Local Tourism Awards
The five Local Tourism Awards - Wirral Tourism Awards, St Helens Tourism & Leisure Awards, Southport Ambassador Awards, Halton Tourism & Business Awards and Liverpool Ambassador Awards - recognise and reward people working in the tourism and hospitality industry. They focus on excellence in customer service delivery and seek to showcase the work undertaking by the many people both front and back of house e.g. Best Waiter/Waitress, Unseen Hero, Chef of the Year etc.
The Local Tourism Awards are an ideal opportunity to recognise and reward your staff. Just nominating someone helps with motivation, staff morale, and aids retention in the workplace. It also provides industry role models and helps to raise the profile of your business.
Each year, one 'Winner of Winners' from each of the five Local Tourism Awards along with a representative from Knowsley is selected to be nominated in the Outstanding Customer Service Award category at The Mersey Partnership Annual Tourism Awards
How to apply
Each Local Tourism Award scheme has its own application form, which must be completed by a given date each year. A shortlisting process then takes place and three candidates or businesses are selected for judging in each category. Judges visit each candidate/business from the shortlist and assess them against certain criteria. A winner is then selected.
Wirral Awards - contact Chris Higgins on 0151 691 8269
or email chrishiggins@wirral.gov.uk
St Helens Awards - contact Gary Maddock on 01744 676731 or email GaryMaddock@sthelens.gov.uk
Liverpool A Awards- contact Eileen Lambert on 0151 233 5456
or email eileen.lambert@liverpool.gov.uk
Southport Awards- contact Angela Deveney, 0151 934 2331
or email angela.deveney@tourism.sefton.gov.uk
Halton Awards - contact Su Bullen , 01928 516120 or email
su.bullen@halton.gov.uk
Could you be a judge?
We are always looking for people willing and able to act as judges for the Local Tourism Awards. The more judges we have available, the less time needs to be commited by each individual judge. You will be asked to make an assessment of others working in the industry and to be fair and objective in your evaluation. You may only judge outside your own disctrict to prevent any conflicts of interest arising.
To register you interest please contact Pam Wilsher on 0151 237 3916 or email pam.wilsher@merseyside.org.uk