Winners announced for Inspire Global Media Awards 2026

Inspire Global is delighted to announce the WINNERS AND HIGHLY COMMENDED for the 4th annual Inspire Global Media Awards 2026. The winners were announced at an exclusive event in London on Monday 13th April 2026.

IGMA は旅行メディア分野全体の卓越性を評価し、持続可能でポジティブな影響を与える観光のストーリーを実現する個人や組織を称賛します。

POSITIVE IMPACT OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION

POSITIVE IMPACT STORYTELLER OF THE YEAR

WINNER – Daniel James Clarke

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Steph Dyson

POSITIVE IMPACT STORY PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

CONSUMER FEATURE OF THE YEAR – UK & IRELAND BASED WRITERS

ENGLAND

WINNER – John Harris のために Wild camping the easy way: how a secret Exmoor trip pleased everyone – including the farmer published in The Guardian

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Yvette Cook のために The sleeper train holiday to Cornwall that doesn’t cost the Earth published in 独立者

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BRITISH ISLES (exc. ENGLAND) & IRELAND

WINNER – Lily Canter のために Is this off-grid Scottish community the ultimate model for sustainable living in Britain today? published in アドベンチャー.com

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Robin McKelvie のために I’ve visited more than 100 countries – but nothing compares to this Scottish island published in テレグラフ紙

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NORDIC REGION

WINNER – Sam Haddad のために Deserted islands, seagrass meadows and endless ocean: kayaking in Sweden’s new marine national park published in The Guardian

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Ailsa Sheldon のために Eating the Archipelago published in JRNY トラベル マガジン

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EUROPE – WEST/CENTRAL/EAST

WINNER – Yvette Cook のために How women are reviving traditional Seto culture in Estonia published in 独立者

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Emma Truscott のために The European bike trail that hits three countries in a day published in BBC Travel

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MEDITERRANEAN & NORTH AFRICA

WINNER – Daniel Stables のために From kasbahs to couscous—how Sicily has celebrated its diversity through the centuries published in ナショナル ジオグラフィック トラベラー (英国)

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Jessica Heather のために Far from the crowds: A guide to Portugal’s lesser-known Côa Valley published in アドベンチャー.com

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AFRICA & INDIAN OCEAN

WINNER – Bella Falk のために Making a Splash published in Travel Africa Magazine

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Sue Watt のために Kavango-Zambezi – Foundations published in Travel Africa Magazine

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ASIA

WINNER – Farida Zeynalova のために Explore Azerbaijan’s wine history – and its unexpected German past published in ナショナル ジオグラフィック トラベラー (英国)

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Angela Locatelli のために The Stuff of Legends published in ナショナル ジオグラフィック トラベラー (英国)

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AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA

WINNER – Lauren Jarvis のために Since Time published in OutThere Magazine

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Karen Edwards のために In the footsteps of the ancestors published in JRNY トラベル マガジン

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NORTH AMERICA – CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES

WINNER – Kate Eshelby のために Mālama: The word embodying the spirit of Hawaii published in BBC Travel

HIGHLY COMMENDED – James March のために North America’s First Indigenous-owned Winery published in TONIC Magazine

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CENTRAL AMERICA AND MEXICO

WINNER – Robyn Wilson のために The five-day trek in the Guatemalan jungle that’s worth every blister published in 独立者

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Steph Dyson のために How dreamy ‘cloud forests’ make this central American country an ideal alternative to Costa Rica published in 独立者

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THE CARIBBEAN

WINNER – Sarah Lee のために From caves to coral reefs, this is how you can discover the wild side of Turks & Caicos published in ナショナル ジオグラフィック トラベラー (英国)

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Rory Buccheri のために Meet the family pioneering the Caribbean’s first ‘climate-smart islands’ published in アドベンチャー.com

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SOUTH AMERICA & ANTARCTICA

WINNER – Katy Dartford のために 24 hours in Lima published in Globetrotter Magazine

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Rupert Mellor のために Resist this! published in OutThere Magazine

