Paragliding: getting your second wind – Tenerife AGM 2016
Lindsay Sutton takes to the air. NEVER mind ‘The Wrong Kind of Trousers.’ We had ‘The Wrong Kind of Wind,’ if you’ll pardon the expression. No, not related to tummy…
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Walking among volcanoes – Tenerife AGM 2016
Last night we squinted through the dusk to follow the rocky, uneven path that led us back from a fiery sunset looking down into the gaping mouth of Pico Viejo, and…
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Mount Teide – Tenerife AGM 2016
They say the altitude might affect you. Hardly surprising. The Teleferico Teide cable car shoots up to the upper station at 29kmh in a matter of minutes and suddenly you’re at…
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Whale trail – Tenerife AGM 2016
Liz Gill spots pilot whales and bottle-nosed dolphins off the coast of Tenerife I’m not much of a betting person but a 99 per cent chance should be good enough for…
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Aquatic Fly Over – Tenerife 2016
Most of us like to remain in our comfort zones. My comfort zone is avoiding anything with more than a modicum of risk. Your idea of a modicum of risk…
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The other side of Tenerife – AGM 2016
This year the British Guild of Travel Writers held its Annual General Meeting in Tenerife. From paragliding to whale watching, there were plenty of activities on offer that showcased the…
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Walk this way – Tenerife AGM 2016
With more than a decade of accumulated knowledge and thousands of footsore kilometres behind them, Guild member Andrea Montgomery and her husband Jack have just published their latest guide to…
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A view from the inside – Tenerife AGM 2016
Not long to go until the Guild’s AGM in Tenerife. Andrea Montgomery, who lives there, provides a snapshot from the ground: Close your eyes and think of Tenerife. What do…
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Members News: Winter 2015
ISSUED BY THE BRITISH GUILD OF TRAVEL WRITERS Issue No.51; December 2015 CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE The autumn and early winter of 2015 have been a bonus awards season for BGTW members…
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£3724 raised for Railway Children
A fabulous array of raffle prizes* enabled the Guild to raise an impressive £3724 at its annual awards dinner towards the the East Africa appeal launched by Railway Children. The amount the charity received…
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BGTW Tourism Awards – Best Wider World Tourism Projects 2015
Best Wider World Tourism Award: Túcume Museum, Peru (Hilary Bradt). It highlights a relatively unknown civilisation that flourished in northern Peru from about 1100AD until the Conquest of the Incas. Its members built…
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BGTW Tourism Awards – Best European Tourism Projects 2015
The Best European Tourism Award went to the replica Caverne Pont d’Arc (nominated by BGTW members Mary Anne Evans and John Malathronas). It opened in Ardèche, France earlier in 2015. Taking a one hour guided tour along…
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BGTW Tourism Awards – Best UK Tourism Projects 2015
The winner of the UK Tourism Awards is Lincoln Castle Revealed & Magna Carta Vault (nominated by BGTW member Gillian Thornton). Founded by William the Conqueror and home to one of the four…
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2015 BGTW Photographer of the Year – Timothy Bird
BGTW Photographer of the Year Award sponsored by Fuji Film went to Tim Bird who is based in Helsinki. His winning images captured subjects as diverse as boys drumming themselves into a frenzy at…
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2015 BGTW Travel Writer of the Year – Jonathan Thompson
BGTW Travel Writer of the Year award, sponsored by Travel PR, went to Jonathan Thompson for a portfolio of travel articles in the Daily Telegraph, Escapism, Metro and the Guardian. They ranged in scope from a visit to Antarctica on the…
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Best Tourism Projects of 2015 revealed by BGTW
The British Guild of Travel Writers’ annual tourism awards were announced last night on the eve of World Travel Market. Lincoln Castle Revealed & Magna Carta Vault in Lincoln was…
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The cream of travel writing and photography was celebrated with the unveiling of the British Guild of Travel Writers’ 2016 Members’ Awards on the eve of World Travel Market. As usual they were…
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Armenian surprises at Guild Savoy Awards Dinner
It’s not every evening you’re entertained by a top Armenian jazz musician on the empty wine bottle and tea tray. But then there was much unexpected about this year’s British Guild…
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Mastering Twitter: Guild seminar open to non members
Twitter has become the best way to keep up with the news as it happens, find sources, find an audience and even network online. It’s even been known to be fun…
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Guild members nominated for Travel Media awards
Guild members are prominently represented among the finalists in the inaugural Travel Media Awards. They include: NATIONAL CONSUMER TRAVEL FEATURE OF THE YEAR Jeremy Seal for ‘Back to Iran’ in Ultratravel…
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Kew for a party – The BGTW celebrates summer in the gardens 2015
The Guild held its annual summer party at Kew Gardens. Neil Taylor reports: Travel writers are well used to exaggeration, both in what they read in press releases and therefore…
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