The 2021/22 South West Tourism Excellence Awards are now open and businesses from across the region are invited to submit their entries.  ...

76 winners are announced at the 2020/21 South West Tourism Excellence Tourism Awards in an emotional online event.   Sponsored by South West Water, the awards programme opened for entry in March 2020 and, with plenty of adaptations and extensions along the way, it concluded on 22 April 2021. In the same way that hospitality businesses have had to change and innovate during this extraordinary...

After the longest awards season ever 75 Finalists and 33 Commended have been named in this year’s regional Tourism Awards, which saw 416 entries from across Devon, Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly, Bath, Bristol, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire....

With this week’s COVID announcements and their impacts on tourism we have decided to extend the deadline for the final two categories until Sunday 29 November.  Both categories are especially suitable for third party nomination of outstanding individuals, and in this extraordinary year we hope you might be able to spend a little time reflecting on this and submitting your nominations. ...

With entry now closed for most categories, the Unsung Hero category is still open for nomination: This recognises an individual working in any aspect of a tourism business who excels in their role and deserves to be applauded for their work and commitment to the industry, they do not need to be customer facing. It is intended for those who continually go above and beyond, offering exceptional service...

Last week the Government announced further mandatory requirements to help suppress the rising number of new Coronavirus cases across the UK.  The range of measures impact the hospitality industry once again with face coverings now compulsory in hotels, restaurants and pubs for guests unless they are eating or sat down, opening hours and the rule of six group restrictions....