Southport Visiter

Could you be a winner at the tourism ‘Oscars’?

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isers are once again expecting it to be a sellout.

With categories includ- ing Hotel of the Year, Taste Liverpool, Independen­t Tourism Business of the Year and Tourism Star there is something everyone across region.

The head of for the visitor economy developmen­t at the Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnershi­p (LEP), Peter Sandman, said: “These awards recognise quality across our vital tourism sector and this event is the perfect setting to acknowledg­e not just hard work and excellence, but the important and major role the industry has on the region’s economy.

“Now that entries are open, I would encourage all businesses and individual­s to take a look at the simplified applicatio­n form and get their entries in early.”

Many of the winners from this award ceremony go on to achieve national recognitio­n at events such as the Visit England Awards for Excellence.

This year’s event includes a total of 16 categories: Hotel of the Year Guest Accommodat­ion/ B & B of the Year

Serviced Apartment of the Year

Small Visitor Attraction of the Year

Large Visitor Attraction of the Year Taste Liverpool Small Tourism Event of the Year

Large Tourism Event of the Year

Tourism Experience of the Year Bar/Pub of the Year Excellence in Business Tourism

Entertainm­ent Venue of the Year

Independen­t Tourism Business of the Year

Best Newcomer to the Visitor Economy Tourism Star Tourism Young Person The deadline for entries is Thursday, January 26.

Further details and an entry form are available from lcrtourism­awards. com or by contacting the organisers, Eventful, on: 0844 809 4399, or email: tourismawa­rds@eventfulon­line.com

Exclusive sponsorshi­p opportunit­ies are also available for this year’s event.

Further available 8094399. details from: are 0844

 ??  ?? Sefton Tourism members Mark Catherall, Helen Ford, Joanne Dwyer and Sarah Townley collect the People’s Choice Award for Southport Air Show at last year’s Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards
Sefton Tourism members Mark Catherall, Helen Ford, Joanne Dwyer and Sarah Townley collect the People’s Choice Award for Southport Air Show at last year’s Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards

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