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The finalists in the British Guild of Travel Writers 2019 International Tourism Awards have been atnnounced. The scheme recognises excellence in ourism projects in three categories: ‘UK and Ireland’, ‘Europe’, and ‘Wider World’.

Guild members nominated projects that have opened, or started, within the last three years and which they believe deserve wider recognition. Some projects have cost millions and are well-publicised; others are simpler community projects that take just as much effort and love.

The list of finalists for 2019 is:

Best UK and Ireland Tourism Project 
Britain’s Muslim Heritage Trails – Woking and Brookwood, Surrey
V&A Dundee, Scotland’s first design museum – Dundee
Walthamstow Wetlands – Tottenham, London

Best Europe Tourism Project 
Bauhaus Museum Weimar – Weimar, Thuringia, Germany
Oodi – Helsinki Central Library – Finland
The CWGC Experience – Commonwealth War Graves Commission – Beaurains, Arras, France

Best Wider World Tourism Project
Black Lemur Camp – Parc Andrafiamena Andavakoera – Madagascar
The Route of Parks of Patagonia – Chile
Zeitz Mocaa – Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa – Cape Town, Republic of South Africa

BGTW members now vote for a winner in each category. The winners will be announced at the prestigious BGTW Annual Gala Awards Dinner that takes place on Sunday 3 November at The Savoy hotel in central London, the eve of World Travel Market. This year’s headline event sponsor is Rocky Mountaineer, one of the world’s greatest train journeys.

Commenting on the awards, Stuart Render, BGTW director of PR, says: “The BGTW International Tourism Awards provide the opportunity for members to nominate tourism projects they have visited over the last year that they believe deserve wider recognition. This year’s shortlist is testament to the breadth of knowledge and experience offered by members, reinforcing their key strengths: independence, insight and expertise.

For more information about the BGTW International Tourism Awards, and to get your ticket for the BGTW Annual Gala Awards Dinner and be part of something very special, go to bgtw.org/gala