{"id":3232,"date":"2016-06-01T09:40:01","date_gmt":"2016-06-01T09:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aplmedia.co.uk\/?p=3232"},"modified":"2020-05-03T19:44:31","modified_gmt":"2020-05-03T18:44:31","slug":"reader-awards-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aplmedia.co.uk\/reader-awards-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Voting open now for National Geographic Traveller Reader Awards 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LONDON (1 June 2016)<\/strong> \u2014 Voting is now open for the second annual <em>National Geographic Traveller<\/em> Reader Awards 2016, in association with Qatar Tourism Authority. Readers of one of the UK\u2019s best-loved travel magazines will be able to vote for their favourite destination, airline, tour operator and more. With a host of new categories this year, including best rail journey, family travel company and cruise line, voters can help their favourite companies win one of the most prestigious awards in travel. The results will be announced during a ceremony in London this November and in the Jan\/Feb 2017 issue of <em>National Geographic Traveller <\/em>(UK)<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Pat Riddell, editor of <em>National Geographic Traveller <\/em>(UK), said: \u201cOn the back of last year\u2019s successful launch, we\u2019re really excited to be able to announce that voting is now open for our second annual Reader Awards \u2014 a means for our readers to have their say. We want to know what readers value the most about travel, and to award the companies and destinations that have struck a chord with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rashed Al-Qurese, chief marketing and promotions officer for Qatar Tourism Authority, said: \u201cWe\u2019re delighted to be the headline sponsor of the\u00a0<em>National Geographic Traveller<\/em>\u00a0Reader Awards 2016. Qatar Tourism Authority are proud to be associated once again with the highly reputable brand of<em> National Geographic Traveller,\u00a0<\/em>and this continued alliance with Qatar perfectly matches the target market of the audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Readers can vote for their favourite in the following categories:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Short-haul country<\/li>\n<li>Long-haul country<\/li>\n<li>Short-haul city<\/li>\n<li>Long-haul city<\/li>\n<li>Short-haul airline<\/li>\n<li>Long-haul airline<\/li>\n<li>Overseas hotel group<\/li>\n<li>UK hotel group<\/li>\n<li>Overseas attraction<\/li>\n<li>UK attraction<\/li>\n<li>Tour operator<\/li>\n<li>Travel TV programme<\/li>\n<li>Travel book<\/li>\n<li>Travel blog<\/li>\n<li>New green initiative<\/li>\n<li>Rail journey<\/li>\n<li>New cultural experience, presented by Qatar Tourism Authority<\/li>\n<li>Cruise line<\/li>\n<li>Family travel company<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Voters will be automatically entered into a prize draw. Holiday prizes include a seven-night cruise of northern Iceland on board a brand new, boutique 17-cabin yacht with Variety Cruises; and a seven-night ski trip to Austria, courtesy of VIP SKI. An Apple iPad mini 2, two Amazon Kindles and 20 <em>National Geographic Traveller<\/em> (UK) subscriptions are also up for grabs.<\/p>\n<p>Voting for the Reader Awards closes on 30 September.<\/p>\n<h3>The headline sponsor of the <em>National Geographic Traveller<\/em> Reader Awards 2016 is:<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/qatartourism.gov.qa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Qatar Tourism Authority<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) works with stakeholders to promote the development of a sustainable and mature tourism sector, positioning the country as a leading tourism destination.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/natgeotraveller.co.uk\/readerawards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">natgeotraveller.co.uk\/readerawards <\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Find us on Facebook: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NatGeoTraveller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>facebook.com\/natgeotraveller<\/em><\/a><br \/>\nTwitter: <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/NatGeoTraveller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>twitter.com\/natgeotraveller<\/em><\/a><br \/>\nGoogle+: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/+NatGeoTraveller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">google.com\/+natgeotraveller<\/a><\/em><br \/>\nPinterest: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/natgeotraveller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pinterest.com\/natgeotraveller<\/a><\/em><br \/>\nInstagram<em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/natgeotraveller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instagram.com\/natgeotraveller<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The <em>National Geographic Traveller <\/em>(UK) app is available for iPad from the App Store: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/NGTUKapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>bit.ly\/NGTUKapp<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>National Geographic Traveller (UK) <\/strong>is published under license by »ÆÉ«ÊÓƵ<strong>, <\/strong>from\u00a0National Geographic Partners LLC\u00a0in Washington, D.C. It was launched in December 2010, and is one of 17 local-language editions. The magazine is also available in Australia, China, Czech Republic, France, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Germany, Hungary, Latin America, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia and Spain.