National Geographic Traveller (UK) Reader Awards 2026

There are 13 prize(s) in total. The prizes are:

• One (1) x two-week holiday to Costa Rica, courtesy of Explore
• One (1) x three-night trip to Sweden with Sunvil
• One (1) x Fjällräven Kajka X-Lätt 45
• 10 x one-year subscriptions to National Geographic Traveller (UK)

Specific terms and conditions apply to each prize.

A two-week holiday to Costa Rica with Explore

There is one prize(s) consisting of two places on Explore’s 15-day Costa Rica Wildlife Tour (trip code CC).

The prize holiday includes accommodation on a twin-share basis for two; ground transport; selected meals and activities as shown on the itinerary for Costa Rica Wildlife Tour (CC) explore.co.uk/CC; an Explore Tour Leader; return economy class flights from a local airport and airport transfers both ways in Costa Rica.

The prize excludes: travel insurance; passports, visas, or travel documentation required for the prize winner to travel to Costa Rica; airport transfers between the prize winner’s home and the departure airport; personal spending money; tips; or any food, drink or activities not mentioned in the prize description. Any additional taxes, costs and expenses incurred during the trip will be the responsibility of the prize winner. Total prize value capped at £9,000 and supplements may apply if exceeded.

Eligible departure date periods: 03 April 2027 – 29 May 2027, and 11 September 2027 – 30 October 2027. The prize must be booked by 18 September 2027 and travelled on one of the selected departures and is subject to availability. The prize must be booked at least six (6) weeks prior to departure.

Additional passengers may be added to the booking, subject to availability, and will be charged the full adult price applicable at the time of booking.

For the full tour description, departure dates and availability, see: https://www.explore.co.uk/holidays/costa-rica-wildlife-tour

It is the winner’s responsibility to check all visa, passport, travel insurance and health requirements are fulfilled.

The prize must be booked directly with Explore and is subject to Explore’s standard booking terms and conditions, available at: https://www.explore.co.uk/essential-information/the-small-print/booking-conditions

Three-night trip to Sweden with Sunvil

There is one prize consisting of a three-night trip to Swedish Lapland for two people with Sunvil.

The prize includes: return economy class flights with hold luggage from the UK to Sweden; transfers; a three-night stay at Brändön Lodge near Luleå in a two-bedroom cabin, on a full-board basis; snowmobiling and winter-skills experiences.

The prize excludes: travel insurance; the cost of any passports, visas, or travel documentation required for the prize winner to travel to Sweden; airport transfers between the prize winner’s home and the departure airport; personal spending money; tips; or any food, drink or activities not mentioned in the prize description. Any additional taxes, costs and expenses incurred during the trip will be the responsibility of the prize winner.

The prize is subject to availability and is valid for departures between 01 Dec 2026 and 31 Mar 2027, or 01 Dec 2027 to 31 Mar 2028.

It is the winner’s responsibility to check all visa, passport, travel insurance and health requirements are fulfilled.

The prize must be booked at least 30 days in advance of the intended date of travel.

Prize travel is subject to Explore’s standard booking terms and conditions, available at: https://www.explore.co.uk/essential-information/the-small-print/booking-conditions

Fjällräven Kajka X-Lätt 45

There is one prize consisting of a Fjällräven Kajka X-Lätt 45, including UK delivery.

One-year subscriptions to National Geographic Traveller (UK)

There are ten (10) prizes, each consisting of one (1) one-year print subscription to National Geographic Traveller (UK) including delivery to a UK address.

All Prizes

All prizes are subject to availability, non-exchangeable, non-transferable and non-refundable. The prizes for this Prize Promotion will be given to the winner as set out in these terms and conditions. The winner must accept the prize in that form. There is no cash alternative. No alternative will be offered.

In the event of cancellation by the winner, for whatever reason, no alternative prize will be given.

The prize providers and Promoter retain the right to substitute the prize with another prize of similar value in the event that the original prize offered is not available.

The Promoter will not be held liable for a prize if it does not reach the winner for reasons beyond its reasonable control.

The winners use their prize at their own risk.

The Promoter shall not be liable in any way for any failure, liability or breach by any third party in connection with this Prize Promotion or prize and accepts no responsibility for any loss, property damage or personal injury suffered by the winner relating to this Prize Promotion or the prize, except in the case of death or personal injury caused by Promoter’s negligence or fraudulent misrepresentation and, so far as permitted by law, the Promoter its associated companies and agents exclude responsibility and all liabilities arising for reasons beyond its control including any act or default of any third party supplier.

