National Geographic Traveller (UK) is celebrating success at the TravMedia Awards 2026, with a win in the Specialist Travel Writer of the Year (Destination) category for long-time freelance contributor Amelia Duggan. Amelia, former managing editor for APL Media and former deputy editor for National Geographic Traveller (UK), won for her portfolio of work on Portugal. 

The awards ceremony was hosted at The Londoner hotel in London’s Leicester Square, where attendees enjoyed a black-tie gala dinner in the ballroom with the awards ceremony and an afterparty. 

The TravMedia Awards is among the industry’s most coveted benchmarks — its accolades recognising the finest journalists, content creators and PR professionals working in the travel media industry today. 

Alongside Amelia’s win, which also included work across other titles, the National Geographic Traveller (UK) and Postcards teams received five further nominations, including: 

• Specialist Travel Writer of the Year (Destination): Farida Zeynalova, editor, Postcards  

• Feature of the Year: Amanda Canning, deputy editor, National Geographic Traveller (UK), for ‘What it’s like to live in Greenland‘ 

• Feature of the Year: Charlotte Wigram-Evans, lead editor, The Collection by National Geographic Traveller (UK), for ‘Track mountain gorillas in Uganda with the people who protect them’ 

• Travel Media Website of the Year: National Geographic (nationalgeographic.com)  

• Travel Magazine of the Year: National Geographic Traveller (UK) 

Many congratulations to all this year’s winners and nominees. 

To see the full list of winners, visit the TravMedia Awards 2026 website.  

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About APL Media     
APL Media is a multi-award-winning content marketing agency and publisher, creating high-quality print, digital and live media across the travel and lifestyle sectors since 1997. It has published National Geographic Traveller (UK) under licence from National Geographic Partners LLC since 2010, alongside brand extensions including guides, events and digital platforms. Its portfolio includes Living360, a digital lifestyle brand spanning wellness, travel, food, sustainability and culture.      

APL Media delivers custom content, branded campaigns and editorial consultancy, internship schemes including Step Up and produces leading events such as the Travel Media Awards. It is also a leading reseller of advertising for national newspapers, with content created for them, too. Its trade titles include Postcards and the ASTA Worldwide Destination Guide. aplmedia.co.uk