It’s hard to believe that the CTO Caribbean Travel Media awards are back again for another year. It’s becoming one of the most anticipated events during WTM. The end of the Summer, and didn’t we have a hot one, leads straight in to Back To School and a frenzy of travel industry events and awards all vying for attention. The competition is rife but here at River we are working hard at making sure that the awards get the recognition they deserve.
But it is your entries we need to make it a success. The Caribbean Travel Media Awards are an opportunity to celebrate and reward the very best media coverage of the Caribbean. While also recognising the hard work behind each article or post. In 2017, we had over 120 entries, with a record number of social media campaigns. The 2017 Awards introduced, for the first time, a Social Media category.
The deadline of 12 October is closing in and we need your best articles and features, blogs, vlogs, social media campaigns and broadcast features from the past year. The full list of categories, important submission detail and online forms are available to download from caribbean.co.uk/CTOtravelawards.
We will shortly announce the panel of Judges selected to review the Awards. They will review all the entries to shortlist the four lucky finalists for each category to be announced on 24 October. The winners of the CTO Caribbean Travel Media Awards will be announced on Monday 5 November at the Fox@Excel at the Customs House entrance of WTM and we can’t wait to cheer them on.
Deadline extended for entries to the 2017 Caribbean Travel Media Awards
Submission period extended until Tuesday 17 October, 2017 at 11:59PM
Deadline for entries to the Caribbean Travel Media Awards is extended until Tuesday 17 October. No further extensions will be granted. So be sure to get your submission in now using our new online entry form .
The judges are eager to begin the review process and we look forward to seeing any remaining entries.
With just over two weeks left to submit your nominations for this year’s Caribbean Travel Media Awards, we urge you to submit any pieces of media coverage as soon as possible. This year we have two new categories: Social Media Campaigns and Caribbean Round Ups. Both have widened the possibilities therefore if you’ve been involved in any media campaigns that fit these categories, please do include. Think ‘Caribbean Year of Adventure’ too.
In the second instalment in our Q&A series, we recently caught up with Suzanne Jones, also known as The Travelbunny, to learn more about her life as a travel blogger and her international journey…
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After an exhausting three days at World Travel Market we gladly sat down to speak to one of the UK’s top travel bloggers @WanderlustChloe about her experiences and why she loves to travel…..
Why did you start – ‘Wanderlust Chloe’? A few years ago I decided to leave my stressful London job, travel and have an adventure. I booked flights and spent three months exploring Mexico, Central America and Cuba. Just before I left, I set up a blog just for fun! It was basically for friends and family and a little hobby for me to do on the road. I returned from travelling and decided I had a serious bout of wanderlust and I wanted to see more of the world so I updated the design and looked at the blog as a serious platform for sharing tips, photos and more with fellow travel lovers around the world. The rest, as they say, is history.
Whether we are searching for the best venues for a media event, launching new clients or hosting a posh afternoon tea: there’s is never a dull moment here at River Communications.
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Forget being miserable in February, it’s time to start planning for the months ahead and #RiverRecommends some great ideas. With lighter nights meaning longer days we’ve decided to be more cultural here in the River office and sample not only what London has to offer but also to don our sequins, dust off our feathers and head to Mardi Gras in New Orleans for a slice of pure carnival. … Continue reading
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