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Enjoy Staffordshire Tourism & Good Food Awards
Tourism Awards are back for 2023 and the hunt is on to find Staffordshire's best tourism businesses!
Updated 18th March 2022
Thank you to all the businesses who entered the 2022 Enjoy Staffordshire Tourism & Good Food Awards sponsored by We Are Staffordshire. The competition culminated with a spectacular gala dinner and awards ceremony, held at Keele Hall on 3rd March 2022 where the winners were revealed!
The full list of 2022 Winners is published on the Enjoy Staffordshire website.
Now the Tourism & Good Food Awards are back for 2022/23 and our new competition is open for entries!
We know that you’ve worked harder than ever to bring visitors into the county and give them a great experience, and we believe you should get some recognition for everything you do, so we're opening our competition earlier in March to give you more time to get your awards applications in. Please submit your entries by Friday 30th September 2022.
After such a challenging period, it’s time once again to celebrate our vital tourism and hospitality businesses and thank you for the huge contribution you make to our local economy and putting Staffordshire on the map.
Our competition is one of 23 affiliated to VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2023 and the only route to the national stage for Staffordshire businesses.
The competition is open to any tourism, hospitality and leisure business in Staffordshire and free to enter for fee-paying Members of Destination Staffordshire. There is £100 + VAT entry fee for Non-members (or businesses which have applied for free basic membership).
Please visit the Join Us page to find out more about the costs and benefits of membership, where our value for money membership packages are outlined.
How to enter the 2022/23 Enjoy Staffordshire Awards
- Check your business is eligible by reading the Competition Terms & Conditions.
- Decide which category or categories you would like to enter from the list below.
- View and download sample entry forms, by clicking on the category name below, to help you prepare your application offline.
- Write a compelling entry, gather your evidence, weblinks, images etc. in readiness to complete the submission.
- Submit your best application by 30th September online using the Tourism Awards Application Portal.
All applications must be submitted online via the secure Tourism Awards Application Portal before the closing date of 30th September 2022. No other form of application will be accepted or considered.
Deadline for application submission is 11:59 pm on Friday 30th September 2022
Judging period: 1st July – 31st December 2022
Awards ceremony event March 2023
2022/23 Tourism & Good Food Awards competition categories
Click on a category name to download a sample form to help prepare your application offline
NATIONAL AWARDS (Gold winners go forward to the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2022)
Cross sector categories, open to all business types
- Accessible and Inclusive Tourism Award
- Ethical, Responsible and Sustainable Tourism Award sponsored by SBEN
- New Tourism Business of the Year
- Unsung Hero Award sponsored by We Are Staffordshire
- Resilience and Innovation Award sponsored by We Are Staffordshire
Business type specific categories
- Business Events Venue of the Year
- B&B / Guest House of the Year
- Small Hotel of the Year
- Large Hotel of the Year
- Self-Catering Accommodation of the Year
- Camping, Glamping and Holiday Park of the Year
- Experience of the Year
- Small Visitor Attraction of the Year
- Large Visitor Attraction of the Year
- Pub of the Year
- Taste of England Award: Independent Restaurant of the Year*
- Taste of England Award: Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year*
- Taste of England Award: Tea Room / Coffee Shop of the Year*
REGIONAL ONLY AWARDS
- Food & Drink Retailer / Farm Shop of the Year
- COMING SOON - Rising Star Award
*One overall winner from these three categories will go forward to the national Taste of England Award
The awards give us the chance to celebrate Staffordshire’s best tourism and hospitality businesses and the valuable contribution they make to the growing visitor economy.
We plan to hold a glittering black-tie Celebration Dinner and Awards Ceremony in March 2023 where the winners will be announced.
If you have any queries relating to the Enjoy Staffordshire Tourism & Good Food Awards, please email info@enjoystaffordshire.com
Thank you to our Headline Sponsor:
We are also grateful to our Affiliate Members for their sponsorship and support:
- Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce
- Insight 6 - Customer Experience Specialists
- Staffordshire Business & Environment Network
