Awards and Accolades

• Innovation Award 2025 for Gault&Millau UAE Culinary Innovators, ITP Media Group
• Commercial Video of the Year 2025 for Gault&Millau UAE & Blacklane Chef Interview Series, ITP Media Group
• British Guild of Travel Writers (BGTW) Awards nomination 2017 for Journey Feature of the Year
• Latin American Travel Association (LATA) Awards nomination 2015 for Best Latin American Travel Feature
• Latin American Travel Association (LATA) Awards nomination 2012 for Best Latin American Travel Feature
• British Guild of Travel Writers (BGTW) Awards nomination 2012 for Travel Feature of the Year – Worldwide
• Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA), Cambridge University English Language Assessment
• Master’s Degree in Modern & Contemporary Writing, Loughborough University, UK
• Undergraduate Degree in English Literature & Journalism, Kingston University, UK and the University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA