LATA Media Awards
The LATA Media Awards recognise innovation and excellence across the British travel media landscape and rewards articles, blogs and photography that promote travel to and around Latin America.
The awards return on 16 September 2025 and entries are now closed.
LATA Media Awards Categories
The LATA Media Awards will include the following categories:
- Best Latin America Travel Feature – Newspaper (online or print)
- Best Latin American Travel Feature – Magazine (online or print)
- Best Latin America Feature – Trade Press
- Best Latin America Travel Blog or Vlog
- Best Sustainability Focused Feature (with a focus on conservation, community a/o sustainability) – Newspaper, Magazine, Trade, Blog or Vlog
- Best self-published Article, Blog or Vlog (by LATA member)
- Best published Latin America Travel Photo Story
- Best published Latin America Podcast
- Best published Latin America content on Social Media
- Outstanding Contribution to Latin America (Publication)
Entry criteria
- Entries will be welcomed from UK published editors, journalists, bloggers and photographers.
- PRs a/o other third parties can also submit entries.
- Entries can be news stories, travel features or photo stories and must present Latin America in a positive light, encouraging travel to the region.
- Submissions must be sent via email either in PDF format or a high-quality scan. For the online categories, please include a link to the piece. All submissions must be clearly marked ‘LATA MEDIA AWARDS SUBMISSION’ and must be received before 6pm on 28 May.
- Each submission needs to include: name of author/photographer, date and title of publication, contact information (please note, if submitted by a third party, i.e. PR Company or tour operator, please also specify).
- Each submission must be published content and must not be a sponsored article.
- Submissions for the photo story must be a published and of/in Latin America.
- All submissions must have been published between 01 January 2024 and 31 December 2024.
- A maximum of three entries are allowed per person.
Deadlines
All entries should be emailed to , by 6pm (GMT) on 28 May.
Results will be announced at the LATA Media Awards on 16 September 2025.
To register for a place to attend, media should email lataawards@wearelotus.co.uk. Members should email katie@lata.travel