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The 2009 Oldie Travel Awards

In association with Tresco

The third annual Oldie Travel Awards were held at the East India Club on Tuesday 10th November where our travel editor Rosie Boycott announced the heroes of the travel industry and exposed the villains...

The 2009 Winners are:

The Oldie Travel Award for Worst Airport Design

WINNER Heathrow’s Terminal 5 designed by Richard Rogers

The Oldie Travel Award for Best Festival

WINNER Port Eliot festival in Cornwall

The Oldie ‘Muddy Boots’ Travel Award

WINNER The Yurt Farm, West Wales

The Oldie Travel Award for Best Motorway Café

WINNER Little Chef, Popham Services, Micheldever, Winchester

The Oldie Travel Award for Cruelty to Trees

WINNER Saga Cruises for their non-stop junk mailing

The Oldie ‘Don’t Leave Home Without It’ Travel Award

WINNER Solar Gorilla portable solar charger

The Oldie Travel Award for Cheapest Upgrade

WINNER Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway

Runners up:
Virgin lounge in UK airports
Dublin Railway

The Oldie Travel Award for Best Railway Station

WINNER Market Rasen, Lincolnshire

The Oldie Travel Award for Best Hostel

WINNER The Generator Hostel, London

Runner up:
Smart City Hostel, Edinburgh

The Oldie Travel Award for Best Travel Website

WINNER www.resorthoppa.com

Runner up:
www.southwestcoastpath.com

The Oldie Travel Award for Best Travel Writer

WINNER Along the Enchanted Way: A Romanian Story by William Blacker

Runners up:
Eleven Minutes Late: A Train Journey to the Soul of Britain by Matthew Engel
1066 and Rather More: A Walk Through History by Huon Mallalieu

Tresco

The island of Tresco is home to the sub- tropical beauty of the world famous Abbey Garden, and one of the five inhabited islands of the Scillies. With secluded, unspoilt beaches and stunning coastal scenery its gentle pace of life make it a peaceful haven away from the bustle and congestion of the UK mainland. As a privately owned estate Tresco offers visitors a both a spa and a range of places to stay from an elegant hotel and a traditional inn to luxury cottages and stylish beach front houses.

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