The Experientialist® Awards 2024/2025

The idea behind the Experientialist® Awards is a simple one: a not-for-profit, philanthropy-driven awards programme to recognise and applaud the luxury brands and people from across our big and beautiful world of travel that have delivered truly OutThere initiatives, ingenious and innovative ideas, original and dynamic campaigns, unparalleled leadership and community-first approaches in luxury and experiential travel. For an added feel-good factor, we also recognise the very best in OutThere experiences, particularly those rooted in our core values of diversity, discovery and discernment.

The shortlist of finalists has now been revealed, and the winners will be showcased at our ‘Spilling the Tea’ awards ceremony in February 2025.

The Experientialist® Awards trophy is designed by and presented by the Soneva Maker’s Place island recycling studio in the Maldives, made out of recycled, used aluminium cans/waste found around islands neighbouring Soneva Fushi and Soneva Jani, and from upcycled wood from old building-materials. Our annual Experientialist® Issue showcases all winners and finalists editorially and goes on sale, by subscription and downloads in Spring, after the awards ceremony.

Thanks to your generous entry-donations, we have raised a whopping GBP£15,000 / USD$19,000 for this edition. This prize fund will be distributed to the winner(s) of the Most OutThere initiative in community, conservation and sustainability to help them further their project.

The last edition’s prize fund was shared 75/25 between two amazing initiatives: Borana Lodge – All for Conservation / Borana Conservancy and True Travel – True Travel Foundation.

Watch how last year’s winner of the Most OutThere initiative in community, conservation and sustainability, Borana Lodge invested their prize in support of nurse Pauline Kawap and the Borana Mobile Clinic

We appreciate all your support for this edition of The Experientialist® Awards and we look forward to celebrating all that is amazing about luxury and experiential travel today – its innovation, inclusivity, creativity, stewardship and resilience – at our awards ceremony in February. Thank you, good luck and see you there!

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Uwern Jong & Martin Perry
Founding Experientialist®s, OutThere

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