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.

Os IGMAs reconhecem a excelência em todo o cenário da mídia de viagens, celebrando indivíduos e organizações que dão vida a histórias de turismo sustentável e de impacto positivo.

CONSUMER NEWSPAPER FEATURE OF THE YEAR (PRINT/ONLINE)

Reino Unido

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

Europa

Carolyn Boyd para ‘Defend the product!’ How the French keep their artisan food culture alive’ published in The Guardian
Eddi Fiegel para ‘On the waterfront in Helsinki’ published in The Guardian
Chris Leadbeater para ‘This Baltic enigma is exorcising its demons through food, art and culture’ published in O telégrafo
Mike MacEacheran para ‘An eco-friendly stay at ‘the quietest ski village in Austria’ published in The Guardian
Teresa Machan para ‘It’s like stepping back in time’: an eco-tour across the wilds of Albania’ published in The Guardian
Mary Novakovich para ‘Slow travel at its most joyous’: our three-week road trip to Croatia’ published in The Guardian
Kevin Rushby para ‘Baltic Beauty – Exploring Estonia’s northern coast’ published in The Guardian
Ailsa Sheldon para ‘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 para ‘A greener Spanish city break: electric boats, birds and rice fields in Valencia’ published in The Guardian

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 para ‘Meet the women restoring Morocco mountain tourism’ published in O Independente
James Draven for ‘Animal Magic in the Congo’ published in The Metro
Lauren Jarvis para 'Join the Queens of the Kruger’ published in The Metro
Sarah Marshall para ‘This Emerging Winter sun Destination Has Beachfront Rooms For £12 A Night’ published in O telégrafo
Nigel Tisdall para ‘Slowly does it on Rodrigues’ published in The Financial Times

Asia, Australasia & Oceania

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

América do Norte

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

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 para ‘Forget crowded Machu Picchu – head to these under-explored sites instead’ published in O telégrafo
Imogen Lepere para ‘Off the beaten track in Oaxaca’ published in The Standard
Sarah Marshall para ‘How Women Are Turning Colombia’s Fortunes’ Around published in O telégrafo
Kevin Rushby for ‘The alternative Machu Picchu: a hike to find the ‘real’ lost world of the Incas’ published in The Guardian
Kevin Rushby para ‘The lost temples of Lake Titicaca: exploring the less developed Bolivian shore’ published in The Guardian

CONSUMER MAGAZINE FEATURE OF THE YEAR (PRINT/ONLINE)

Reino Unido

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

Europa

Carolyn Boyd para ‘In France’s highlands, the flowers are tasty and the cheese is stretchy’ published in Food by National Geographic Traveller
Eddi Fiegel para ‘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 Viajante National Geographic (Reino Unido)
Kirsten Henton para ‘Under Aphrodites Spell’ published in Revista de viagens JRNY
Adam Jacot de Boinod para ‘Where the Middle East meets the Mediterranean’ published in British Muslim Magazine
Diana Jarvis para ‘Landscape of Change’ published in Revista de viagens JRNY
Nellie Khossousi for ‘Bellevillle Defying Sterotypes as Paris’ most misunderstood neighbourhood’ published in Voyagers Voice
Sian Meades-Williams para ‘Khachapuri is everything to us’ published in Wizz Air in-flight magazine
Jessica Reid para ‘How community tourism is changing the face of travel in Albania’ published in Desejo de viajar
Martin Symington for ‘Shadows of Al-Andalus’ published in Desejo de viajar

Africa & Indian Ocean

Bella Falk para ‘This remote island destination is a slice of paradise’ published in Luxury Travel AU
Emma Gregg para ‘Make it count’ published in Viajante National Geographic (Reino Unido)
Steffen Michels para ‘Sense and sustainability’ published in OutThere Magazine
Ian Packham para ‘The perfume isles’ published in Jetsetter
Verão Rylander for ‘Danger in the Delta’ published in Beau Monde Traveller
Karlina Valeiko para ‘Born to be Wild’ published in Viajante National Geographic (Reino Unido)
Sue Watts para ‘South Sudan: The Greater Migration’ published in Travel Africa Magazine

Asia, Australasia & Oceania

Meera Dattani para ‘Eat Mumbai’ published in Viajante National Geographic (Reino Unido)
Jane Dunford para ‘Why Mongolia should be your next wellness escape’ published in Viajante National Geographic (Reino Unido)
Sarah Gillespie para ‘Meet the artisans of Bicol, the Filipino peninsula forged by fire’ published in Viajante National Geographic (Reino Unido)
Nori Jemil para ‘Mandurah: Meeting Place of the Heart’ published in Oceanographic
Jessica Jungbauer para ‘Meet the Women Chefs Helping Revitalize Bhutan’s Rural Villages, One Recipe at a Time’ published in Vogue
Chau-Jean Lin para ‘Ten Generations of Tea’ published in Fare Magazine
Lorna Parkes para ‘A slow journey through the waterways and islands of southern Vietnam’ published in Viajante National Geographic (Reino Unido)
Jessica Reid para ‘Uncovering the secrets of Australia’s Sapphire Coast’ published in Desejo de viajar

