North East England Tourism Awards 2008
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Each year the North East England Tourism Awards showcase the best that tourism has to offer in our region.
The wide range of categories reflect the quality, performance and innovation of our tourism sector and give businesses the chance to show how they stand out from the crowd.
The awards form the regional heat of the Enjoy England Awards for Excellence, and winners go on to take their place in the national finals to compete alongside the cream of UK tourism.
Categories
There is a category for every type of tourism business and for every area of excellence:
- Large Hotel of the Year (over 35 bedrooms)
- Small Hotel of the Year (under 50 bedrooms)
- Bed and Breakfast/Guest Accommodation of the Year
- Self Catering Holiday of the Year
- Caravan Holiday Park of the Year
- Small Visitor Attraction of the Year
- Large Visitor Attraction of the Year
- Business Tourism Award of the Year
- Outstanding Customer Service Award
- Tourism Website of the Year
- Taste of North East England
- Sustainable Tourism Award
- Best Tourism Experience
- Access for All Tourism Award
- Tourist Information Centre of the Year
Winning is a huge accolade and businesses benefit from increased exposure and promotion, expert PR advice and for some, the potential to go forward to be shortlisted for the national finals, Enjoy England - Awards for Excellence.
Entries are now being taken for the 2008 North East England Tourism Awards - click here for more details.
The North East England Tourism Awards are supported by:
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