THE SPANISH TOURIST OFFICE ANNOUNCES SHORTLIST FOR THE SPAIN TALKS 2025 MEDIA AWARDS
The Spanish Tourist Office (UK) has confirmed the shortlist for the Spain Talks Awards 2025.
The awards will be held at The Conduit (6 Langley St, London WC 2H 9JA) in Covent Garden on Wednesday 30 April 2025, following Spain Talks conference which features important discussion and debate on key issues relating to the travel industry and sustainability.
The awards will celebrate the best travel content about Spain by UK writers showcasing themes which correspond to Spain’s sustainable tourism pillars of ethical and responsible travel. This could be travelling to a lesser-known part of Spain, train travel around the peninsula, or supporting local trade and cultural efforts, to name a few.
The judges of Spain’s Sustainable Awards are:
Carol Rose, Head of Sustainability at ABTA
Thomas Power, CEO of Pura Aventura
Richard Hammond, Founder of Green Traveller
Zina Bencheikh, Managing Director of Intrepid Travel
Manuel Butler, Director of The Spanish Tourist Office in the UK.
The shortlists for each category in Spain’s Sustainable Media Awards 2025 are as follows:
The Ambassador Award For Sustainable Content From A Content Creator
Abi King - Inside the Travel Lab
Fran Wilson - Epic Road Rides
Heather Cowper - Heather on Her Travels
Joanna Nemes - The World in My Pocket
Trade Tourism Feature of the Year (print and online)
Debbie Ward - Show your clients a more adventurous side to Tenerife (TTG)
Juliet Dennis - Postcard: North Tenerife (Travel Weekly)
Stuart Forster - Islands in the Stream (Selling Travel)
Teresa Machan - This is how you completely reinvent Benidorm for your clients (TTG)
Consumer Sustainable Tourism Feature of the Year (Online)
Cathy Robinson - Want to see Japan's cherry blossom without the long-haul price tag? Try Murcia (The I)
Chris Haslam - The European destinations broken by tourism (and how we fix them) (The Times)
Kevin Rushby - It’s very wild. I’ve seen wolves’: a hike through the forests and ghost villages of secret Galicia (The Guardian)
Lois Pryce - One Spanish region where tourists are welcome – especially spaghetti western fans (The Guardian)
Queenie Shaikh - This city is like no other in Spain – here’s why it’s such an amazing place to visit during Ramadan (The Independent)
Consumer Magazine Sustainable Tourism Feature of the Year (print)
Jessica Vincent - Rewilding central Spain’s Iberian Highlands (Wanderlust)
Orla Thomas - Paella villages, cycle paths, and wetland boating on a slow tour of the Valencia region (National Geographic Traveller)
Robin Catalano - Explore Lanzarote through an artist's eyes (Wanderlust)
Ross Clarke - Whistle while you walk (Wizz Air magazine)
Consumer National Newspaper Sustainable Tourism Feature of the Year (print)
Chris Haslam - Islands of the gods (The Times)
Emma Featherstone - Peak position: hike off the tourism trail (The I)
Jessica Vincent - Valencia: Electric boats, birdlife, ricefields and cycling add up to a calmer greener city break (The Guardian)
Ross Clarke - Spain's tastiest city break (The I)
Manuel Butler, Director of the Spanish Tourist Office says:
“Following the success of the last two years of Spain Sustainability Day and media awards, we are delighted to welcome back UK media, content creators and industry representatives to the rebranded Spain Talks awards.
For this year, the awards have been expanded to four new categories that highlight and celebrate initiatives that promote responsible growth in the industry. We are looking forward to celebrating this year’s impressive media and content creator entries showcasing important sustainability initiatives in Spain, something which is imperative to our strategy and messaging. We wish all the participants the best of luck in their respective categories.”
The awards ceremony will also feature the Sustainable Business Award and the Experience Award, presented by Wanderlust Magazine.