Best UK Travel Consumer Blog Winner

Best UK Travel Consumer Blog Winner – Travolution Awards

By Darren Cronian on Friday, April 25th, 2008

Wow what a night and an experience I’ll never forget. When I first arrived, I wandered around looking lost, but when I found my table, I was so pleased to be in such friendly company. Everyone from eDigital research and table 33 made me feel so welcome and I’d like to thank them all for that.

Best UK Travel consumer Blog Winner – Travolution Awards 2008

This is getting to be an Oscar type blog post..

Presenter, Claire Balding of the BBC, was hilarious and a really nice lady.

I’d also like to thank the judges and everyone at Travolution who have made my year, it’s quite an achievement that a part-time travel blogger can be in such great presence, and win an award. Finally, I’d like to thank everyone who congratulated me on the night, via email or twitter.

My new Travolution award is sat proudly on my desk.

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31 responses to “Best UK Travel Consumer Blog Winner – Travolution Awards”

Simon | 25 April, 2008 at 4:43 pm

Congratulations! I was meant to be there last night, but had somewhere else to be unfortunately. I would’ve come and found you to say hello

Darren Cronian | 25 April, 2008 at 5:04 pm

@ Simon

Thanks you! It’s a shame you couldn’t make it. It was a great night. The champagne went down well too!

Duncan | 25 April, 2008 at 5:34 pm

Congrats Darren. Always good to go to these do’s and come out a winner. I’m pleased for you and 2008 is looking like a positive year

Adam C | 25 April, 2008 at 5:54 pm

Congrats, and well deserved. A few colleagues attended last night, though not I. Sounded like a good bash.

Darren Cronian | 25 April, 2008 at 5:59 pm

@ Duncan

Thank you. Yes, 2008 is turning out to be a great year!

@ Adam

Thanks, and yes, it was a good bash. Nice food and the wine went down well too.

Karen Bryan | 25 April, 2008 at 6:38 pm

As I said in my Wandalust post about your award great to see that a part time independent blogger can go up against the big boys in the travel industry and come out as top blog.

Lois | 25 April, 2008 at 7:47 pm

Congratulations! You have a great travel blog and your award is well deserved.

Sean | 25 April, 2008 at 7:48 pm

Congrats… You deserve a fun night at a pub to celebrate

Rohan | 25 April, 2008 at 8:46 pm

Congratulations Darren!!!!

I knew you would win mate.

You deserve it for your hard work helping us travellers.

Darren Cronian | 25 April, 2008 at 11:27 pm

@ Karen

Many thanks for your posts. You’ve been very supportive and that I am really appreciative of.

@ Lois

Thank you for your kind comments.

@ Sean

Yes, the beer went down well tonight and thanks.

Darren Cronian | 25 April, 2008 at 11:27 pm

@ Rohan

Thanks for the kind comments. Glad your are continuing to enjoy the blog.

Graham Donoghue | 25 April, 2008 at 11:59 pm

Well done, I wanted to catch you to say well done but I had to dash back to Luton, well deserved winner.

Darren Cronian | 26 April, 2008 at 12:29 am

@ Graham

Thank you, much appreciated.

Lee Harrison( Owner Select World Travel) | 26 April, 2008 at 11:41 am

I know that your a modest Person Darren, and I know that I’ve posted this under another Item, but I think as a fellow ciontestant and Runner Up in the same Category, that it’s worth just putting the Judges remarks again. So here goes.
FROM TRAVOLUTION.

BEST TRAVEL CONSUMER BLOG

Winner: Travel Rants

“Darren Cronian has single-handedly set the benchmark to which other consumer-focussed blogs should aspire. Controversial, relevant, thorough and, perhaps most tellingly, much better than something mainstream media organisations are trying to achieve.”

Darren Cronian | 26 April, 2008 at 4:22 pm

@ Lee

Thanks for your kind comments and support.

Your right I am a modest person, but I am still on cloud nine! I took the award around to my parents last night, because they just do not get what I do in my spare time and when they saw my name along with the likes of all those travel companies I think it finally hit home how big of an achievement it is.

Pete | 26 April, 2008 at 4:33 pm

Congrats on the award Darren - that’s a tremendous achievement.

Albert Barra | 26 April, 2008 at 4:36 pm

Congratulations Darren, I know how you feel.

It’s your yearm and you must enjoy it.

We should thank you for your great blog.

Darren Cronian | 26 April, 2008 at 4:41 pm

@ Pete

Thank you for the kind comments, it’s finally hitting home how big of an achievement it is.

@ Albert,

Thank you for your kind comments, I am glad people enjoy what I have to write about., and it should be an inspiration for other bloggers to continue writing, because anything is possible, with hard work and dedication.

Doug - carrentals.co.uk | 28 April, 2008 at 7:10 pm

Well done Darren

Looks like us under dogs had a good night:)

Doug

Ps We won best car hire site

Darren Cronian | 28 April, 2008 at 7:19 pm

@ Doug

Thanks. Congratulations to everyone at Carrentals.co.uk too.

Linda McCormick | 29 April, 2008 at 1:41 pm

Congrats Darren.
I read your blog frequently and love your no holds barred approach; you say it how you see it. Delighted you won the award, it gives all us bloggers a wee glimmer of hope that all the time spent on blogging may one day pay off.
Cheers!

Darren Cronian | 29 April, 2008 at 7:42 pm

@ Linda

Thanks for the kind comments. Yes, it’s not easy managing a popular travel blog in your spare time, but with hard work, anything is possible, for any blogger.

Tony Cancelliere | 30 April, 2008 at 2:34 pm

Hi Darren.
Well deserved!!

All the best for the future (rants or not ;-))

Don | 30 April, 2008 at 6:39 pm

WHAT? How’d I miss this! Congratulations, Darren! I had been hoping you’d win!

Darren Cronian | 30 April, 2008 at 6:56 pm

@ Tony

Thank you! Hopefully I’ll be ranting for a few more years yet!

@ Don

Thank you for the kind comments

Tam | 30 April, 2008 at 7:43 pm

Hi This is Tam - I’m the online director at Mr & Mrs Smith. I just wanted to say congratulations on winning best travel consumer blog. There’s some great stuff on here so keep up the good work. My partner and co-founder was speaking at the recent Travolution summit - he said it was great - very well attended and useful. Definitely a date for next year!

Darren Cronian | 30 April, 2008 at 7:55 pm

@ Tam

Thanks for the kind comments. Yes, I hope to attend a Travolution summit. I was at the awards and the feedback I got from people on the table was that the summit was very interesting.

Rohan | 1 May, 2008 at 12:51 am

Darren I think you have a whole new readership with this award.

I remember first reading this blog and I was amazed at the amount of information.

Please do not sell and keep writing as this site would not be the same without your replies to our comments.

Darren Cronian | 1 May, 2008 at 12:58 am

@ Rohan

Haha you could be right. I’ve noticed my RSS subscribers have increased by a couple of hundred. Don’t worry though I won’t be selling as I love writing, and have plans to improve the site.