Why should you enter?

The Tourism ExSEllence Awards recognise excellence, quality and innovation, achieved over the last 18 months, across all sectors of the tourism industry.

The honours bring great marketing and PR benefits, and have proved to be a real source of pride and motivation for winners and their teams.

Exceeding 4 million “opportunities to see”, the 2007 campaign achieved extensive
consumer and industry media coverage including regional TV and Radio.

Below are the four regional winners that went on to shine on the national stage. See what they had to say…

Amelia Foster, Roald Dahl Museum, Buckinghamshire

Gold Award, Small Visitor Attraction of the Year

"It's huge recognition for the team, everyone that works here is passionate about what they do. They really believe in inspiring creativity whether you are 50, 5, or 85."

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Andrew Stenbridge, Chewton Glen, Hampshire

Gold Award, Large Hotel of the Year

"Everyone at the hotel works relentlessly to deliver exceptional experiences for our guests everyday and it is really nice when that gets recognised."

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Christina Symons, Cottage Lodge, Hampshire

Gold Award, Sustainable Tourism

"Filling out the forms was easy and straight forward. TSE and VB have been fabulous all along the way."

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Suzanne Mantel, Brighton Tourist Information Centre, East Sussex

Silver Award, TIC of the Year

"It is a real achievement… It means that we've been benchmarked against the best and showcase what we do."

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