After a brief hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Lancashire Tourism Awards are back for 2021 to celebrate the best visitor and hospitality businesses in Lancashire.
Lancashire attracts more than 68 million visitors to each year and the Lancashire Tourism Awards recognises excellence across a wide range of visitor economy businesses. After the pandemic more important than ever to celebrate the incredibly hard-working industry, who provide memorable experiences for everybody.
Applications opened on Thursday 23rd September 2021 for nineteen awards, including two new awards to acknowledge the character, resilience and invention shown by the sector throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.
The categories now open for application are:
- Accessible and Inclusive Tourism Award
- Camping, Glamping and Holiday Park of the Year
- Cultural Venue / Organisation of the Year
- Dog Friendly Business of the Year
- Ethical, Responsible and Sustainable Tourism Award
- Experience of the Year
- Large Hotel of the Year
- Perfect Stay
- New Tourism Business Award
- Lancashire Pub of the Year
- Self-Catering Accommodation of the Year
- Producer of the Year
- Café & Tearoom of the Year
- Restaurant of the Year
- Large Visitor Attraction of the Year
- Small Visitor Attraction of the Year
- Wedding Venue of the Year
- Resilience and Innovation Award
- Unsung Hero Award
The deadline for all applicants is Wednesday 3rd November 2021 and finalists will be announced on Thursday 18th November 2021.
Rachel McQueen, chief executive of Marketing Lancashire said:
“We have never been prouder of our partners and the county’s tourism and hospitality businesses, than we have over the last seventeen months or so.
Facing the challenges, uncertainty and genuine hardship brought by the pandemic, the sector has shown remarkable resilience, proved its ability to redefine itself and has adapted to some of the most testing restrictions on ‘normal’ operations seen in most lifetimes.
What has shone through during this period is truly reflective of the Lancashire character, approaching each challenge in practical, innovative and often surprisingly good-humoured ways.
The Lancashire Tourism Awards 2021 will be a celebration of that redefining, of that spirited Lancashire character and of course the future of this incredible sector.”
Information and criteria for each category is available on the Lancashire Tourism Awards website. We wish all applicants the best of luck and hope to see some of our fantastic businesses shortlised..