APL Media extends a warm welcome to Kinza Chaudry, who is joining the company as one of five winners of the 2025 TMA Step Up internship programme. Throughout July, she’ll be moving across creative departments, picking up valuable insights into the editorial side of the publishing world. 

Having gained a better understanding of PR at FINN Partners in June, the recent sociology graduate from the University of Bristol is thrilled to be completing the second part of her eight-week internship by diving into journalistic work with the fantastic National Geographic Traveller (UK) teams. 

Kinza says: “I’m excited to gain hands-on experience in travel journalism and work alongside an established group of professionals. TMA Step Up will provide me with invaluable exposure to travel journalism, leading to an exciting career in travel media.”  

About the TMA Step Up scheme 

APL Media is one of 10 partner companies taking part in this year’s programme, which includes: 

• An eight-week summer internship 
• Six months of mentoring 
• A ticket to the Travel Media Awards at Pan Pacific London on 13 October 2025 

Other participating partners include EasyJet Holidays, FINN Partners, Ink Global, Intrepid Travel, Kuoni, Metro, The Sun, TTG Media and Virgin Atlantic. 

Meet the rest of the 2025 intern cohort gaining experience with two leading industry partners this summer:  

• Sophie Colson: TTG Media and Intrepid Travel 
• Daniella Dhorasoo: Ink Global and Kuoni 
• Lillie-Rose Lenga-Kroma: Metro and EasyJet Holidays 
• Jenna Stevens: The Sun and Virgin Atlantic 

Discover more about the full line-up of Step Up interns here. 

Explore the Travel Media Awards and Step Up scheme. 

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Notes for editors: 

Travel Media Awards Step Up is an internship programme run by the Travel Media Awards — working with partners APL Media, FINN Partners, Intrepid Travel, TTG Media, EasyJet holidays, Ink Global, Kuoni, Metro, The Sun and Virgin Atlantic — with the aim of driving diversity and inclusion in travel media for young people. 

Travel Media Awards was created by, and is owned by and operated under, a joint venture agreement between Travega and APL Media Limited. Launched in 2015, the Travel Media Awards is widely recognised as the premier awards event in travel media, and the only UK national awards exclusively rewarding editorial excellence and achievement across all forms of travel media. 

For more information and sources, visit here. 

For all enquiries regarding the Travel Media Awards Step Up scheme, please contact: 

Sabera Sattar, Head of Events: [email protected]  
Kira Richards, Assistant Project Editor: [email protected] 

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About APL Media 
APL Media is a multi-award-winning content marketing agency and publisher, producing 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, supported by brand extensions including guides, events, and digital platforms. The portfolio also features Living360, a digital lifestyle brand covering wellness, travel, food, sustainability, and culture, distributed via national media and its own platform. APL Media delivers custom content, branded campaigns, editorial consultancy, and leading events such as the Travel Media Awards and Step Up. Its trade titles include Postcards and the ASTA Worldwide Destination Guide, with content also produced for national newspapers. 
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