\u00a0The 180-page travel and lifestyle magazine is packed full of you-are-there photography, authentic travel experiences and inspiring narratives.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/natgeotraveller.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">natgeotraveller.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About National Geographic Travel (USA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>National Geographic Travel creates authentic, meaningful and engaging travel experiences through National Geographic Traveler magazine; National Geographic Expeditions; National Geographic Unique Lodges of the World; digital travel content; travel books; maps; and travel photography programmes. National Geographic Traveler (six\u00a0issues per year)\u00a0has 16 international editions.\u00a0National Geographic Expeditions, the travel programme of the Society, offers a variety of unique travel experiences led by top experts to more than 80 destinations across all seven continents.\u00a0National Geographic Travel books bring readers curated travel advice, photography and insider tips. <a href=\"http:\/\/nationalgeographic.com\/travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nationalgeographic.com\/travel<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About National Geographic Partners LLC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>National Geographic Partners LLC, a joint venture between National Geographic Society and 21<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0Century Fox, combines National Geographic television channels with National Geographic\u2019s media and consumer-oriented assets, including\u00a0National Geographic\u00a0magazines; National Geographic Studios; related digital and social media platforms; books; maps; children\u2019s media; and ancillary activities that include travel, location-based entertainment, archival sales, catalog, licensing and e-commerce businesses.\u00a0A portion of the proceeds from National Geographic Partners LLC will be used to fund science, exploration, conservation and education through significant\u00a0ongoing contributions to the work of the National Geographic Society.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nationalgeographic.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nationalgeographic.com<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CONTACT<\/strong><\/p>\n[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=&#8221;yes&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221;][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; spacing=&#8221;yes&#8221; last=&#8221;no&#8221; background_color=&#8221;&#8221; background_image=&#8221;&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; background_position=&#8221;left top&#8221; border_size=&#8221;0px&#8221; border_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; padding=&#8221;&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p>For Editorial Enquiries:<br \/>\nTel: +44 (0)20 7253 9906<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:editorial@natgeotraveller.co.uk\">editorial@natgeotraveller.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pat Riddell, Editor<br \/>\nTel: +44 (0) 20 7253 9906<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:pat.riddell@natgeotraveller.co.uk\">pat.riddell@natgeotraveller.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maria Pieri, Editorial Director<br \/>\nTel: +44 (0) 20 7253 9906<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:maria.pieri@natgeotraveller.co.uk\">maria.pieri@natgeotraveller.co.uk<\/a>[\/fusion_builder_column]\n[fusion_builder_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; spacing=&#8221;yes&#8221; last=&#8221;yes&#8221; background_color=&#8221;&#8221; background_image=&#8221;&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; background_position=&#8221;left top&#8221; border_size=&#8221;0px&#8221; border_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; padding=&#8221;&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p>Matthew Jackson, Managing Director<br \/>\nTel: +44 (0) 20 7253 9009<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:matthew.jackson@natgeotraveller.co.uk%20\">matthew.jackson@natgeotraveller.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anthony Leyens, CEO<br \/>\nTel: +44 (0) 20 7253 9009<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:matthew.jackson@natgeotraveller.co.uk%20\">Anthony.leyens@natgeotraveller.co.uk<\/a>[\/fusion_builder_column]\n<p>&nbsp;[\/fusion_builder_row][\/fusion_builder_container]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voting is now open for the second annual National Geographic Traveller Reader Awards 2016, in association with Qatar Tourism Authority<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,7],"tags":[31,6,91],"class_list":["post-3232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-66","category-news","tag-event","tag-national-geographic-traveller-uk","tag-reader-awards-2016"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aplmedia.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aplmedia.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aplmedia.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aplmedia.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aplmedia.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3232"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aplmedia.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3232\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aplmedia.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aplmedia.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aplmedia.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aplmedia.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}