Visit Nottinghamshire Launches STARS Awards to find
Outstanding Tourism Experiences
The search is on to find outstanding tourism experiences in the county,
with entries now open for the Nottinghamshire Hospitality STARS
Awards.
Organised by Visit Nottinghamshire, in partnership with the Nottingham
Hospitality Association, the STARS Awards are a celebration of the very
best in the county’s leisure, culture, tourism and hospitality sectors.
With a total of 14 categories, from ‘Bed & Breakfast of the Year’ and ‘Visitor
Attraction of the Year’, to ‘Rising Star – Unsung Hero’, the awards are an
opportunity to highlight outstanding service and give thanks to the people
and organisations which make such valuable contributions to tourism and
the economy by drawing an ever-growing number of visitors to
Nottinghamshire.
2018 Nottinghamshire Hospitality STARS Awards categories:
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Bed & Breakfast of the Year
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Boutique Guest Accommodation of the Year
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Business/Conference Venue Tourism Award
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Guided Tour of the Year
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Holiday Park / Holiday Village of the Year
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Hotel of the Year
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Inclusive Tourism Award
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Visitor Attraction of the Year
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New Tourism Business Award
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Sustainable Tourism Award
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Taste of Nottinghamshire Award
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Tourism Pub of the Year
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Rising Star – Front of House
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Rising Star – Unsung Hero
Winners of the first 12 categories in the STARS Awards are eligible to enter
the ‘2019 VisitEngland Awards’, a national tourism awards programme
which is firmly established as representing the highest accolade in English
Tourism.
Brendan Moffett, Chief Executive of Visit Nottinghamshire, said: “Following
a three-year hiatus, we are delighted to bring back the STARS Awards and
recognise the outstanding tourism experiences across the city and county.
“Nottinghamshire is a fantastic destination, attracting millions of visitors
each year. These awards celebrate tourism, culture, leisure and hospitality
businesses and the people behind them who work so hard and
professionally to deliver an exceptional experience.”
Nottingham Business Improvement District (BID) is proud sponsors of the
Sustainable Tourism Award. Chairman of Nottingham BID, Jeff Allen said: “It
is great to see the local STARS Award back, giving local tourism businesses
recognition and enabling local winners to enter Visit England’s national
awards, which is good for their national profile too. We are pleased to be
involved and to be sponsoring the Sustainable Tourism Award. Tourism is
important to Nottingham as it brings more people to the area which
benefits local businesses including our members – leisure and retail
businesses in the city centre – so we wanted to support the awards.”
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inners will be revealed at the awards ceremony on Thursday, November
1st 2018 at Nottingham Crowne Plaza.
For more information and to enter, visit www.visit-
nottinghamshire.co.uk/nottinghamshire-hospitality-stars-awards.
The organisation is responsible for growing the local economy through encouraging inward
investment, attracting business and leisure visitors, student retention and aligning with the local
business community.
It is made up of three departments: Visit Nottinghamshire, Invest in Nottingham and Nottingham
