Cathay Pacific Travel Writer of the Year
Winner: Mike White
The winner of the Cathay Pacific Travel Writer of the Year was selected from one of the category award winners.
The Cathay Pacific Travel Writer of the Year receives two tickets to Cambodia travelling with Cathay Pacific plus an Adventure World six-day private Cambodia Heritage Tour courtesy of Adventure World.
Auckland Airport Award for the Best Travel Story over 1000 words
Winner: James Borrowdale
Published in Kia Ora magazine in October 2013
Runner up: Charles Anderson
for Time Stood Still
Published in 1972 magazine, October 2013
Westpac Award for the Best Travel Story under 1000 words
Winner: Fergus Blakiston
for Mirage of Heat and Emptiness
Published in The New Zealand Herald in November 2013
Runner Up: Fergus Blakiston
forLonely Under the Sky
Published in The New Zealand Herald in June 2013
Heritage Hotels Award for the Best Travel Story about New Zealand
Winner: Mike White
for Peace of Paradise
Published in North & South magazine, June 2013
Runner up: Pamela Wade
for A Passport into our History
Published in The New Zealand Herald, March 2013
Interislander Award for the Best Story about a Journey
Winner: Jill Worrall
for Tunnel Vision
Published in The Timaru Herald, June 2013
Runner Up: Paul Rush
for Time & Tides
Published in The Listener, December 2013
Runner Up: Alice Galletly
for Endless Summer
Published in AA Directions magazine, October 2013
British High Commission and Tourism Ireland Award for the Best Travel Story about Britain or Ireland
Winner: Jill Worrall
for Game on for All Ireland
Published in The Timaru Herald, October 2013
NZ Maori Tourism Award for the Best Travel Story about a Maori Tourism Experience
Winner: Liz Light
for A Tourist in Tuhoe Heartland
Published in The Herald on Sunday, June 2013
AA Directions magazine Award for the Best New Travel Writer
Winner: Holly Wade
for Battling Gales, Wind and Hills in the East Cape
Runner up: Janean Cherkun
Highly Commended: Jill Robinson
Highly Commended: Brie Sherow
for the The Fairy's Tree
