Three National Geographic Traveller (UK) writers awarded at the AITO Travel Writer of the Year Awards
On the evening of 3 November 2022, AITO, the Specialist Travel Association (), announced the results of its prestigious 2022 Travel Writer of the Year Awards, the 25th year since the awards were launched.
Alicia Miller won AITO Travel Writer of the Year (TWOTY) over 1,500 words, for 鈥樷��, a feature published in National Geographic Traveller (UK).
Writer Aaron Millar was awarded third place in the same category for his piece , also in National Geographic Traveller (UK), and National Geographic Traveller (UK) commissioning editor Connor McGovern was also awarded third place in the AITO Young Travel Writer of the year category, for his article on 鈥樷��, also published in National Geographic Traveller (UK).
The five awards were announced at AITO鈥檚 Meets the Media event at the Copthorne Tara Hotel in Kensington, London, on Tuesday 3 November. With over 350 entries for 2022, the judges reviewed each article according to four criteria, seeking copy that was inspirational, informative, interesting and well-written.