Mark Orwoll has received numerous awards throughout his four-decade journalism career. Highlights include:
2024 – North American Travel Journalists Assn., Honorable Mention, “Save the Rails: America’s oldest narrow-gauge railroad is back from the brink of doom — for a second time,” The Saturday Evening Post
2023 – North American Travel Journalists Assn., Bronze Award: “Austria’s Alps Adapt Traditions to Meet the Relentless Advance of Climate Change,” East-West News Service
2022 – Society of American Travel Writers (East), Silver Award: “The Intersection of Culture and Desserts Reveals Much About America,” East-West News Service
2022 – North American Travel Journalists Assn., Bronze Award: “Forward, With Onward,” Porthole Cruise & Travel
2021 – Society of American Travel Writers (East), Gold Award: “Brief Encounters in the Andes,” Porthole Cruise & Travel
2021 – North American Travel Journalists Assn., Gold Award: “Hunting for Landmines in Cambodia: If you See A Bomb, Don’t Touch It,” Matador Network. Honorable Mention: “On A Myanmar River Cruise, A Rare Chance To Interact with Burmese Monks“, Condé Nast Traveler
2020 – Society of American Travel Writers (East), Silver Award: “On A Myanmar River Cruise, A Rare Chance to Interact With Burmese Monks,” Condé Nast Traveler
2019 – North American Travel Journalists Assn., Silver Award: “Experiencing the Andaman Sea on A Tall Ship Under Full Sail,” Map Happy
2016 – Teaching Excellence Award, M.A. in Publishing Program, New York University
2011 – Folio Eddie and Ozzie Awards, Best in Series Category for “Smart Traveler,” Travel + Leisure
2003 – Telly Award and Aegis Award for Excellence, co-producer, “Travel + Leisure: The Next Destination,” television documentary produced for NBC News Productions
1999 – Advisor, White House Travel Initiative, “American Pathways 2000″
1995 – Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels
1986 – International Order of Old Bastards
More accolades on request.