• International Tourism Award (NEW for 2024) sponsored by Liverpool John Lennon Airport
• Accessible and Inclusive Tourism (NEW for 2024) sponsored by ACC Liverpool
• B&B and Guest House of the Year sponsored by Liverpool Cathedral
• Self-Catering Accommodation of the Year sponsored by Knowsley Safari
• Hotel of the Year sponsored by Liverpool BID Company
• Business Events Venue of the Year sponsored by NML
• Ethical, Responsible & Sustainable Tourism Award sponsored by Kimpton
• New Tourism Business of the Year sponsored by BDO LLP

• Taste of Liverpool City Region – Restaurant sponsored by PIB Insurance
• Taste of Liverpool City Region – Café sponsored by Bolland & Lowe
• Pub of the Year sponsored by Wild Thang
• Small Visitor Attraction of the Year sponsored by Ticket Quarter
• Large Visitor Attraction of the Year sponsored by Virgin Experience Days
• Experience of the Year sponsored by Merseyrail
• Entertainment Venue of the Year sponsored by London Northwestern Railway
• Unsung Hero Award sponsored by Liverpool ONE
• Tourism Young Person of the Year sponsored by The City of Liverpool College
• Liverpool City Region’s Hidden Gem (Public Vote) sponsored by The Guide

• Outstanding Contribution to Tourism (awarded by the organisers)

The full shortlist is:

B&B and Guest House of the Year

• The Bowden Lodge
• The Braemar Southport
• Sunnyside Guest House

Self-Catering Accommodation of the Year

• Garden by The Bay
• Happy Days Apartments
• Quest  Liverpool City Centre
• Staybridge Suites Liverpool
• The Eden Warehouse

Hotel of the Year

• Hope Street Hotel
• Malmaison Liverpool
• Novotel Liverpool Paddington Village
• Pullman Liverpool
• The Municipal Hotel & Spa MGallery Liverpool
• Titanic Hotel Liverpool

Business Events Venue

• Aintree Racecourse
• Escape Live Liverpool
• Hilton Hotel Liverpool
• Rum Warehouse at Titanic Hotel
• Liverpool
  Spaces at The Spine
• The Lake House

New Tourism Business Award

• Arts Bar Baltic
• Blackstock Market
• Eureka! Science + Discovery
• Gravity Max Liverpool ONE
• Salt and Tar
• School Lane Hotel

Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Award

• Eureka! Science + Discovery
• Liverpool Cathedral
• Liverpool Philharmonic
• Strawberry Field
• Sunnyside Guest House

Ethical, Responsible and Sustainable Tourism Award

• Future Yard
  Liverpool
• Philharmonic
• Liverpool Properties, National Trust
• NORD
• Sunnyside Guest House
• The Eden Warehouse
• Titanic Hotel Liverpool

International Tourism Award

• Hotel Anfield
• Liverpool Cathedral
• Liverpool Tourist Information Centre
• The Beatles Story

Taste of Liverpool Award – Café/Bistro of the Year

• Crosby Coffee
• Imagine More Café at Strawberry Field
• Museum of Liverpool Café
• The Bluecoat Café
• The Lake House
• The Watering Can

Taste of Liverpool Award – Restaurant of the Year

• Antonio’s Bar & Grill
• Chamber 36
• Delifonseca Dockside
• Fazenda Rodizio Bar & Grill
• Salt House Tapas
• Tik Taco

Pub of the Year

• The Bridewell
• The Jacaranda
• The One O’Clock Gun
• The Red Fox
• The Windmill Southport

Experience of the Year

• Fab 4 Taxi Tours
• Mersey Tunnel Tours
• National Trust, The Beatles’ Childhood Homes
• Reel Tours

Large Visitor Attraction of the Year

• Liverpool Cathedral
• Liverpool Football Club Tours & Experiences
• National Trust, Speke Hall
• The Beatles Story
• World Museum

