TravMedia's Influencer Conference, Marketplace & Awards takes place at the QEII Centre London, 26 March 2019.

The shortlist for the inaugural sit-UP travel influencer awards have been revealed by TravMedia, ahead of the ceremony on 26 March.

Five awards are up for grabs for influencers alone, while two trophies recognise the best influencer activity by travel and tourism brands. Almost 100 entries were received in the first year.

sit-UP is TravMedia UK's brand new business-focused event connecting the travel industry with influencers (www.situpevent.com), taking place at the QEII Centre, London.

The winners will be announced at the event's after-party, following sit-UP's morning conference and afternoon marketplace connecting influencers with brands.

sit-UP takes place the day after the QEII hosts IMM – also created by TravMedia UK - the market-leading event connecting journalists with the travel industry.

Said Ana Rodrigues, Event Manager for sit-UP: “These first-ever sit-UP awards have been fiercely fought over. We've had an avalanche of entries and created lots of work to our judges! We can't wait to reveal the winners next week.”

SIT-UP AWARDS SHORTLISTS 

Travel Influencer of the Year

Alex Zouaghi - A on the Road         
Chloe Gunning - Wanderlust Chloe
Cory Varga - You Could Travel       
Leyla Kazim - The Cutlery Chronicles         
Sophie Davis - Sophie's Suitcase    

Vlogger of the Year

Alex Outhwaite - A Life Well Travelled        
David Reilly - Life of Reilly   
Garlen Lo           

Disruptor of the Year

Abigail King - Inside the Travel Lab
Charlie and Jess - The Travel Project        
Sophie Davis - Sophie's Suitcase              

Rising Star of the Year

Chloe Marchant - Creatively Clo     
Jenni Sheldon - Travel to Recovery
Lavina Dsouza - Continent Hop      
Nadia & Mike Elizabeth - Couple Travel the World          
Susan Schwartz – A Lush Life Manual                  

Blog of the Year

Andrew Sim and Emily Gough - Along Dusty Roads        
Archana Singh - Travel See Write  
Emily Luxton - Emily Luxton Travels           
Macca Sherifi - An Adventurous World       
Paul Johnson - A Luxury Travel Blog          

Influencer Marketing Campaign of the Year

Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority     
Sandals Resorts UK 
TrekAmerica  
VisitBritain        

Travel Brand of the Year

Host Unusual 
Martinhal Family Hotels & Resorts  
Rough Guides           

The judges are:

Alastair McKenzie, travel journalist, blogger and former Chairman of the British Guild of Travel Writers

Amanda Hills-Balfour, President, Hills Balfour & MMGY Global

David Ezra, PR Director, KBC PR

Debbie Flynn, Managing Partner, Brighter Group

Debbie Hindle, Managing Director, Four Travel

Emma Brennan, Head of Media and PR, ABTA – The Travel Association

Emma Mead, Head of Global PR & Influencer Marketing, VisitBritain / VisitEngland

Julia Record, Global Director of Communications, Dorchester Collection

Kate McWillliams, Deputy Managing Director, LOTUS

Phil Bloomfield, dnata Travel Europe, Travelbag and Netflights

Rachel O'Connor, MD, Siren Communications

Rachel O'Reilly, Head of Communications, Kuoni

Stuart Fyfe, PR Manager (International UK/Northern Europe), Tourism Australia

Sue Whitehead, Director, Hume Whitehead Limited

Tim Fordham Moss, Founder/Director, WixHill

Brands signed up for sit-UP include Atout France and many regional French tourist boards, AMResorts, Austrian National Tourist Office, Bournemouth & Poole Tourism, Calgary Stampede, Catalonia - Catalan Tourist Board, Cayman Islands Department of Tourism, Classic Cottages, Cook Islands, Cultural Heart of Germany, Daytona Beach Area CVB, Destinations St John's, Flamingo Marketing, G Adventures, German National Tourist Office, Grenada Tourism Authority, Hamburg Tourism, Hand Picked Hotels, Inghams, isango!, KE Adventure Travel, Ljubljana Tourism, Macao Government Tourist Office, Netflights, One Ocean Expeditions, Outrigger Resorts, Savoie Mont Blanc Tourisme, Thermae Bath Spa and The Gainsborough Bath Spa, Tourism Nova Scotia, Tourism NT (Northern Territory), Tourism Whistler, Travel Alberta, TrekAmerica, Turismo Lanzarote, Visit Aberdeenshire, Visit Belfast, Visit Brussels, Visit County Durham, VisitBritain, VisitDenmark and WOW Air.

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EDITORS NOTES

Originally created by a travel journalist seeking a better way to research and report travel news, TravMedia is dedicated to creating thriving online communities of travel journalists and travel PR professionals.

The company currently operates in 11 countries: Australia, Germany, Dubai, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, India, Brazil, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Africa, and has amassed over 50,000 journalist and PR members.

In the UK, TravMedia and Food4Media are part of the family of websites that also includes Homes4Media.com and Property4Media.com, sites that are owned and operated separately by News4Media Ltd.

The technology used by the sites has become an essential tool for journalists and PR professionals in their day-to-day activities, as they connect and share information in their working lives.

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For further information, please contact:

Ana Rodrigues

sit-UP Event Manager

T: +44 (0)20 3440 8914

E: ana.rodrigues@travmedia.com