WANDERLUST READER TRAVEL AWARDS 2020
wanderlust.co.uk April 2020 81HOW THE
CATEGORIES
WERE
SCOREDCustomer satisfaction
is one of the best
guides to quality –
especially when it
comes to travelling.
This is how the
Wanderlust Reader
Travel Awards are
largely scored and
why the results
have become so
respected within the
travel industry.
This year’s awards
were based on your
travels from December
2018 to November- In many
categories you were
asked to list up
to four entries and
score each one
on its merits.
The results were
based on an average
score (converted to
a percentage) – so
results are based on
satisfaction rather
than the number of
votes. In categories
where no percentage
is shown, the results
were simply based
on the number of
votes counted.
Thanks to everyone
who took the time to
share their travel highs
and lows with us, to
help give a true picture
of what travellers
really think.
Melting glaciers
Simon Reeve in Alaska
while ilming The
Americas TV series
As ever more emphasis is placed on the value
of ‘buying local’, it’s perhaps no surprise that
British brand Rab – founded by climber Rab
Carrington in his Sheield attic in 1981 – has
topped this list again. That, and because it
produces consistently high-quality, unfussy,
it-for-purpose kit. Rab works hard to
minimise its environmental impact too.
The category is illed out with brands that
have truly proved their worth, all performing
well in our gear tests. For instance, in our
latest Gear of the Year review, outdoor
clothing specialist Craghoppers bagged
our Best Travel Trousers category – ‘the
best in legwear’ according to judges – while
Páramo won Best Travel Insulated Jacket.RANKINGS
1 Rab 88.03
2 Craghoppers 86.77
= 3 Osprey 86.23
= 3 Patagonia 86.23
5 Páramo 85.77
6 The North Face 84.41
7 Jack Wolfskin 84.06
8 Rohan 83.71
9 Keen 82.22
10 Berghaus 82.12TOP EQUIPMENT BRAND
Rab
Simon Reeve; Victoria Middleton; Rab Meridiam/Hamish Frost