Entrants

Entrants must reside in the UK and be aged 18 or over.

Employees and agents of APL Media Limited (APL) or any company connected with the production or distribution of a promotion or any of their associated companies are not eligible to take part in the applicable promotion, nor are their relatives or members of their families or households.

Entrants can enter the Prize Promotion only as specified in these terms and conditions.

The winner may be required to provide the Promoter with the form of proof of identity as Promoter in its sole discretion requests before receipt of any prize. Failure to produce sufficient evidence as to identity may result in disqualification.

No entries from agents, third parties, organised groups or entries automatically generated by computer will be accepted. No incomplete, illegible or corrupted entries will be accepted. Failure to comply with any of these terms and conditions (including instructions) will disqualify any entrant from taking part in the Prize Promotion and the entry will be invalid. The Promoter retains sole discretion to refuse entrants the right to enter if it feels that these terms and conditions are not being complied with or for any valid and justifiable reason.

The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify any entrant and/or winner and/or amend these terms and conditions at any time in its absolute discretion.

Entries and Prize draw

To enter the prize draw, entrants must fill in the UK Reader Awards survey form available at: https://natgeotraveller.typeform.com/ReaderAwards26

Entrants must vote in at least ten (10) of the fifteen (15) available categories to be entered in the prize draw.

The Prize Promotion closes at 11.59pm BST on 18 August 2026. All entries must be received before this time. Only one entry per named entrant and email address will be accepted.

The winner will be drawn at random from valid entries received before the closing date.

The winner will be notified by email within 14 days of the Prize Promotion closing. The winner will be contacted using the email address provided at the time of entry. Once notified, the winner must reply within 10 days.

If the selected winner is unreachable, ineligible, disqualified or fails to claim the prize within 10 days of notification being sent by the Promoter, that winner automatically forfeits the prize.

The Promoter’s decision in this Prize Promotion is final and legally binding and no correspondence will be entered into.

Prize Promotion

No purchase is necessary for entry in the Prize Promotion.

Any entry made giving another person’s (or a false) name or other dishonest information will be disqualified.

Publicity and Personal Data

All personal data submitted by an entrant in connection with this Prize Promotion is submitted voluntarily. All personal data collected from entrants will be used by the Promoter for the purpose of administering the Prize Promotion and by entering this Prize Promotion, entrants’ consent to Promoter using this information to contact them in respect of the prize.

Entrants may consent to receiving National Geographic Traveller (UK) email newsletters containing the latest travel features, events, competitions and offers, by ticking the relevant box on the entry form.

If at a later stage you wish to withdraw your consent to receive such materials please select the “unsubscribe” link which can be found on the National Geographic Traveller (UK) newsletters. Further information about how the information gathered will be held is available from the Promoter’s privacy policy.

Entrants may also consent to receiving direct marketing communications from the prize providers by ticking the relevant boxes on the entry form. If you consent to such marketing your information will be processed in accordance with the privacy policies specified with the relevant tick box on the entry form.

You are under no obligation to consent to emails or direct marketing material and this in no way affects your eligibility to still enter the Prize Promotion.

By entering into this Prize Promotion you consent to your personal data being passed outside the EU for the purposes of processing and storing on the Promoter’s servers for the purpose of administering the Prize Promotion.

By entering this Prize Promotion, each of the entrants agree to the use of their name and/or likeness without compensation, for the Promoter’s promotional and marketing purposes.

Miscellaneous

Entrants indemnify the Promoter, its agents, employees, representatives, associates, affiliates, parent and subsidiary companies against any and all claim, losses, costs, damages, liability and expenses arising out of the entrant’s breach of any of these terms and conditions.

Each entrant by entering this Prize Promotion expressly releases the Promoter, its affiliates, agents, employees and directors from any claim, action or demand arising out of or in connection with the Prize Promotion or their prize, if any.

The Promoter reserves the right to modify these rules, suspend or discontinue the Prize Promotion at any time, including without limitation where it is necessary to do so due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control or if it cannot be guaranteed that the Prize Promotion can be carried out correctly for technical or legal reasons or if the Promoter suspects that any person has been manipulating the administration of the Prize Promotion or has acted unethically in any other way.

The determination and decision of the publishers of the Promoter on all matters shall be final and no correspondence will be entered into.

The laws of England and Wales govern these terms and conditions.