05/02/2018

NI Tourism Award 2018 Launched

Applications have opened for the 2018 Northern Ireland Tourism Awards, with refreshed and expanded categories to mark the 40th anniversary of the awards.

Tourism and hospitality businesses across Northern Ireland are encouraged to enter the Awards, with businesses who have been operating for less than one year also now eligible to enter the process (with the exception of the accommodation categories) and there is no cost to enter.

Tourism NI are searching for best practice, excellence and innovation to recognise and reward.

Award categories include:

• authentic experience of the year

• tourism entrepreneur of the year

• food and drink experience of the year

• best hotel stay

• best guesthouse or B&B stay

• best self-catering stay

• best event or festival experience

• most promising authentic event or festival experience

• tourism heritage property of the year

• best international experience of the year

• most impactful digital innovation

Further information on the application process is available on the NI Tourism Awards website.

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