South West Tourism Excellence Awards 2010 - 2011
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The South West Tourism Excellence Awards celebrate the ‘best in the South West' and aim to promote and reward the leading businesses and individuals in the tourism industry.
The closing date for entries has passed, and shortlisting is now taking place.
Thanks to all those that have taken the time and effort to enter.
The regional Gold winners will be put forward for VisitEngland's, National Enjoy England Awards for Excellence 2011. Seven South West tourism businesses won national awards at this year's Enjoy England Awards for Excellence 2010, including two Gold and five Silver awards. To view the winners, click here.
To view the Western Morning News coverage regarding the best National Large Hotel of the year 2010 - which went to the Thurlestone Hotel, Devon, click here.
To read a Western Morning News story on the Trethem Mill Touring Park that won regionally last year and went on to win nationally, click here.
Entry to all but 3 categories was through the Cornwall Tourism Awards. The Cornwall Tourism Awards were open for entry during May and entrants will be automatically considered for the category equivalent in the regional South West Tourism Excellence Awards.
For more information on the Cornwall Awards please contact VisitCornwall on:
01872 322906
May 2010 will saw the launch of new Devon Tourism Awards, winners from which will be automatically fast-tracked into the matching category in the South West awards. There are 7 categories in the Devon awards - look out for more information at: www.visitdevon.co.uk/site/tourism-businesses
Winners from the Bristol Hospitality Awards in March 2010 will automatically be fast-tracked into the appropriate categories, but all Bristol businesses outside of the Hospitality Industry were encouraged to enter the regional awards directly.
If you have not entered an award before, you may find the following information useful:
THE 2010 - 2011 AWARD CATEGORIES
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To view the 2009 - 2010 winners, click here.
The South West Tourism Excellence Awards 2010 -2011 in association with
South West Tourism,
Sterling House,
Dix's Field,
Exeter EX1 1QA
Email: post@swtourism.org.uk
Comments
Robin Barker, Manager of South West Awards
Yes – restaurants, pubs, cafes and other food and drink outlets are right at the heart of tourism, but we didn’t want to duplicate with the other excellent award schemes that are already run across the region. Restaurants should enter the Restaurant category in the Taste of the West awards – see www.tasteofthewest.co.uk . Winners from this and other food schemes will then be included in the regional final of the South West Tourism ‘Taste’ category, with winners from this put forward for the national Enjoy England awards. This region has been a leader in this area for several years, with past winners going on to win National ‘Taste’ awards in two successive years – Fifteen Cornwall in 2008 and the Harrow in Little Bedwyn in 2009. Let’s try and do so again this year!
Comment made: Wednesday 16th June 2010
Anonymous
Why is there not a specific category for restaurants? I can see that you can enter via Taste of the West as a business connected with food, but do you not consider that restaurants in themselves are a tourist attraction in their own right? Think Fifteen, Rick Stein, Hix's etc
Comment made: Wednesday 16th June 2010
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