
Sarah Gillespie pour ‘A cultural exploration of Ecuador’s Angochagua communities’ published in Voyageur National Geographic (Royaume-Uni)
Imogen Lepere for ‘Ecotourism in Oaxaca’ published in Esprit d'aventure
Chafik Meghji pour ‘What it’s like to hike to the end of the world in Chile’s Tierra del Fuego’ published in Voyageur National Geographic (Royaume-Uni)
Sarah Reid pour ‘What it’s like to cross Antarctica’s Weddell Sea’ published in National Geographic Travel
Kate Wickers pour ‘Dances with Wolves’ published in The Ethicalist
Farida Zeynalova pour ‘Harvesting Heritage’ published in Voyageur National Geographic (Royaume-Uni)
CONSUMER ONLINE FEATURE OF THE YEAR
Kassondra Cloos pour 'How wallabies took over the Isle of Man’ published in Aventure.com
Stuart Forster pour ‘Whisky Tasting at Beautiful Schloss Roxburghe in the Scottish Borders’ published in Trip Reporter
Emma Gibbs pour ‘The Scottish isle you can only visit on a day trip’ published in BBC Travel
Kirsten Henton pour ‘Discover Shetland’ published in Coast
James March pour ‘It’s all my dad’s ever known’: The young families keeping the Birmingham balti alive’published in TimeOut
Chafik Meghji pour ‘The ‘desert’ of Kent: What we can learn from the history of Britain’s forgotten beaches’published in Aventure.com
Tracey Croke pour ‘The Irish city you should visit in 2024’ published in BBC Travel
Rebecca Hughes pour ‘Friendly locals, lemon orchard hikes and mouthwatering food: Why I loved Spain’s lesser-known camino’ published in Euronews
Diana Jarvis pour ‘An expedition through the hearts and homes of Albania’ published in Intrepid: The Good Times
Caroline Mills pour 'The Cherry on Top: Eating Local in Spain’s Extremadura’ published in Sustainable Journeys
Queenie Shaikh pour ‘Acapella songs and Alpine views: How Croatia transported me to the Pakistan of my childhood’ published in Aventure.com
Kate Wickers pour ‘Green & Serene Ljubljana’ published in The Ethicalist
Tamara Davison pour ‘Should you travel to the Middle East and North Africa in 2025?’ published in Aventure.com
Emma Greg pour ‘Harnessing the Power of Sustainable Tourism for Wildlife Preservation’ published in Beyond Green
Sarah Kingdom pour ‘10 years ago Kadiatu Kamara couldn’t swim; now she’s Sierra Leone’s only pro female surfer’ published in Aventure.com
Toyo Odetunde for ‘The ancient lore of the humble Nigerian yam’ published in BBC Travel
Ian Packham pour ‘How people in Ghana are learning to profit in a win-win for wildlife too’ published in Environment Journal
Rylander d'été pour ‘What Does Successful Low-Volume, High-Value Tourism Look Like?’ published in Azure Road
Sue Watt pour ‘Women Guarding the Wild: World Female Ranger Week’ published in Expert Africa
Richard Collett pour ‘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 Aventure.com
Leyla Rose pour ‘Bullet trains and golden temples’ published in Aventure.com
Tsewang Sherpa pour 'Angels’, ancient trees and acts of kindness abound on New Zealand’s 3,000-kilometer Te Araroa trail’ published in Aventure.com
Katie Silcox pour ‘On The Ground: 20 Years After The Boxing Day Tsunami In Sri Lanka’ published in Citizen Femme
Richard Franks pour ‘Why does the music sound so good at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheater?’ published in Aventure.com
Tayla Gentle pour ‘The Indigenous leaders and song keepers putting California’s ancestral wisdom in the spotlight’ published in Aventure.com
Rashmi Narayan pour ‘You say Creole, I say Cajun. But don’t. Here’s why they’re not the same cuisine’ published in Aventure.com
Queenie Shaikh pour ‘If you want to get to know Detroit, eat the pizza’ published in Aventure.com
Rishika Sharma pour ‘Dog-mushing under the aurora oval’ published in Expedia
Robyn Wilson pour ‘Hurricane to hope: The story of Puerto Rico’s rebirth and regeneration’ published in Aventure.com
Claire Boobbyer pour 'Surviving and thriving: Meet the Havana changemakers forging a future in crisis Cuba’ published in Aventure.com
Morgane Croissant pour 'A Small-Ship Expedition Cruise Is the Best Way to See the Galápagos Islands in All Their Glory’ published in Matador Network
Meera Dattani pour 'Where food culture meets community tourism in Belize’ published in Green Traveller
Megan Eaves pour 'The remote Argentinean community that is saving the stars’ published in BBC Travel
Lily Girma pour ‘Brazil’s Afrotourism Push Is Better Late Than Never’ published in Bloomberg Pursuits
Charlotte McManus pour ‘The promise of joy”: This ancient Mayan spirit is coming to a cocktail bar near you’ published in Aventure.com
Laurel Munshower pour ‘A Rare Luxury: Warmth And Authenticity In The Andean Highlands’ published in Citizen Femme
CONSUMER FEATURE OF THE YEAR - GLOBAL (ONLINE/PRINT)
