The ASTW Awards Committee is proud to announce the winners and finalists of the ASTW Awards for Excellence 2019.
LOUISE SOUTHERDEN
High hopes in the Himalayas – Traveller – Sydney Morning Herald/Age
The call of the high – Traveller – Sydney Morning Herald/Age
Kyushu’s sacred mountain hike – Traveller – Sydney Morning Herald/Age
Andrew Bain
River runs for a raft of reasons – Traveller – Sydney Morning Herald/Age
The full Monte Rosa – Traveller – Sydney Morning Herald/Age
Top-end Tassie – Outback magazine
Catherine Marshall
On another planet with the apes – Traveller – Sydney Morning Herald/Age
Colour by numbers – Weekend Australian
You want to be transformed – Qantas Travel Insider
DAN AVILA
Winter is coming – Signature Luxury Travel and Style magazine
In the belly of the glacier – Signature Luxury Travel and Style magazine
Greenland warmth – Vacations & Travel magazine
The lights are on – Vacations & Travel magazine
Beautiful Lech – Vacations & Travel magazine
Jocelyn Pride
Moose in the mist – Wellbeing
A grand view – The Finer Things in Travel
White thunder – The Road Ahead
Penguin party – Fodor’s Travel
Hidden beauty – Wellbeing
Fiona Harper
Humans of Amritsar, India - KarryOn
Amritsar - KarryOn
Wagah border ceremonial parade – KarryOn
Street scene in Amritsar – KarryOn
The Golden Temple in Amritsar – KarryOn
SHELLEY WINKEL – Tourism and Events Queensland
Laura Speirs – Glasgow
Jodi Clark – TFE Hotels/NT Tourism
Kate Parker – Intrepid Travel
MARY O’BRIEN – Smooth operator – Australian Financial Review
Danielle Lancaster – Shades of Thailand – Vacations & Travel magazine
Flip Byrnes – The Sanctuary – Fernwood magazine
FLIP BYRNES – Finding Aladdin – Holidays with Kids magazine
Aleney de Winter – Sugar & spice and all things nice – Holidays with Kids magazine
Dani Wright – Snowshoe to fondue – Escape/News Ltd
SARAH REID – What’s it like to swim into the world’s weirdest underwater orgy? – Adventure.com
John Borthwick – Iron Horse Trek Is One Helluva Ride – The West Australian
Michelle Hespe – All Shook Up – True Blue magazine
John Borthwick – The Indian Pacific: An epic train journey across Australia, from Perth to Sydney – Traveller – Sydney Morning Herald/Age
Andrew Bain – Top-End Tassie – Outback magazine
Celeste Mitchell – Walking the Larapinta Trail, NT – Escape/News
Catherine Best – Walk on the dark side – Mahubay (Philippine Airlines)
PENNY WATSON – Sweet-toothed London – Traveller – Sydney Morning Herald/Age
CATHERINE MARSHALL – Palate of Persia – MiNDFOOD magazine
Aleney de Winter – A taste of Cambodia – Escape
Mark Daffey – Flavour of the Month – Traveller – Sydney Morning Herald/Age
Lynn Gail – Monkey face
Dan Avila – Sunset Polar Bear
Laura Waters – Mt Taranaki
Carolyn Beasley – Into the wild – Luxury Escapes magazine
Catherine Marshall – A naturally kinder future – The Australian
Kerry van der Jagt – Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe safari: Seeing cheetahs in the wild – Traveller – Sydney Morning Herald/Age
Craig Tansley – Zimbabwe, Mana Pools: A game park where guests can walk among the wildlife – Traveller – Sydney Morning Herald/Age
Steve Madgwick – The things I learned taking public transport the entire length of Africa – Adventure.com
Tracey Croke – There’s no war in the Wakhan – Adventure.com
TOURISM NEW ZEALAND
Brand USA
Intrepid Travel
Catherine Marshall – Troubled waters – Traveller – Sydney Morning Herald/Age
Kate Armstrong – Natural Selections – The Weekend Australian
Maggy Oehlbeck – Sea Dreaming – World Magazine
Susan Gough Henly – La Belle France – International Traveller magazine
Catherine Marshall – On another planet with the apes – Traveller – Sydney Morning Herald/Age
Craig Tansley – Ladakh, India Himalayas hiking: Sublime loneliness – Traveller – Sydney Morning Herald/Age
Roderick Eime – Find your rhythm in Cuba – Vacations & Travel magazine
Catherine Marshall – Sound of silence – Australian Financial Review
Dan Avila – Going to extremes – Signature Luxury Travel and Lifestyle
John Borthwick – Five pleasures of Patagonia – My Discoveries
Rob McFarland – The chorus from the canopy – Traveller – Sydney Morning Herald/Age
INTREPID TRAVEL – Adventure Travel Index Campaign
DC&A Worldwide – Destination Canada PR Content Campaign
Tourism New Zealand – #GETNZONTHEMAP campaign
PEPR – Hilton Destination Marketing Campaign – Australia and NZ
Helen Hayes – The rise of the family safari in Africa – Holidays with Kids magazine
Christine Retschlag – Beautiful one day, bitcoin the next – Queensland Uncovered
Julie Miller – Hawaii’s Volcanoes National Park – Traveller – Sydney Morning Herald/Age
Kerry van der Jagt – Zimbabwe wildlife safari: Post-Mugabe Zimbabwe signals a new era of wildlife tourism – Traveller – Sydney Morning Herald/Age
Aleney de Winter – BOYEATSWORLD
Christine Retschlag – The Global Goddess
Fiona Harper – Travel Boating Lifestyle
Helen Hayes – Aspen guide: Everything you need to know about Colorado’s glitziest ski town – 9Honey
Aleney de Winter – Minneriya National Park – Ethical Elephant Attractions in Sri Lanka
Carrie Hutchinson – What it’s like spending the night in a Qashqai homestay on a women’s expedition in Iran – Intrepid Travel blog
Mark Daffey – Dolphin Delight – Australian Wooden Boat Festival
Dan Avila – Greenland Warmth – Vacations & Travel
Tracey Croke – The Afghanistan You Never See: Game of “Buzkashi” – Adventure.com
Ben Groundwater – Go Your Own Way: Hacks, Tips and Tricks to Travel the World Solo
Lee Atkinson – Australia’s Best Nature Escapes
Melanie Ball – Top Walks in Tasmania
THE TRAVEL CORPORATION
Intrepid Travel
World Expeditions
