CTO 2010 Travel Writer/Photographer of the Year Awards announced

NEW YORK, NY (June 14, 2010) – The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) today announced the winners of its 2010 Travel Writer/ Photographer of the Year awards.

Peter Jon Lindberg of Travel + Leisure was the Writer of the Year winning the Best in Show award for his piece entitled ‘Small Wonder: St. Lucia Redefines the Caribbean Vacation.” Lindberg’s article was also voted Best Feature Article in a Consumer Magazine – USA. The award for Best Photography – USA went to Bob Friel of Caribbean Travel + Life for his ‘Nature Meets Nurture’ photograph of a waterfall in Dominica.

The various winners received their awards today at a luncheon attended by Ministers, Commissioners and Directors of Tourism and senior tourism officials. The CTO Chairman, Hon. John Maginley presented the ‘Best in Show’ award to Lindberg, while the CTO Secretary General Hugh Riley presented the remaining awards.

The CTO Travel Writer/ Photographer of the Year awards are part of the CTO Worldwide Travel Writer/Photographer Awards Programme and was created to reward writers and photographers for their excellence in covering Caribbean tourism.

The following are the award categories and winners:

Best Feature Article in a Consumer Magazine - USA

Peter Jon Lindberg
Travel + Leisure
“Small Wonder: St. Lucia Redefines the Caribbean Vacation”

Best Feature Article in a Consumer Newspaper

Michael Nassar
NY Daily News
“Ultimate Caribbean: The New Yorker’s Guide to the Best of the Islands”

Best Feature Article in a Trade Publication

Joe Pike
Travel Agent
“The New Jamaica”

Best Photography -USA

Bob Friel
Caribbean Travel + Life
“Nature Meets Nurture”

Best Feature - Caribbean Media

Felicia Persaud
CaribbeanWorldNews.com
“Rastafarian Turns St. Maarten Hillside into Organic Farm”

Best Feature Broadcast - USA

ABC
“Scrubbs”
“My Soul on Fire” filmed in the Bahamas

Best in Show

Peter Jon Lindberg
Travel + Leisure
“Small Wonder: St. Lucia Redefines the Caribbean Vacation”