APL Media is excited to announce that several of our talented contributors and editorial teams have been shortlisted in the prestigious TravMedia Awards 2025. 

The TravMedia Awards, now in their fifth year, honours outstanding achievements in the travel media landscape. This year’s ceremony will take place on 12 May 2025 at The Londoner Hotel in Leicester Square, London. We’re proud to celebrate the following nominations:  
 
RISING STAR OF THE YEAR   

• Kira Richards, assistant project editor, APL Media 
• Sam Kemp, assistant editor, National Geographic Traveller (UK) 

SPECIALIST TRAVEL WRITER OF THE YEAR (DESTINATIONS) 

• Charlotte Wigram-Evans, project editor, National Geographic Traveller (UK) 

SUSTAINABILITY WRITER OF THE YEAR 

• Jessica Vincent, contributor to National Geographic Traveller (UK) 

FEATURE OF THE YEAR 

• Georgia Stephens, features editor, National Geographic Traveller (UK) — ‘Malaysia’s Belmond Express is back — here’s what it’s like aboard Asia’s lux tiger train’ 
• Mark Parren Taylor, contributor, National Geographic Traveller (UK) — ‘On Jeju Island, a new generation of South Korean ‘mermaids’ emerges’ 

TRAVEL MEDIA WEBSITE OF THE YEAR 

• National Geographic Traveller (UK)  

TRAVEL MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR 

• National Geographic Traveller (UK)  

We extend our congratulations to all the nominees and look forward to the awards ceremony, where the winners will be announced. 
For more information on the TravMedia Awards and the full list of finalists, click here   
 
Note: The information provided is based on the official TravMedia Awards 2025 finalists list as of 16 April 2025. 

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About APL Media    
An award-winning publisher and content marketing agency founded in 1997, APL Media Limited has been changing the narrative, and the way clients communicate with their audiences, for over 27 years. In addition to publishing the award-winning magazines National Geographic Traveller (UK) and Food by National Geographic Traveller (UK) and organising related events under the National Geographic brand umbrella, APL Media produces print, digital and live media across the travel and lifestyle sector. aplmedia.co.uk