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Nominations for the national awards were put forward following the South West Tourism Excellence awards in Exeter Cathedral in February, following a record year for the awards with 773 entries into the Dorset, Cornwall, Bristol, Bath and Somerset, Devon and South West awards. Since then the nominees have been through a further round of national judging leading to the announcement of national finalists.
Robin Barker from South West awards organisers Services for Tourism, commented: “In what is an extraordinarily difficult year for tourism and South West England it’s great to have this positive news to share. The success of these businesses – and the region as a whole – pays real testament to the innovation, passion and commitment of tourism across the South West and I pay tribute to every one of them. This year’s regional awards are also currently open for entry and I hope this news will encourage many more businesses to get involved.”
The finalists are all invited to attend an online virtual event on Monday 17 August when they will be awarded a Bronze, Silver or Gold award.
The South West finalists are:
ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE TOURISM AWARD
B&B AND GUESTHOUSE OF THE YEAR
EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR
INTERNATIONAL TOURISM AWARD
LARGE HOTEL OF THE YEAR
LARGE VISITOR ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR
PUB OF THE YEAR
SELF CATERING ACCOMMODATION OF THE YEAR
SMALL HOTEL OF THE YEAR
SMALL VISITOR ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR
TASTE OF ENGLAND AWARD
In addition to the above, finalists in four special award categories will be presented on the night, with further South West interest from the following:
TRAVEL CONTENT AWARD
INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION AWARD
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