Accolades and Awards

Mark Orwoll has received numerous awards over the course of his four-decade journalism career. Highlights include:

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.