Travel Writing and Blog Awards
We’re jazzed!
Our luxury travel blog, Sand In My Suitcase, has received several awards for “Best Travel Blog.”
And we’ve won many Gold, Silver, Bronze and other travel writing awards for our magazine and newspaper travel articles too.
Best travel blog!
2018 “Best Travel Column/Blog” – Finalist
2018 TMAC Awards (Travel Media Association of Canada) for “Totally Awesome Things to Do in Riviera Maya”
2017 “Best Travel Blog” – 1st Place
2017 SATW (Society of American Travel Writers), Can. chapter
2015 “Best Independent Travel Blog” – Silver
2015 NATJA (North American Travel Journalists Association)
Other Blog Honors and Mentions
- Best Blog Post (3rd Place) – 2018 SATW Canadian Chapter Awards
- Honorable Mention “Featured Photo” – 2018 NATJA Awards, by Debbra Brouillette, published on our blog in “A Little Slice of Paradise at Four Seasons Bora Bora”
- Top 100 Couple Travel Blogs – Feedspot
- Best Boomer Travel Blogs (2022) – GettingOnTravel
Magazine and newspaper awards
2019 TMAC (Travel Media Association of Canada) Annual Awards
1st Place
“Best Cultural/Historical Feature” – Seduced by Sri Lanka, published in Cruise & Travel Lifestyles
Read our on our blog: An Epic 2 Weeks in Sri Lanka! Itinerary and Guide
2018 NATJA (North American Travel Journalists Association) Annual Awards
Honorable mention
“Best Destination Travel Magazine (Print Publication)” – Dive into Northern Mozambique, published in Cruise & Travel Lifestyles
2017 NATJA (North American Travel Journalists Association) Annual Awards
Finalist
“Cruises (Print Publication)” – Adventure Cruise Dives into Natural World, published in the North Shore News
Read on our blog: Costa Rica UnCruise Immerses You in All of Nature’s Awe
2015 TMAC (Travel Media Association of Canada) Annual Awards
1st Place
“Best Outdoors/Adventure Feature” – A Fine Phinisi: Cruising Indonesia on the Alila Purnama, published in Cruise & Travel Lifestyles
Read on our blog: The “Alila Purnama”: Sailing, Diving and Komodo Dragons!
2nd Place
“Best Outdoors/Adventure Feature” – A River Safari on the Zambezi Queen, published in Cruise & Travel Lifestyles
Read on our blog: Ellies! Hippos! You’re on a “Zambezi Queen” River Cruise!
2015 NATJA (North American Travel Journalists Association) Annual Awards
Silver
“Destination Travel (International)” – San Miguel de Allende, published in Cruise & Travel Lifestyles
Read on our blog: 35 Magical Things to Do in San Miguel de Allende
Finalist
“Special Focus Travel Articles (Print) Resorts” – The Temple Whisperer, published in Taste of Life magazine
Read on our blog: Hotel Tugu Lombok Review: A Gorgeous Lombok Hotel!
2014 NATJA (North American Travel Journalists Association) Annual Awards
Finalist
“Cruise (Travel Articles – Print)” – A River Safari on the Zambezi Queen, published in Cruise & Travel Lifestyles
Finalist
“Cruise (Travel Articles – Print)” – Hawaii Un-Cruising, published in Cruise & Travel Lifestyles
Read on our blog: Discover Hidden Hawaii on an Un-Cruise
2013 NATJA (North American Travel Journalists Association) Annual Awards
Silver
“Destination Travel, International Magazine” – Turkish Delight, published in Cruise & Travel Lifestyles
Read on our blog: The Perfect 2-Week Turkey Itinerary for a Luxury Trip
Bronze
“Sport & Recreation (Travel Articles – Print)” – Canoeing With Crocs on the Zambezi an Authentic Bush Experience, published in the Vancouver Sun newspaper
2011 NATJA (North American Travel Journalists Association) Annual Awards
Bronze
“Sport & Recreation (Travel Articles – Print)” – Playing With Elephants, published in Cruise & Travel Lifestyles
2010 NATJA (North American Travel Journalists Association) Annual Awards
1st Place (Gold)
“Cruise (Travel Articles – Print)” – The Nile River: Cruising Cleopatra Style, published in Cruise & Travel Lifestyles
TMAC (Travel Media Association of Canada) 2005 Travel Media Award
1st Place
“Business Travel & Technology” – “Fore! Lawyers and Golf: Perfectly Linked,” published in National
Kaua’i Visitors Bureau Travel Journalism Awards 2000
2nd Place
“Leaning into the Wind on Kaua’i,” published in the North Shore News
TMAC (Travel Media Association of Canada) Award of Excellence in Travel Journalism 1999
2nd Place
“Best International Travel Story” – “Losing Yourself in the Florida Keys,” published in Canadian Traveller
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