Mark Orwoll has received numerous awards throughout his four-decade journalism career. Highlights include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2025 – Society of American Travel Writers’ Lowell Thomas Travel Writer of the Year silver award<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2024 – North American Travel Journalists Assn., Honorable Mention, “Save the Rails: America\u2019s oldest narrow-gauge railroad is back from the brink of doom \u2014 for a second time,”<\/a> The Saturday Evening Post<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2023 – North American Travel Journalists Assn., Bronze Award: “Austria’s Alps Adapt Traditions to Meet the Relentless Advance of Climate Change,”<\/a> East-West News Service<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2022 – Society of American Travel Writers (East), Silver Award: \u201cThe Intersection of Culture and Desserts Reveals Much About America,\u201d<\/a> East-West News Service<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2022 – North American Travel Journalists Assn., Bronze Award: “Forward, With Onward,”<\/a> Porthole Cruise & Travel<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2021 \u2013 Society of American Travel Writers (East), Gold Award: \u201cBrief Encounters in the Andes,\u201d<\/a> Porthole Cruise & Travel<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2021 \u2013 North American Travel Journalists Assn., Gold Award: \u201cHunting for Landmines in Cambodia: If you See A Bomb, Don\u2019t Touch It,<\/a>\u201d Matador Network. Honorable Mention: \u201cOn A Myanmar River Cruise, A Rare Chance To Interact with Burmese Monks<\/a>\u201c, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2020 \u2013 Society of American Travel Writers (East), Silver Award: \u201cOn A Myanmar River Cruise, A Rare Chance to Interact With Burmese Monks,\u201d <\/a>Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n