- The Shackleton Centre Athy won in the Europe Tourism Project category
- Finalists included broadcaster Isabel Conway and travel trade feature writer Domhnal O’Donoghue
- 24 categories featured at the ceremony at the Globe Theatre’s Underglobe venue
- The event recognised achievement across the travel writing sector
Shackleton centre in Athy has won the European Tourism Project award at England’s Guild of Travel Writers awards in London.
Travel project awards were also won by Museum of the Bamoun Kings, Cameroon and the Storied Lands, Bishop Auckland, County Durham.
Isabel Conway, broadcaster, who compiled the feature on the Shackleton centre, and Domhnal O’Donoghue, travel trade feature writer, both separately reached the finals in their respective categories. A special Recognition Award to Mary Moore Mason. The members awards were won by :
- Oliver Beckett,
- Tracey Croke
- Benoît Diéval (in house PR)
- Jeremy Flint
- Mark Bibby Jackson
- Stuart Kenny
- David McElhinney
- Bridget McGrouther
- Tristan Rutherford
- Nel Scroggie
- Daniel Stables
- Jonathan Thompson
- Dom Tulett
- Mike Unwin
- Jessica Vincent
- Karolina Wiercigroch