Small Visitor Attraction of the Year

• British Music Experience
• Port Sunlight Museum
• Royal Liver Building 360 Tour
• Sefton Park Palm House Preservation Trust
• Strawberry Field

Entertainment Venue of the Year

• Albert’s Schloss
• Arts Bar Hope Street
• Liverpool Philharmonic
• Salt and Tar
• Shakespeare North Playhouse
• The Liverpool Empire Theatre

Tourism Young Person of the Year

• Jack Frank, Hilton Hotel Liverpool
• Ellen Taylor, INNSiDE By Melia
• Philip Barnes, Mersey Ferries
• Erin Lorimer, Novotel Liverpool Paddington Village
• Liam Roberts, School Lane Hotel
• Tom Hughes, The Bus Yard
• Daisy Cooper, Titanic Hotel Liverpool

Unsung Hero Award

• Mark McKenna, Liverpool Tourist Information Centre
• Craig Cavanagh, Masons Liverpool
• Phil Witter, National Museums Liverpool
• Simon Osborne, National Trust
• Jean Milton, Port Sunlight Village Trust
• Bridget Mulroy, Shakespeare North Playhouse
• Veso Mihaylov, The Jacaranda/Jacaranda Baltic

Liverpool City Region Hidden Gem

• Desserts by Dre, Penny Lane, Liverpool – Serving delicious sweet treats, this cake maker based on Penny Lane makes original gateaux flavour combinations.
• Dicey Reilly’s – Liverpool Irish Sports Bar based on Wolstenholme Square for all live sports and serving home-cooked pub grub.
• Emily’s, Formby – A botanical hideaway in the heart of Formby, bringing a brunch experience by day and a la carte menu by night.
• Fika Coffee, Liverpool – Family run Swedish inspired coffee shop with a community focus based on Woolton Road Liverpool.
• Harefield Coffee Barn, Rainhill – Serving farmed and locally sourced produce next to an Alpaca farm based in Rainhill.
• Hot Shots, Cains Brewery, Liverpool – An interactive AR Darts venue based in Cains Brewery offering a unique blend of history and modern entertainment.
• Indian Tiffin Room, Liverpool – Delicious Indian Street food, inspired by the bustling streets of India, brought to you in a vibrant, friendly, casual atmosphere.
• Vale Park, New Brighton – A beautiful well-maintained park with views across the River Mersey, and stunning displays of bedding, fairy village and cafe within its grounds.
• VR Warehouse, Runcorn – Based in Runcorn and offering a unique and immersive experience that’s perfect for families, friends, or corporate events.
• Wallasey Beach Club, Wirral – A lively community hub and hotspot for water sports enthusiasts featuring kitesurfing, SUP, swimming, and sailing

Vote for your Liverpool City Region Hidden Gem here

The ‘Liverpool City Region Hidden Gem’ category, sponsored by The Guide Liverpool, is voted for by the public and will recognise the region’s ‘best kept secret’. Hidden Gems could be attractions, bars, restaurants, tours, or natural assets which are off the main tourism trail.

After an initial round of public voting a shortlist has now been announced.

The Hidden Gem finalists are:

• Desserts by Dre, Penny Lane, Liverpool – Serving delicious sweet treats, this cake maker based on Penny Lane makes original gateaux flavour combinations.
• Dicey Reilly’s – Liverpool Irish Sports Bar based on Wolstenholme Square for all live sports and serving home-cooked pub grub.
• Emily’s, Formby – A botanical hideaway in the heart of Formby, bringing a brunch experience by day and a la carte menu by night.
• Fika Coffee, Liverpool – Family run Swedish inspired coffee shop with a community focus based on Woolton Road Liverpool.
• Harefield Coffee Barn, Rainhill – Serving farmed and locally sourced produce next to an Alpaca farm based in Rainhill.
• Hot Shots, Cains Brewery, Liverpool – An interactive AR Darts venue based in Cains Brewery offering a unique blend of history and modern entertainment.
• Indian Tiffin Room, Liverpool – Delicious Indian Street food, inspired by the bustling streets of India, brought to you in a vibrant, friendly, casual atmosphere.
• Vale Park, New Brighton – A beautiful well-maintained park with views across the River Mersey, and stunning displays of bedding, fairy village and cafe within its grounds.
• VR Warehouse, Runcorn – Based in Runcorn and offering a unique and immersive experience that’s perfect for families, friends, or corporate events.
• Wallasey Beach Club, Wirral – A lively community hub and hotspot for water sports enthusiasts featuring kitesurfing, SUP, swimming, and sailing

