The best of Caribbean travel journalism in Canada

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) will recognize Canadian travel journalists for their outstanding coverage of the region at the CTO’s Caribbean Tourism Awards Luncheon at Rosewater, 19 Toronto Street, Toronto on Tuesday, November 17, during Caribbean Week Canada.

Awards will be presented in 8 categories, including the Best of the Best – the top entry among the winning submissions – for work produced in 2014.

The CTO received some 70 submissions for this year’s awards. The winners will be revealed at Tuesday’s luncheon.

The following are the categories and the finalists:

Been There, Wrote That – Best Feature Article In A Consumer Magazine
Jo Matayas– Living in the Past (Nevis) – Doctor’s Review

David McGimpsey– The Non-Connoisseur’s Caribbean (Martinique)– En Route

Tim Johnson – In Praise of Beans (Jamaica) – Readers Digest Canada-

I Couldn’t Have Written Better Myself – Best Feature In A Consumer Newspaper
Violaine Ballivy – L’abecedaire de la Jamaïque – La Presse

Hélène Clément – St-Pierre Ressuscitée (Martinique)- Le Devoir

Susan Campbell- Maybe there is something in the Water (Dominica)– Globe and Mail
Inner Circle King/Queen– Best Feature Article In A Trade Publication
Ilona Kauremszky- A New St. Kitts- Travel Industry Today

Ilona Kauremszky– Havana Still Enthralls/More than sunshine and beaches- Travel Industry Today

Virtual Visitor Award – Best Online Feature
Susan Campbell – Getting wet on vacation (Dominica)– Globe Mail

Jim Byers – St. Lucia: Romance is a Caribbean cocktail of flowers, sea breeze – The Star

Amy Rosen – A resolution to run is easy to keep (Jamaica) – National Post

Not Lost in Translation (Best Feature by Canadian Journalist that appeared in Foreign Media)
Mark Stevens – Martinique: The Belle Island – All At Sea

Melanie Reffes – Where to sip and snack in San Juan- USA Today

Melanie Reffes – Pretty in Puerto Rico – Jax Fax
Oh Snap!– Best Photograph accompanying a feature
Sharon Matthews-Stevens- The Other Virgin Islands (St. John’s, USVI) – Canadian Yachting

Susan Campbell– Great Adventures in Grand Cayman – Luxury Report

Melanie Reffes – Sipping and Snacking in San Juan – USA Today