The Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards has announced its shortlist to recognise excellence across the city region’s tourism and hospitality industry.
Each year the judging panel sifts through the many applications to narrow down the very best in the business.
All those shortlisted will now go forward to the final judging panel ahead of the glittering awards ceremony on 16 May 2019. The panel will have the difficult task of deciding who will be crowned winners in their respective categories at the black-tie event taking place at Liverpool Cathedral.
There are 17 award categories this year which cover the whole industry, and include Hotel of the Year, Entertainment Venue of the Year and Best Newcomer. The previously named ‘Taste’ award has been split into Restaurant of the Year and Café of the Year.
Peter Sandman, Head of Visitor Economy for the Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership, said: “To see so many entries come in not only shows how prestigious these awards are but also the amount of healthy competition we have across the city region – which only continues to push tourism standards up. This is confirmed through the latest figures, which show the local visitor economy is now worth over £4.5bn annually and supports over 53,500 jobs.
“Holding the event in such a stunning venue will create a very special atmosphere and make this year’s awards unmissable.”
Sponsors this year already include: ACC Liverpool, Liverpool Cathedral, Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Marketing Liverpool, Merseyrail, NatWest, Ticket Quarter, Wild Thang and Wirral Chamber of Commerce.
Sponsorship opportunities are still available, please call Cathryn O’Grady on 07918 174176 or email cath@eventfulonline.com for more details.
Tickets for the ceremony are now available from Ticket Quarter – click here for details.
Shortlist in full
Hotel of the Year
Aloft Hotel Liverpool
Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa
Hope Street Hotel
Hotel Indigo Liverpool
Mere Brook House
Pullman Liverpool
The Shankly Hotel
Thornton Hall Hotel
Titanic Hotel Liverpool
Serviced Apartment of the Year
Base Serviced Apartments
Epic Hotels & Serviced Apartments
Staybridge Suites Liverpool
Staycity Aparthotels
Small Visitor Attraction of the Year
Catalyst Science Discovery Centre & Museum
Darkstar Laser Arena
For All Liverpool’s Liver Birds
Mersey Ferries
Mersey Tunnel Tours
Port Sunlight Village Trust
Shore Cottage Studio
Large Visitor Attraction of the Year
FACT
Knowsley Safari
Liverpool Cathedral
McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Cheshire Oaks
Restaurant of the Year
Delifonseca Dockside
Fazenda Liverpool
London Carriage Works
Lunyalita
NYL Restaurant & Cocktail Bar
The Art School Restaurant
The Lawns at Thornton Hall
Wheeler’s of St. James’s Liverpool
Café/Bistro of the Year
Benty Farm Tearooms
Café Tabac
Caffe Cream of New Brighton
Cuthberts Bakery
Moose Coffee
World Museum Cafe
Bar of the Year
Alma de Cuba
NYL Restaurant & Cocktail Bar
The Art School Cellars
The Brink
The Club House Liverpool
Large Event of the Year
China’s First Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors
Liverpool Biennial 2018
Liverpool’s Dream – Giant Spectacular
Lost Castles
Small Event of the Year
Aurora
Bordeaux Wine Festival
BTR Liverpool Half Marathon
St George’s Hall Minton Floor Tile Reveal
Tourism Experience of the Year
China’s First Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors
City Explorer Liverpool
Ghetto Golf
Mersey Ferry and Open Top Bus Tour
Excellence in Business Tourism
Conference Centre at LACE
FACT
Hilton Hotel Liverpool
Hosted by National Museums Liverpool
Titanic Hotel Liverpool
Entertainment Venue of the Year
Liverpool Empire Theatre
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall & Music Room
Sefton Park Palm House
St Helens Theatre Royal
Independent Tourism Business of the Year
Benty Farm Tearooms
Cuthberts Bakery
Darkstar Laser Arena
LLS Your Tour
Mere Brook House
Moose Coffee
Otterspool Adventure
Port Sunlight Village Trust
Best Newcomer to the Visitor Economy
Hinterlands
Lunyalita
Punch Tarmeys
Sleep Eat Love
The Florist
Tourism Star of the Year
Matt Cooke, Hope Street Hotel
Kate Green, Liverpool Cruise Terminal
Kris Mochrie, Signature Living
Damien Daly, Titanic Hotel Liverpool
Tourism Young Person of the Year
Kate Ainslie, Hilton Hotel Liverpool
Kelsey Reynolds, NYL Restaurant & Cocktail Bar
Paul Dixon, Liverpool Film Office
Millie Kehoe, Liverpool Tourist Information Centre