América do Norte

Kav Dadfar para ‘Where the mountains meet the sea’ published in Revista de viagens JRNY
Claire Dodd para ‘The Dead Are Alive’ published in Revista de viagens JRNY
James Draven para ‘Survival Language’ published in Revista de viagens JRNY
Samantha Falewee for ‘In the Canadian Rockies, Indigenous Tour Guides Offer Adventure with Respect of Land’ published in Conde Nast Traveller
Karen Gardiner para ‘Nunavik—with Inuit Storytelling and Arctic Wildlife—Is Opening Up to Travelers’published in Conde Nast Traveller
Zoey Goto para ‘Wild Memphis: how a new paddle-powered tour sees the musical city in a new light’published in Viajante National Geographic (Reino Unido)
Lynn Houghton para ‘The 220-year anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Expedition is the perfect time to explore the national trail’ published in Desejo de viajar
Sally Howard para ‘Now Is the Time to Heal’ published in FT How to Spend It
Lauren Jarvis for ‘River Deep, Mountain High’ published in Revista de viagens JRNY
Tara Loader Wilkinson para ‘The Still Wild West’ published in Billionaire Magazine

Latin America & The Caribbean

Steph Dyson para ‘How citizen science projects are safeguarding wildlife in Costa Rican rainforests’ published in Viajante National Geographic (Reino Unido)
Sarah Gillespie para ‘A cultural exploration of Ecuador’s Angochagua communities’ published in Viajante National Geographic (Reino Unido)
Imogen Lepere for ‘Ecotourism in Oaxaca’ published in Desejo de viajar
Shafik Meghji para ‘What it’s like to hike to the end of the world in Chile’s Tierra del Fuego’ published in Viajante National Geographic (Reino Unido)
Sarah Reid para ‘What it’s like to cross Antarctica’s Weddell Sea’ published in National Geographic Travel
Kate Wickers para ‘Dances with Wolves’ published in The Ethicalist
Farida Zeynalova para ‘Harvesting Heritage’ published in Viajante National Geographic (Reino Unido)

CONSUMER ONLINE FEATURE OF THE YEAR

Reino Unido

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

Europa

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

Africa & The Indian Ocean

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

Asia, Australasia & Oceania

Richard Collett para ‘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 Aventura.com
Leyla Rose para ‘Bullet trains and golden temples’ published in Aventura.com
Tsewang Sherpa para 'Angels’, ancient trees and acts of kindness abound on New Zealand’s 3,000-kilometer Te Araroa trail’ published in Aventura.com
Katie Silcox para ‘On The Ground: 20 Years After The Boxing Day Tsunami In Sri Lanka’ published in Citizen Femme

América do Norte

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

Latin America & The Caribbean

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

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

Global

Mariam Amini para ‘By volunteering around the world, I found my purpose in life, my husband and my roots’published in The Guardian
Ash Bhardwaj para ‘Why we travel – 12 universal motivations’ published in Aventura.com
Megan Eaves para ‘How dark skies are transformimg travel’ published in Citizen Femme
Zoey Goto para ‘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 para 'Are we Hardwired to Buy Souvenirs? The Psychology of Travel Trinkets May Surprise You’published in Aventura.com
Kate Wickers para ‘How to Create Conscious Travellers of The Future’ published in The Ethicalist

BLOG STORY OF THE YEAR

Global

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

BROADCAST OF THE YEAR (VLOG / PODCAST)

Global

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

BROADCAST OF THE YEAR (TELEVISION)

Global

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

TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR

Global

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

TRADE FEATURE OF THE YEAR

Global

Rebecca Barnes para 'This is ocean cruising but not as your clients likely know it’ published in Mídia TTG
Madeleine Barbeiro para 'Who run the world’ published in Mídia TTG
Sarah Dennis para 'The fam trip that nailed the experience of authentic travel’ published in Mídia TTG
Claire Dodd para 'Six ways G Adventures is changing lives in India’ published in Mídia TTG
James Draven para 'Tourist turned gamekeeper: my safari on Zambia’s conservation Frontline’ published in Mídia TTG
April Hutchinson para 'African Odyssey’ published in Mídia TTG
Lisa Kjellsson para 'Shinta Mani Mustang’ published in Sleeper
Jacob Lewis para '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 Revista de viagens 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 Venda de viagens
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’ publicado em Third Culture Nellie
Ben Pipe for image captioned ‘Inti Raymi Festival in Ecuador’ published in Viajante National Geographic (Reino Unido)
Mark Stratton for image captioned ‘Tablecloth seller on the Egyptian Nile’ published in Revista de viagens 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 Venda de viagens
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
Verão Rylander 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

Global

Elisa Spampinato
Emma Gregg
Juliet Kinsman
Karen Edwards
Lauren Jarvis
Febe Smith
Sarah Reid
Sue Watts
Tamara Hinson

Role para cima