Visit USA UK Media Awards 2025 – Call for Entries

Deadline – 4 March 2025 0900HRS

Entries are now open for the Visit USA Media Awards; celebrating the year’s finest storytelling about travel to, in and around the USA.

For any enquiries please contact the Visit USA team on media@visitusa.org.uk.


THE CATEGORIES

This year, we have 11 categories on offer for you to nominate your work.

  1. National Newspaper Feature Broadsheet - print first and then digitally
  2. National Newspaper Feature Tabloid
  3. Digital Feature – must appear only in digital format
  4. Regional Press
  5. Broadcast TV
  6. Broadcast Audio - including radio, podcasts
  7. Consumer Magazine Feature
  8. Consumer Travel Magazine Feature
  9. Photographic Feature
  10. Content Creator Campaign
  11. Trade Publication Feature
  12. Rising Star – Must have been producing travel articles for the past 2 years

The Headline Sponsor Award 2025 will be chosen by our sponsor from articles published about them.

The Visit USA Travel Writer of the Year 2025 Award is selected from a short list of candidates chosen by the judges, having reviewed the entries received in all award categories.

Articles must have been published between 4 February 2024 and 3 February 2025 inclusive. Please also note category specific criteria on some awards.

All entries, which can be submitted by media or Visit USA UK members, must be received at the latest by 0900hrs on Tuesday 4 March 2025.


ENTRY FORMAT

To submit your entry, go to visitusamediaawards.com complete the entry form.

If submitting entries under the Online category the piece must have been written for Online ONLY and should not have appeared in print.

EACH ENTRY MUST BE UPLOADED INDIVIDUALLY AND PDF FILES MUST BE UPLOADED IN THEIR PUBLISHED FORMAT.

WE CANNOT ACCEPT ENTRIES BY POST OR EMAIL.

Broadcast features must be provided by a link.


Deadline – 4 March 2025 0900HRS

The small print:

All articles and features MUST have been published or transmitted between 4 February 2024 and 3 February 2025 inclusive in any UK newspaper or magazine, on UK television or radio, or on the internet via a UK platform, authored by a UK journalist and be recognised as editorial content rather than paid for advertorial.

The main subject of the feature should be travel to or within the USA. The article should be informative and accurate, should portray the USA as a holiday destination, and should mention at least one Visit USA Member. An up-to-date list of Members can be seen on our website at https://www.visitusa.org.uk/Members

A list of the judges is available from Visit USA (UK) website. The judges’ decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into.

Finalists in each category will be announced on https://www.visitusa.org.uk on 3 June 2023 at 0900hrs

The awards will be announced at the annual Visit USA Media Marketplace and Awards event on 1 July 2025 in London.

Full details will follow.

Kind regards
Visit USA (UK)