Exploring the Thousand Islands of Canada and the USA
In our age of the oversell there’s something refreshing about exploring the Thousand Islands region on the border of Canada and the USA. At a time when social media posts…
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#thetimbuktwo – Follow the Journey
BGTW member Nick Redmayne and Eugene Costello are raising money for NUJ Extra and the Journalists’ Charity plus the British Heart Foundation by driving from the UK to Bamako, Mali…
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BGTW appoints Simon Willmore as chairman
The British Guild of Travel Writers has elected Simon Willmore as its next chairman. Joining Simon on the new Board, which takes up responsibility for running the Guild from 1…
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Through the lens of James Rushforth
The BGTW Photographer of the Year 2018, James Rushforth recalls some of his travels as he shares some of the stories behind the images in his winning portfolio. An unusual…
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A virtual tour of a hotel that you’ve never visited
How do you like the idea of a taking a virtual tour of the hotel that you’re considering booking? Thanks to technology that’s now readily available, hotel operators can place…
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Tourism and journalism excellence recognised at BGTW Awards 2018
Adrian Phillips, managing director of Bradt Travel Guides, has been named ‘BGTW Travel Writer of the Year’ at the British Guild of Travel Writers’ Annual Gala Awards Dinner held at…
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Rock on – The New Forest village with its own beat
There are certain things you might expect to find in a New Forest village: little shops selling local produce, somewhere twee to have a cream tea and at least one…
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Cultural year-round Balearics
You might know the Balearics best for their glorious beaches and sun-soaked summers, but did you know that there is lashings to see and do on the islands year-round, especially…
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Unexpected Revelations – a day in St Albans
Despite being just 19 minutes by train from London-St Pancras, the buzzing market town of St Albans is one of southeast England’s best kept secrets, writes Gillian Thornton. It was…
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BGTW Tourism Awards 2018 finalists announced
A museum about Brunel in Bristol, a tank museum in France, and a civil rights trail in the USA are just three of the finalists in the British Guild of…
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Travel writers celebrate historic collaboration
A new collaboration has been announced that will strengthen ties and develop international co-operation between professional travel writers from Great Britain, Australia and North America (USA and Canada). The international…
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Entebbe Interlude
Entebbe is mostly remembered for a dramatic hijacking in the days of Idi Amin. Now it’s a sleepy backwater, writes Ben West… When you mention the word Entebbe, most Brits…
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Guild members win top awards
Adrian Phillips was named Consumer Writer of the Year in the 2018 Travel Media Awards while Jonathan Thompson took top honours for Regional Publication Feature of the Year for his…
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Members’ News: Summer 2018
ISSUED BY THE BRITISH GUILD OF TRAVEL WRITERS Issue No.58; September 2018 CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE Welcome to our latest news briefing on what our members are up to. It’s been a…
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Sax and the Citadel
Taking care to enunciate his vowels, Stuart Render takes a breather next to the man who invented Charlie Parker’s instrument of choice – and visits the House of Sax……………. Walking…
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Islandwana Adventure
You’ve done Kruger and the Cape: now try South Africa’s KwaZulu Natal, writes Ben West….. Whenever I meet someone who has holidayed in South Africa, chances are it’s the same…
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Buses, Boats and Banquets: BGTW Summer Party
What a ‘Holy Trinity’ of delight. An alliterative, three-in-one offering for our summer party in Old London Town. ‘Buses, Boats and Banquets,’ was the billing, with bridges and beer from Belgium…
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Roly Smith publishes ‘Wonders of the Peak: Then and Now’
Everyone who knows the Peak District – Britain’s first and most popular National Park – knows that it’s wonderful. From the brooding Dark Peak moorlands to the sylvan limestone dales…
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Guild directory launched in style
On Tuesday night the British Guild of Travel Writers held its launch party to celebrate the publication of the BGTW Directory 2018-2019. The glamorous venue for the event was London’s…
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Members scoop USA honours
Two Guild members were honoured in the 2018 Visit USA (UK) Association media awards . They were: Aaron Millar, winner in the Consumer Travel Magazine category with “Hoodoo, Voodoo, Ghosts…
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How and when to do Dubrovnik on a short break
Croatia is a turquoise-watered, pebbly-beached hit among many Guild members. It has a fascinating history, lashings of sunshine, the freshest seafood, and a rapidly maturing wine scene. The star of…
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