Vote for your Liverpool City Region Hidden Gem here

One vote per person. Voting closes 10 January.

We use an independent panel of judges across two rounds of judging. Judges come from different backgrounds including marketing and training professionals, senior business leaders, as well as sustainability and accessibly experts.

The first round is online via the OpenWater portal. If you are successful in being shortlist the second round judging will consist of a mix of mystery shop visits, announced visits and/or interviews, depending on which category you apply for.

1 August 2024 – Applications Open
19 Sept 2024 – Applications Close
Followed by First Round Judging
21 Oct 2024 – Shortlist Announced
Followed by Second Round Judging/Mystery Shop
27 Feb 2025 – Tourism Awards Ceremony at Liverpool Cathedral

Liverpool City Region Destination Welcome

Knowsley Safari

Tourism Young Person of the Year – sponsored by City of Liverpool College and Hospitality Hero
James Duckworth, Shakespeare North Playhouse

Highly Commended –  Amber Kinrade, Strawberry Field

Unsung Hero Award – sponsored by Liverpool ONE
Meg Terzza, Shakespeare North Playhouse

Highly Commended – Chris Duffy, Hilton Liverpool

B&B and Guest House of the Year – sponsored by Liverpool Cathedral

The Braemar Southport

Self-Catering Accommodation of the Year – sponsored by National Museums Liverpool

Staybridge Suites Liverpool

Hotel of the Year – sponsored by Liverpool BID Company

Hope Street Hotel

Highly Commended –  Novotel Paddington Village

Business Events Venue – sponsored by ACC Liverpool

Spaces at The Spine

New Tourism Business Award – sponsored by BDO LLP

Shakespeare North Playhouse

Ethical, Responsible and Sustainable Tourism Award – sponsored by Lexus Liverpool

Sunnyside Guest House

Highly Commended – Leonardo Hotels Liverpool

Independent Tourism Business of the Year – sponsored by Bolland & Lowe

Manifest

Highly Commended – Fab 4 Taxi Tours

Eurovision Experience of the Year – sponsored by West Midlands Trains

Invisible Wind Factory presents Aquatopia – The Blue and Yellow Submarine Parade

Highly Commended –  National Museums Liverpool

Taste of Liverpool Award – Café/Bistro of the Year – sponsored by PIB Insurance

The Watering Can

Taste of Liverpool Award – Restaurant of the Year – sponsored by Knowsley Safari

The Art School

Pub of the Year – sponsored by Wild Thang

The Red Fox Thornton Hough

Entertainment Venue of the Year – sponsored by Kimpton

M&S Bank Arena

Special recognition –  Liverpool Philharmonic
Highly Commended – Future Yard

Experience of the Year – sponsored by Merseyrail

Liverpool Food Tours – A Taste of Liverpool Food Walking Tour

Small Visitor Attraction of the Year – sponsored by Ticket Quarter

Strawberry Field

Highly Commended – Liverpool Beatles Museum

Large Visitor Attraction of the Year – sponsored by Liverpool John Lennon Airport

Liverpool Cathedral

Liverpool City Region Hidden Gem

The Bus Yard

Outstanding Contribution to Tourism – sponsored by Growth Platform

Chris Brown

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