The third annual Oldie Travel Awards were held on the 19th November at the East India Club. These were sponsored by Tresco Island a Purple Frog Client and the results were announced by The Oldie travel editor Rosie Boycott who also gave an overview of the Island and how much she loved it when she stayed there recently.
The winners of each of the awards were:
The Oldie Travel Award for Worst Airport Design
WINNER Heathrow’s Terminal 5 designed by Richard Rogers
The Oldie Travel Award for Best Festival
WINNER Port Eliot festival in Cornwall
The Oldie ‘Muddy Boots’ Travel Award
WINNER The Yurt Farm, West Wales
The Oldie Travel Award for Best Motorway Café
WINNER Little Chef, Popham Services, Micheldever, Winchester
The Oldie Travel Award for Cruelty to Trees
WINNER Saga Cruises for their non-stop junk mailing
The Oldie ‘Don’t Leave Home Without It’ Travel Award
WINNER Solar Gorilla portable solar charger
The Oldie Travel Award for Cheapest Upgrade
WINNER Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway
Runners up:
Virgin lounge in UK airports
Dublin Railway
The Oldie Travel Award for Best Railway Station
WINNER Market Rasen, Lincolnshire
The Oldie Travel Award for Best Hostel
WINNER The Generator Hostel, London
Runner up:
Smart City Hostel, Edinburgh
The Oldie Travel Award for Best Travel Website
WINNER www.resorthoppa.com
Runner up:
www.southwestcoastpath.com
The Oldie Travel Award for Best Travel Writer
WINNER Along the Enchanted Way: A Romanian Story by William Blacker
Runners up:
Eleven Minutes Late: A Train Journey to the Soul of Britain by Matthew Engel
1066 and Rather More: A Walk Through History by Huon Mallalieu
The evening was very enjoyable and all the winners were proud to have received their awards and expressed their thanks to both the Oldie and Tresco. Mike Nelhams the Curator of Tresco Abbey Gardens presented the best Travel Writer Award to William Blacker for his inspiring book long the Enchanted Way: A Romanian Story. To learn more about the Oldie take a look at their web site and to find out more about Tresco click here.
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