Tourism Awards – we want your nominations
Have you been knocked out by a new museum or some other stunning tourist attraction? It’s time to put up candidates for this year’s prestigious BGTW Tourism Awards. Liz Gill…
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Montezuma and Medical Rescue
A BGTW Evening on Travel Health Montezuma’s revenge, the trots, whichever your preferred euphemism – most of us have suffered from diarrhoea on the road. But have we received the…
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Video: AGM 2017 in La Champagne, France
Here are some video highlights from our recent trip to the Champagne region of France for this year’s British Guild of Travel Writers AGM. Merci beaucoup La Champagne & L’Ardenne!…
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Mullet and magic dust – a French cookery course
Lisa Gerard-Sharp makes art of red mullet at a culinary Hogwarts in Reims “Eat with your eyes – throw powder at it,” commands our culinary magician. In the shadow of…
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Right said Fred, time to hit the bubbly – BGTW AGM Champagne 2017
Mike Pedley explores Champagne’s terroirs and cellars The Avenue de Champagne in Epernay is no ordinary street. Its kilometre-long strip is a roll call of pedigree Champagne houses that, since…
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1.7m Impressions of La Champagne & L’Ardenne
Last week, just under 90 BGTW travel writers, bloggers, photographers & broadcasters visited Reims in Northern France for our Annual General Meeting, and afterwards around 60 stayed on to explore…
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Reims and Troyes: A tale of two cities – BGTW AGM Champagne 2017
On first acquaintance, says Roger Bray, Reims and Troyes appear to be chalk and cheese. The former is solidly mature but still attractive, the latter is enjoying flamboyant, sometimes rickety…
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The Guild AGM : It’s a military operation – BGTW AGM Champagne 2017
This weekend, the advance guard of the BGTW will be heading out to Reims in France at the start of this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM). The Guild AGM is…
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Members’ News: Winter 2016
ISSUED BY THE BRITISH GUILD OF TRAVEL WRITERS Issue No.54; December 2016 CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE It’s been another busy quarter for Guild members and already we are gearing ourselves up for…
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Glittering prizes: The winners of the 2016 BGTW ITA awards
The BGTW’s annual awards for the best developments in tourism are always eagerly awaited. Here’s a full list of the winners and the highly commended – voted for by our…
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BGTW Gala Awards Dinner 2016 hits high notes
With the unveiling of top tourism honours for a new railway, a project to connect the horrors of the Great War with the misery of current conflicts – and a…
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Charity Raffle prize generosity raises £4067 – BGTW Events 2016
To all the generous providers of prizes for the charity raffle at our annual gala awards dinner – a big thank you. A mighty big thank you too from Survival…
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Final countdown to the BGTW Gala Awards Dinner 2016
The final countdown has begun to the travel event of the year. Though the two go together like airports and security queues we aren’t talking World Travel Market here –…
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Guild members scoop top Travel Media Awards 2016
Two Guild members took top honours in this year’s Travel Media Awards at a ceremony at London’s ME Hotel. James Lowen emerged as the winner in the Travel Guidebook of the…
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Twitter & Instagram for beginners – BGTW Events 2016
Though it was designed for the uninitiated the Guild’s latest tutorial on social media – “Twitter & Instagram for Beginners” – might have produced the odd nugget for old hands, too…
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Members’ News: Summer 2016
ISSUED BY THE BRITISH GUILD OF TRAVEL WRITERS Issue No.53; August 2016 CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE I spend a lot of my time attending and/or speaking at digital influencer/blogger conferences, and one…
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Masterclass: How to monetise your blog – BGTW Events 2016
Whether by accident or design – I like to think the latter – there was a perfect match between the two presenters at the BGTW Masterclass on How to Monetise…
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Landscape study – Guild visits Blenheim Palace
Gillian Thornton reports on a Guild tour of Blenheim Palace: As thank you presents go, Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire ranks up there with the very best. A gift to military…
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Members News: Spring 2016
ISSUED BY THE BRITISH GUILD OF TRAVEL WRITERS Issue No.52; April 2016 CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE This first quarter of 2016 has been a busy time for the British Guild of Travel…
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A busy April for Guild bloggers – BGTW News 2016
Geoff Moore – a blogging virgin – reports on the changing face of travel media: My blogging baptism took place in April at the Traverse 16 blogger conference* in Cardiff – an international…
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A night in the pub – BGTW members’ events 2016
Neil Taylor reports on the Guild’s March social evening: Staying in a pub seems such an obvious thing to do that it is amazing, as Guild members discovered at our…
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