The Thomas Cook Travel Book Award originated as an initiative of
Thomas Cook AG in 1980, with the aim of encouraging and rewarding the art of literary travel writing. The awards stopped in 2005 (2004 being the last year an award was given). One year later, the only other travel book award in Britain, the
Dolman Best Travel Book Award, began in 2006.[1]
The Thomas Cook Travel Book Award originated as an initiative of
Thomas Cook AG in 1980, with the aim of encouraging and rewarding the art of literary travel writing. The awards stopped in 2005 (2004 being the last year an award was given). One year later, the only other travel book award in Britain, the
Dolman Best Travel Book Award, began in 2006.[1]