Travel shows, events and awards
Note: dates and venues subject to change
JANUARY
Inspire Global Media Awards – promoting positive impact tourism storytelling – submission deadline
Travel Photographer of the Year – winners announced
AITO collection – London (reception showcasing what’s new)
Adventure Travel Show – Business Design Centre, London
Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show – Manchester
Fitur – Madrid, Spain (International tourism trade fair)
FEBRUARY
Inspire Global Media Awards – promoting positive impact tourism storytelling – finalists announced
Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show – Olympia, London
International Mediterranean Tourism Market (IMTM) – Tel Aviv, Israel
MARCH
Edward Stanford TravelWriting Awards – Award ceremony, London
TravMedia Awards France – Paris
Travel Media Awards – Entries open
ITB – Berlin, Germany
TravMedia International Media Marketplace (IMM) – QEII Centre, London
London Book Fair – Olympia, London
British Tourism & Travel Show – NEC, Birmingham
Inspire Global Media Awards – promoting positive impact tourism storytelling – awards ceremony
APRIL
World Travel Market Africa – Cape Town, South Africa
Intourmarket – Moscow, Russia
Takulandirani Malawi International Expo, Lilongwe
International Luxury Travel Market Africa (ILTM), Cape Town, South Africa
World Travel Market Latin America – São Paulo, Brazil
Inspire Global Marketplace – positive impact suppliers, tour operators, destinations and industry partners sharing their stories with the media
MAY
ILTM – Sao Paulo, Brazil
IPW – (US Travel Association market) – USA
Travel Media Awards – closing date for entries
Indaba 2019 – Durban, South Africa
IMEX – Frankfurt, Germany
JUNE
TravMedia Awards – Winners announced: The Londoner, Leicester Square
Travel Photographer of the Year – entries open
TBEX – USA
Experience Africa – a venue in London
ILTM – Singapore
Travel Tech Show – Excel, London
Business Travel Show Europe – Excel, London
JULY
AITO summer press barbecue – London
SEPTEMBER
Travel Media Awards – Winners announced, London venue
OCTOBER
World Aviation Festival – Lisbon Exhibition and Congress Centre, Lisbon
IMM Asia – Singapore (including TravMedia Awards Asia)
Group Leisure Travel Trade Show – Milton Keynes
Travel Photographer of the Year – entries close
Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards – submissions close
Bradt New Travel Writer of the Year – submissions close
AITO Travel Writer of the Year Awards ceremony, London
ABTA Convention – a destination in Europe
AITO Meet the Media – London
ITB Asia – Singapore
Conde Nast Luxury Travel Fair (consumer event) – Olympia, London
TravMedia Awards – submissions close
NOV
British Guild of Travel Writers Gala Dinner – London
World Travel Market – ExCel, London
Travel Photographer of the Year – finalists announced
Foreign Press Association Media Awards – Sheraton Grand, London
TravMedia Awards – finalists announced
ILTM Cannes – Cannes, France