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GLOBAL

WINNER – Steph Dyson のために Should you use AI to plan your travels? published in アドベンチャー.com

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Stuart Kenny のために Why Does Watching Bad Tourists on TV Make Us Want to Travel? published in Much Better Adventures

CONSUMER FEATURE OF THE YEAR – INTERNATIONAL WRITERS

UK, EUROPE & NORDIC REGION

WINNER – Daniel James Clarke のために Exploring Portugal’s historic hilltop hamlets in a free electric hire car published in The Guardian

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Asia London Palomba のために In Ireland, a Stone Age wellness therapy is making a comeback published in The Washington Post

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ASIA

WINNER – Veidehi Gite のために Science and sustainability with the Baiga Tribe of Bandhavgarh published in Outlook Traveller

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Samantha Falewee のために “Mongolia’s Shifting Tourism Industry—And What It Means for the Country’s Nomads” published in Conde Nast Traveller

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AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA

WINNER – Ellie Cobb のために The Indian Ocean’s laidback paradise on Earth published in BBC Travel

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Sarah Reid のために A year ago, this South Pacific territory was off-limits. What’s it like to visit now? published in アドベンチャー.com

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AFRICA, ARABIA & INDIAN OCEAN

WINNER – Jonny Bierman のために Remembering Jane Goodall published in Travel + Leisure

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AMERICAS, THE CARIBBEAN & ANTARCTICA

WINNER – Emily Barlow のために For hikers, this is one of the world’s best-preserved Inca roads. And no, it’s not the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu published in アドベンチャー.com

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Annie Brown Verdin のために What does freedom taste like? We meet the recipe-keepers of the first free Black town in the Americas published in アドベンチャー.com

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GLOBAL

WINNER – Suzie Dundas のために The Price of Paradise: Luxury Travel Can Save the World’s Wildest Places, but at What Cost? published in Matador Network

TRADE FEATURE OF THE YEAR

WINNER – Zanny Merullo のために Visiting Indigenous Communities in the Yucatan Peninsula published in Travel Age West

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Jessica Reid のために ‘We just want to be accepted’: When TTG met India’s ‘third gender’ community published in TTGメディア

TELEVISION BROADCAST OF THE YEAR

WINNER – Mark Julian Edwards のために Welcome to Sri Lanka broadcast on The Jet Set TV Show

PODCAST / AUDIO PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR

WINNER – Mary Novakovich のために Krapanj’s sponge divers broadcast on BBC Radio 4

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Richard Hammond & Holly Tuppen のために Community Tourism: What does good community tourism look like and can we measure its benefits? broadcast on It’s a Journey – a sustainable travel podcast

TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR

WINNER – Carolyn Boyd のために Amuse Bouche published by Profile Books

TRAVEL GUIDE OF THE YEAR

WINNER – Emma Gibbs のために Scotland’s North Highlands – 1セント edition published by Bradt Guides

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Daniel James Clarke のために Pocket Algarve – 3rd edition published by Lonely Planet

BLOG STORY OF THE YEAR

WINNER – Ana Duek のために “Community-based tourism itinerary in the Amazon: an immersion in the Rio Negro” に公開されました Viajar Verde

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Lucy Ruthnum のために Lukomir Village – Visiting Bosnia’s Most Remote Village に公開されました Absolutely Lucy

VLOG OF THE YEAR

Shivya Nath のために Slow travel in Bali published on YouTube

SHORT-REEL OF THE YEAR

Veidehi Gite for Cairo published on The Krazy Butterfly Instagram Channel

PHOTO OF THE YEAR - COMMISSIONED

People & Community

WINNER – Lauren Mowery for images featured in Of Craft and Humanity: Tracing the Modern Silk Road through Uzbekistan published in Azure Road

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Wildlife & Environment

WINNER – Lynn Gail for images featured in Rare Breed published in International Traveller

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