UK & Ireland Campervan Hire company, Bunk Campers, has been shortlisted for 'Best Adventure Holiday for Families' at the Family Traveller Awards 2016.

Acknowledging and congratulating the best of the best in family travel, the Family Traveller Awards is the only event of its kind with 25 categories ranging from Best Long Haul Accommodation to Best Kid's Club and everything in between.

Bigger and better than ever for 2016, nominations have increased from 2015's inaugural year with a further seven categories added to bring the total number of awards to 25. Receiving overwhelming support from the industry with over 1600 nominations, the shortlist has been painstakingly whittled down by the Family Traveller team and is now open to scrutiny from an expert panel of judges including editor of Family Traveller, Jane Anderson, TV and radio presenter and writer Mariella Frostrup, BBC's go-to travel documentary maker Simon Reeve; travel editor at The Times Jane Knight, and travel & lifestyle director of Elle, Sue Ward Davies.

The shortlist of nominations is now also open to the most important judge, the public, who can vote for their family travel favourites until 20 September to determine the winners of the Family Traveller Awards 2016.

This is the second year Bunk Campers has been nominated for a Family Traveller Award. As one of the UK & Ireland's leading campervan rental companies, Bunk Campers offers a wide range of a modern, stylish and comfortable transport and accommodation for family camping holidays. Families can choose from a range of campervans and motorhomes to suit all tastes and budgets - from compact VW campervans to large 6 berth motorhomes suitable for European touring. All Bunk Campers vehicles come equipped with everything required for a family holiday including, comfy beds, cooking facilities, dining equipment, heating and electricity. Where you go, you decide!

Keith Charlton, Bunk Campers Managing Director commented:

 'We are delighted that Bunk Campers has been shortlisted as 'Best Adventure Travel Holiday for Families.' 

'Campervan travel is growing increasingly popular amongst families due to its ability to connect to a wide range of holiday interests. Whether it's a camping trip, day at the beach, picnic in the park or action packed adventure – a campervan holiday can be all that, all rolled into one. With self-catering transport and accommodation, it gives families the freedom and flexibility to create their own holiday and not have to worry about packing and unpacking.'

'As a business, we continue to invest in our fleet in order to ensure quality, choice, and value for all of our customers so we appreciate every single vote we receive! It would be great for our loyal fan base to take a few minutes to vote for us.'

The shortlist is now available on the Family Traveller website, and a full list of winner will be announced in the November/December 2016 issue of the magazine with the ceremony taking place on 4 October.

For more information or to cast a vote, please visit www.familytravellerawards.com/vote

For more information on Bunk Campers, please visit www.bunkcampers.com

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For more information, please contact:

Leanne Cromie

Business Manager

Bunk Campers

+44 (0) 2890 813057

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About Bunk Campers:

• Established in 2007, Bunk Campers are one of the UK & Ireland's largest campervan rental companies with a fleet of vehicles that is 100% company owned.
• Starting with rental depots in Belfast and Dublin they expanded into the UK market in 2012 with the opening of Edinburgh & Glasgow depots followed by London in 2013.
• Bunk Campers offer Europe's widest choice of vehicle types from the compact 2-person campers, VW Campervans to large 6 person motorhomes.
• Bunk Campers was established by husband and wife team, Keith Charlton and Louise Corken. Inspired by their travels in Australia and New Zealand, they returned and set up the campervan hire business in 2007.
• Keith bought and lovingly restored his first camper van in 1987, a bright orange Volkswagen T2 camper van built in 1973 never imagining that 20 years later he would own a business renting out camper vans!