Who’s star of staycations?
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Vote for a holiday hero in the 2023 Tourism Superstar award.
This coveted accolade is your chance to celebrate staycation staff who made an extra special effort to provide a memorable holiday or day trip for visitors.
It’s the 11th anniversary of the award – run jointly by Mirror Travel and national tourist board VisitEngland. And local tourist boards across England submitted hundreds of nominations.
Our panel of judges then whittled them down to a shortlist of 10 for a public vote. They are: ■■Dave Paynter, Reserve Manager, WWT Slimbridge, Gloucs
■■Geoff Colvin, Chief Stationmaster, Kent & East Sussex Railway
■■Geoff Rose, Front Desk Volunteer, Shaldon Wildlife Trust, Devon
■■Jane Dixon, Ranger Jane’s Beach School, Northumberland ■■John Consterdine, Manchester Taxi Tours
■■Luke Henshaw, Classic Vehicle Restoration Apprentice, Great British Car Journey, Ambergate, Derbyshire
■■Michael Wilson, Official King’s Guide to the Kent Estuary, Morecambe Bay, Cumbria
■■Navnit (Yogi) Jogi, Welcome Ambassador, Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games cultural festival and Gamestime ■■Stonehenge – Stone Circle Experience Hosts: Chris Burdon, Emily Sellors, Jonny GalpinSanders, Anthony Lewis
■■Tobie Airey, Head of Visitor Happiness, Huckleberry Woods Micro Animal Adventures, Faversham, Kent
HOW TO JOIN IN
Our finalists will be highlighted in a short video on the Mirror website at mirror.co.uk/travel from 9am tomorrow.
Simply watch the video, learn about what each finalist’s fantastic contribution to staycations is, and vote for your holiday hero (you can only vote once).
The ballot closes at midnight on March 20. For vote updates and the current leaders, look on Twitter for @TravelEdNigel, @MirrorTravel, @VisitEngland and @ VisitEnglandBiz