Mariam Amini pour ‘By volunteering around the world, I found my purpose in life, my husband and my roots’published in The Guardian
Ash Bhardwaj pour ‘Why we travel – 12 universal motivations’ published in Aventure.com
Megan Eaves pour ‘How dark skies are transformimg travel’ published in Citizen Femme
Zoey Goto pour ‘The rise of the digital ‘slomad’: Why travel is shifting down a gear’ published in Roadbook
Lauren Jarvis for ‘Swimming wild and free’ published in Breathe
Nori Jemil pour 'Are we Hardwired to Buy Souvenirs? The Psychology of Travel Trinkets May Surprise You’published in Aventure.com
Kate Wickers pour ‘How to Create Conscious Travellers of The Future’ published in The Ethicalist
BLOG STORY OF THE YEAR
Kassondra Cloos pour 'The Lady Will Dine Alone’ publié le Out of Office
Steph Dyson pour 'Chilean Tierra del Fuego: The Remote Patagonia You’ve Been Looking For’ publié le Worldy Adventurer
Becki Enright pour 'Graz – Austria’s Second and Model Sustainable City’ publié le Borders of Adventure
Bella Falk pour 'Olderkesi In Kenya: The Maasai Mara’s Newest Conservancy’ publié le Passport & Pixels
Stuart Forster pour 'Things to do in Changsha, China’ publié le Go Eat Do
Abi King pour 'Have we got it wrong about marking historic milestones?’ publié le Inside the TravelLab
Rachel Poyser pour 'Making Makroudh – Tunisia’s sweetest treat’ publié le The Flavour Narratives
BROADCAST OF THE YEAR (VLOG / PODCAST)
Paul Gardiner pour 'EPIC 110km RUN Through South Africa’s Emerging Mega-Biosphere Reserve!’ publié le Natural Born Runners YouTube Channel
Tayla Gentle pour 'Adventure.com x Matt Costa ‘Explorations of Sight and Sound’ California’ published on Aventure.com
Shivya Nath pour 'First Women-Led Trek in Tirthan Valley’ publié le The Shooting Star YouTube Channel
Alex Outhwaite pour 'Seeing Chimpanzees in Sierra Leonne’ publié le Alex Outhwaite YouTube Channel
Nina Pullman pour 'How Did Food Help Finland Become the Happiest Country in the World?’ publié le BBC Sounds
Jennifer Roberts pour 'The Slow Road’ to Tehran’ publié le Travel Writing Podcast
Phoebe Smith pour 'Shifting Sands’ publié le Wander Woman Podcast
Phoebe Smith pour 'Got Grass’ publié le Wander Woman Podcast
BROADCAST OF THE YEAR (TELEVISION)
Ash Bhardwaj pour 'Destination Dupes’ as featured on BBC One Morning Live
Electric Eel Studios and Paul Carter pour 'Japan’s new golden route’ as featured on BBC One
Alex Outhwaite pour 'So You Think You Know? – Belize’ as featured on SKY UK
TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR
Ash Bhardwaj pour 'Why we Travel’ published by Bedford Square Publishers
Norman Miller pour '111 Places in Chichester and West Sussex That You Shouldn’t Miss’ published by Emons
Caroline Mills pour 'Slow Travel The Cotswolds’ published by Bradt Guides
Tim Locke and Emma Gregg pour 'Sussex Slow Travel’ published by Bradt Guides
Phoebe Smith pour 'Wayfarer: Love, Loss and Life on Britain’s Ancient Paths’ published by HarperCollins Publishers
Emma Thomson pour 'Quiet Escapes’ published by Quercus
Luke Waterson pour 'Under the stars Europe’ published by Lonely Planet
TRADE FEATURE OF THE YEAR
Rebecca Barnes pour 'This is ocean cruising but not as your clients likely know it’ published in Médias TTG
Madeleine Barbier pour 'Who run the world’ published in Médias TTG
Sarah Dennis pour 'The fam trip that nailed the experience of authentic travel’ published in Médias TTG
Claire Dodd pour 'Six ways G Adventures is changing lives in India’ published in Médias TTG
James Draven pour 'Tourist turned gamekeeper: my safari on Zambia’s conservation Frontline’ published in Médias TTG
April Hutchinson pour 'African Odyssey’ published in Médias TTG
Lisa Kjellsson pour 'Shinta Mani Mustang’ published in Sleeper
Jacob Lewis pour 'Fast Train to Fukui’ published in Travel Weekly
PHOTO OF THE YEAR (PRINT/ONLINE)
Kav Dadfar for image captioned ‘San Antonio Day of the Dead’ published in Magazine de voyage 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 Vendre des voyages
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’ publié le Third Culture Nellie
Ben Pipe for image captioned ‘Inti Raymi Festival in Ecuador’ published in Voyageur National Geographic (Royaume-Uni)
Marc Stratton for image captioned ‘Tablecloth seller on the Egyptian Nile’ published in Magazine de voyage JRNY
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 Vendre des voyages
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
Nori Jemil for image captioned ‘Creery Wetlands Nature Reserve Kangaroo’ published in Oceangraphic Magazine
Rylander d'été 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
Elisa Spampinato
Emma Greg
Juliet Kinsman
Karen Edwards
Lauren Jarvis
Phoebe Smith
Sarah Reid
Sue Watt
Tamara Hinson
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