Lincolnshire Tourism Excellence Awards now open for nominations

Celebrating visitor economy business across Greater Lincolnshire with 15 categories to enter – 12 of which will take the winners through to VisitEngland’s national Visit Britain Awards 2023

Nominations are now open for the 2022 Destination Lincolnshire Tourism Excellence Awards – returning for the first time after the pandemic. They are an incredible opportunity for businesses working within the visitor economy to be recognised and be put forward at a national level through the Visit England Awards 2023.

For the first time since 2020, the awards are back, launching in partnership with fellow headline sponsor Lincoln College and media partner Stonebow Media. What’s more, this year, twelve categories have been created specifically in partnership with Visit England, with the winners of these categories also being put forward for the national Visit England Awards 2023.

Charlotte Goy, Chief Executive at Destination Lincolnshire, said: “Created to shine a light on businesses, the Destination Lincolnshire Tourism Excellence Awards celebrate every aspect of the visitor tourism economy, to champion all of the innovation, passion, dedication, resilience and tenacity that we know Lincolnshire businesses have.

With fifteen categories to enter, covering everything from ethics and innovation to sustainability across accommodation (hotels, B&Bs, guest houses, self-catering, camping, glamping and holiday parks), food and drink, attractions (small, large and experience), new arrivals, customer service, marketing and arts and culture, there is plenty of scope for all tourism economy businesses to enter – to see all of the hard work and creativity you’ve embraced honoured alongside your fellow tourism businesses spanning Greater Lincolnshire.

After two years of navigating Covid restrictions, and now the continuing post-Covid recovery, this is an incredible chance to deliver some clarity around exactly how you have maintained, surpassed and succeeding expectation, not an easy feat in the wake of a global pandemic. A chance to showcase the efforts you went to, to ensure your business survived, as well as what you have in store for the future.

The fifteen categories now open for nominations, which close on July 29. Online judging will start on July 30 and mystery shopping from August 13. The awards ceremony itself will be held at the Engine Shed on October 21, and will be hosted by Lincs FM presenter, John Marshall.