Dear colleague,

We are delighted to announce that nominations are now open for the Travel Content category for the 2020 VisitEngland Awards for Excellence to be held in June. The award is open to all travel writers, broadcasters, bloggers and vloggers who published a feature on England between 1 January 2019 and 31 March 2020 on a UK platform.

The VisitEngland Awards for Excellence celebrate the best of English tourism, promoting competition and high standards, helping to ensure England's place as a world-class destination. The Travel Content Award recognises the important contribution that media and influencers make in championing the huge array of amazing experiences on offer across the country.

Eligible entries

We are looking for an article or blog of 500 words or more, or TV, radio or vlog content of more than two minutes, that champions breaks and travel experiences in England. Content can be an England series, a destination feature or a round-up.

Judges will be particularly looking for content that showcases a new take on an experience or destination, bringing to life all there is on offer for breaks in England.

To enter

• Please email a link to or colour scan of your/your colleague's travel piece to press@visitengland.org
• All entries must be the original work of the entrant and must have been published in the UK between 1 January 2019 and 31 March 2020. If a broadcast entry does not appear under the entrant's name, confirmation should be included from the programme producer that the entrant is entitled to claim the feature as their own work
• Please give your details in the body of the email (name, title, email address and telephone number), along with the publication's details (name, circulation and date of publication)

Deadline for entries

17.00; 31 March 2020

Shortlisted entries will be put forward to a judging panel in April. A Gold, Silver and Bronze winner will be announced as part of the VisitEngland Awards in June 2020.   

We look forward to hearing from you!

With best wishes,

The VisitEngland PR Team