Matador represents at SATW Award Ceremony

Kristin as well as Benita

On December 7, a Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions as well as a Tourist Office for Flanders hosted a Society of American Travel Writers eventuality during Flanders House in New York City to celebrate a 2010 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition Winners.

The Lowell Thomas Awards are considered a transport essay worlds equivalent of a Pulitzer Prize.

Benita Hussain, from Matador Sports, as well as Kristin Conard, from Matador Nights were there to paint Matador as well as to pick up Matadors award: Silver for Travel Journalism Sites.

The wine was flowing, a waffles were fresh, as well as it was an all-around great night of celebrating transport as well as writing.


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