The Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards has announced its shortlist to recognise the very best of the city region’s tourism industry.
The annual awards are delivered by Growth Platform – Liverpool City Region Growth Company and this year in association with Liverpool BID Company.
Every year the judging panel sifts through the many applications to narrow down the very best, who will now go forward to the final judging panel ahead of the awards ceremony taking place at Liverpool Cathedral on 10 March 2022.
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The 17 categories include awards for best hotel, restaurant, and attractions, alongside some new awards for ‘Resilience and Innovation’ and ‘Unsung Hero’ while the ‘Hidden Gem’ category, which highlights the City Region’s best kept secrets and is put to a public vote, is returning.
You can nominate a hidden gem from Liverpool, Halton, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens or Wirral here .
Peter Sandman, head of Visitor Economy Development at Growth Platform, said: “It’s great to see the visitor economy sector throwing their support behind these awards – this year we have seen close to a 40% increase in applications with many of those being new businesses getting involved for the first time.
“We are privileged to hold the event in such a stunning venue and to be able to celebrate our unique, diverse and resilient sector in style.”
Below is the shortlist for the Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards 2021:
New Tourism Business Award
Boom Battle Bar: Liverpool
Liverpool Food Tours
Liverpool VRVE
MerseyMade
SKAUS Store & Cafe
Independent Tourism Business of the Year
Duke Street Food and Drink Market
Fab 4 Taxi Tours
Liverpool Beatles Museum
Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres
Liverpool Food Tours
MerseyMade
Shiverpool
Taste of Liverpool Award - Café/Bistro of the Year
Benty Farm Tearooms
Bold Street Coffee
Cafe Tabac
Caffe Cream of New Brighton
Taste of Liverpool Award - Restaurant of the Year
Buyers Club
Delifonseca Dockside
Lu Ban Restaurant
Lunya
Marco Pierre Steakhouse Bar & Grill Liverpool
The London Carriage Works
Pub of the Year
Liverpool Gin Distillery
Masons
The Bridewell
The Denbigh Castle
The Windmill Southport
Resilience and Innovation Award
Cruise Liverpool
Liverpool ONE
Liverpool Philharmonic
Lu Ban Restaurant
Lunya
Ethical, Responsible and Sustainable Tourism Award
Redstones Cottage
Sefton Park Palm House Preservation Trust
Strawberry Field
B&B and Guest House of the Year
Sunnyside Guest House
The Braemar Southport
The Heidi Bed & Breakfast
Self-Catering Accommodation of the Year
EPIC Apartments
Quest Liverpool City Centre
Staybridge Suites Liverpool
Staycity Aparthotels, Liverpool, Waterfront
Hotel of the Year
Formby Hall Golf Resort and Spa
Hope Street Hotel
Pullman Liverpool
Titanic Hotel Liverpool
Small Visitor Attraction of the Year
Royal Liver Building 360
Sefton Park Palm House
Strawberry Field
Western Approaches
Large Visitor Attraction of the Year
Knowsley Safari
Liverpool Cathedral
Tate Liverpool
The Atkinson
World Museum
Experience of the Year
British Music Experience
Liverpool Food Tours
Shiverpool
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