National Geographic Traveller (UK) Reader Awards 2019, in association with Audley Travel shortlist announced Submitted by: APL Media (Absolute Publishing) Wednesday, 6 November 2019
LONDON (6 November 2019) — The shortlist has been announced for the fifth annual National Geographic Traveller Reader Awards 2019, in association with Audley Travel. The 2019 awards have seen exciting new categories added to create the definitive word on the best destinations, experiences, hotels, operators, travel personalities and more. Readers voted for their favourites, with the winners set to be announced during a ceremony at The Montcalm London Marble Arch on 4 December and in the Jan/Feb 2020 issue of National Geographic Traveller (UK). Pat Riddell, editor of National Geographic Traveller, said: “We’ve tweaked and amended the awards this year to include new food categories as well as highlight the best additions to the world of travel and those ever-present favourites. Our readers, as ever, have voted in their thousands and selected the destinations, attractions, travel experts, airlines and TV shows, among others, that make a difference and ultimately inspire and fulfil their travels.” Voters were automatically entered into a prize draw. Up for grabs were a seven-night trip for two to the Dominican Republic, staying at the Grand Bahia Principe Aquamarine, in Punta Cana, with flights from Air Europa; a two-night luxury stay in Another Place, The Lake, on the shores of Ullswater in the Lake District; five £50 vouchers, courtesy of historic bookshop Stanfords; and 20 National Geographic Traveller (UK) subscriptions. 2019 READER AWARDS SHORTLIST: ONE TO WATCH (CITY/REGION) Antarctica Marrakech Patagonia FIRM FAVOURITE (COUNTRY) Greece Italy Spain NEW NATIONAL TREASURE (UK ATTRACTION) Alexandra Palace Theatre, London Hebridean Whale Trail National Maritime Museum, London FAR & AWAY (OVERSEAS ATTRACTION) Skywalk at Fuxi Mountain, China
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