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CTO ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2nd ANNUAL WORLDWIDE TRAVEL WRITER/ PHOTOGRAPHER AWARDS CONTEST
-- Awards Presented During CTC-27 in Aruba--

ORANJESTAD, Aruba (Oct. 19, 2004) – The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) today announced the winners of its second annual Travel Writer of the Year and Travel Photographer of the Year awards.

Freelance journalist Candyce Stapen won the North America Travel Writer of the Year award for a series of articles on family travel. These articles appeared in several publications including Caribbean Travel + Life and Physicians’ Travel & Meeting Guide.

Igor Kravtchenko of KiMagic Photography and Design took the honours as North America Travel Photographer of the Year for his work in various Caribbean publications. Jacob France was named Caribbean Travel Photographer of the Year for his work in St. Thomas – St. John This Week, St. Croix This Week, and The Aviator Magazine.

CTO also announced the winner of the Bill Baxter Canadian Travel Writer of the Year award, which was introduced this year specifically for Canadian writers. The award was won by Theresa Storm for her work in the Calgary Herald and Seastravel.ca.

The various winners received their awards today at the Visa sponsored luncheon during the 27th annual Caribbean Tourism Conference (CTC-27) in Aruba.

The Travel Writer of the Year and Travel 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.

CTO received over 100 entries for this year’s contest. Entries were judged on individual merit by a panel of judges headed by Professor Dorothy Reid, director, Journalism Programme and Media Arts Department, Long Island University.

“We are very pleased with the growth of the programme in its second year and with the response and quality of entries we received,” noted Hugh Riley, CTO’s director of marketing for the Americas. “We look forward to the growing success of the programme in the years to come.”

The following are the award categories and winners:

Best Feature Article in a Consumer Publication

North America
Newspaper
Ron Cobb
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“Punta Cana Puts it all Together”

Magazine
Kathleen Mangan
Caribbean Travel + Life
“Bamboushay”

Caribbean
Gilbert Blum
Discover St. Martin – St. Maarten
“My Journey to the Garden of Eden”

Europe
Carolyn Martin
Reise Magazin (Travel Magazine)
“Cast Away: Turks & Caicos”

Best Feature Article in a Trade Publication

North America
Gay Myers
Travel Weekly
“Vieques: Quiet Isle or Tourism Target”

Europe
Kerry Baggott
Travel Weekly Europe
“Island Hopping”

Best Radio Broadcast Feature

Caribbean
Patricia Naomi Clark
Radio IRIE FM
“Jamaica Corner – Kingston”

Short Article Under 500 Words

North America
Causewell Vaughn
The Weekly Gleaner
“Caribbean Tourism Week Made Impact on New York City”

Caribbean
Rona Coster
Island Temptations
“Build It & They Will Come” (Aruba)

Best Photograph In Conjunction with an Article

North America
Stewart Ferebee
Travel + Leisure
“Best of Barbados”

Best Photograph Not In Conjunction with an Article

North America

David Doubilet
National Geographic Traveler
“St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands”

Caribbean
Marta Morton
Where When How – Turks & Caicos
“Northwest Point Cove”

Best Guide Book on the Caribbean

North America

Cindy Kilgore & Alan More
“Grenada, St. Vincent & the Grenadines”

Caribbean
Mike Staring
“Rondje Aruba”
Stitching Editorial Charbua

Travel Writer of the Year

North America
Candyce Stapen
Caribbean Travel & Life – “Family Vacations: Are We There Yet?”; “Ultimate Indulgence Caribbean Spa Vacations”; “The Capital of Quiet”; “More Than Meets the Mask”; “Brood on Board”; “Fantastic Voyage”
Physicians’ Travel & Meeting Guide – “A Guide to Family Fun in the Caribbean”; “Belize Adventures”; “Spring Flings”

The Bill Baxter Canadian Travel Writer of the Year
Theresa Storm
Calgary Herald – “Learning to Love Sharks Despite Their Bad Rep”; Birding Not for the Birds”; “Novice Diver Decides It’s Time to Go Deep”; “Island Survives Volcanic Violence”; “Island Hopping”; “Want to Explore the Sea? Belize it”
Seastravel.ca – “Jump Up at the ‘Mother of All Carnivals’”; “Beyond the Beach: Nature Thrills in Punta Cana”

Travel Photographer of the Year

North America
Igor Kravtchenko
Ki Magic Photography & Design
Various Caribbean Publications

Caribbean
Jacob France
St. Thomas – St. John This Week
St. Croix This Week
The Aviator Magazine

Aruba, Where Happiness Lives
Aruba, where happiness lives, is an unrivaled Caribbean oasis. With miles of white sand beaches, the warmth of the Caribbean sun and the cooling breeze of the trade winds, unexpectedly rugged north coastline and the most important asset, the truly friendly and hospitable people, Aruba is the ideal tropical experience. The world-class hotels and resorts, championship golf course, vibrant snorkeling and diving and gourmet dining are second to none. Flair is an Aruban hallmark – flair for language, music, culture, food, hospitality, and, above all, for life!

For more information contact the Aruba Tourism Authority at ata.aruba@aruba.com. Tel. +(297) 582-3777, Fax +(297) 583-4702.

About the Caribbean Tourism Organization

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), with headquarters in Barbados and marketing operations in New York, London and Toronto, is the Caribbean’s tourism development agency and comprises membership of more than 30 governments and a myriad of private sector companies.

The CTO’s mission is to provide to and through its members, the services and information needed for the development of sustainable tourism for the economic and social benefit of the Caribbean people. The organization provides specialized support and technical assistance to member countries in the areas of marketing, human resource development, research and information technology, and sustainable development.

For more information, please contact CTO Headquarters at One Financial Place, Collymore Rock, St. Michael, Barbados; tel: (246) 427-5242; fax: (246) 429-3065; E-mail: ctobar@caribsurf.com. CTO's New York office is located at 80 Broad Street, 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10004, USA; tel: (212) 635-9530; fax: (212) 635-9511; E-mail: get2cto@dorsai.org. CTO's London office is located at 22 The Quadrant, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1BP; Tel: 208-948-0057 fax 208-948-0067; E-mail: ctolondon@caribtourism.com. CTO Canada can be reached at 77 High Park Blvd., Unit 1, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6R 1M9; tel: (416) 531-3272; fax: (416) 537-1975; E-mail: abrobyn@caribtourism.com. Visit CTO on the web at www.doitcaribbean.com and www.onecaribbean.org.

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Presentations and press releases from CTC-27 can be found on: http://www.onecaribbean.org.

Sound and audio clips from the conference are being posted on: http://www.voiceofthecaribbean.org.

Contact: Johnson JohnRose, CTO
Tel: (246) 427-5242
E-mail: jjohnrose@caribtourism.com

Contact: Kristen Schneider, KTC
Tel: (516) 594-4100
E-mail: Kristen@Kahn-Travel.com

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