CTO honors travel journalists at Trinidad & Tobago-sponsored media event

NEW YORK, New York – The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) recognized travel journalists covering the region at the CTO Media Awards Luncheon at Caribbean Week in New York. The luncheon, held at the New Yorker Hotel on Thursday, June 6, was sponsored by Trinidad & Tobago.

After brief remarks from the Trinidad & Tobago Minister of Tourism, Hon. Stephen Cadiz, CTO’s Secretary GTeneral, Hugh Riley, presented the following awards to well deserving travel journalists in front of a packed audience of tourism ministers, directors, and other dignitaries from the Caribbean; industry executives; and other well-regarded journalists:

Been There, Wrote That – Best Feature Article In A Consumer Magazine

Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, for her feature article on Trinidad & Tobago carnival entitled, “The Greatest Show On Earth: Starring You” in Caribbean Travel + Life

I Couldn’t Have Written Better Myself – Best Feature In A Consumer Newspaper

Patti Nickell, for her feature article on Dominica entitled, “Beautifully Kept Secret” in the Lexington Herald-Leader

Inner Circle King – Best Feature Article In A Trade Publication

Gay Nagle Myers for her story on St, Kitts & Nevis entitled, “Sweet Retreat on St. Kitts and Nevis” in Travel Weekly

Virtual Visitor Award – Best Online Feature

Alexander Britell, for his story about turtles in Nevis entitled, “Sea Turtles – A Special Kind of Tourist at the Four Seasons Nevis” in Caribbean Journal

No Anansi Story! – Best Feature By A Caribbean Journalist

Rickisha St. Louis of Grenada Broadcasting Network for her broadcast feature on St. Eustatius entitled, “Eustatius: The Caribbean’s Hidden Treasure” broadcast on the Caribbean Media Corporation’s Carib Vision

Golden Mic – Best Broadcast Feature

Art Fennell for his featured entitled, “Art Fennell Visits Martinique” on Art Fennell Reports on NBC/Comcast

From Infinity…And Abroad – Best International-based Feature in a U.S. Medium

Katsuyoshi Tanaka for his feature entitled, “Martinique: Diverse Culture in the French Caribbean” in Phoenix International
In addition, the CTO’s Chairman, Hon. Beverly Nicholson-Doty presented the following best overall award:

They Like Me, They Really Like Me! – Best of the Best

Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, for her feature article on Trinidad & Tobago carnival entitled, “The Greatest Show On Earth: Starring You” in Caribbean Travel + Life

The CTO Travel Media Awards entries were judged by a team of public relations and journalism experts, including Head Judge Ellen Tashie Frisin, an Associate Professor at Hofstra University.

For more information, contact CTO in New York (212-635-9530) or Barbados (246-427-5242), or visit www.OneCaribbean.org or www.caribbeanweekny.com.

Caribbean Week in New York is supported by Academy Engraving, Inc., American Express, Amora Studios, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Association of Travel Marketing Executives (ATME), the Atrebor Group, the Islands Of The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Blue Rivers Records, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Butterfly By Design, Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CACCI), Cayman Islands, Caribbean Airlines, Cititech Solutions, College of the Bahamas, CTO Allied Members, CTO Foundation, Departures, Destination Weddings, David Williams Funeral Service, Dominica, Don-Ka-Me-Ly-On Productions, El Dorado, Elite Islands Resorts, the Empire State Building, Face of Fashion, Faces of East, Food & Wine, Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers, Grenada, Grace Foods, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Hardbeat Communications, Hilton Curacao, Hyatt Regency Resorts – Caribbean, Islands, Jamaica, JetBlue Getaways, Jewel Resorts, Kalinago Beach Resort, Laura Davidson Public Relations, Local Bozo, MarryCaribbean.com, Martinique, Monroe College, Nassau/Paradise Island, Princess Hotel Guyana, Puerto Rico, Quinn & Company, RaddisonBlu Resort, Marina & Spa, Reggae Vibes, Saint Lucia, Sandals Resorts International, Saveur, SOWEB Inc., Tower Isles Patties, St Eustatius, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Martin/St. Maarten, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Travel + Leisure, Trinidad & Tobago, Turnstyle Marketing, Turks & Caicos Islands, Turks & Caicos Islands Community College, University of New Haven, University of Technology Jamaica, University of the West Indies, the United States Virgin Islands and VOGA.