Winners of 2012 Leicester & Leicestershire Excellence In Tourism Awards

Local winners included Charnwood Museum, Curve, Dandelion Hideaway,
Hinckley Island Hotel, Horseshoe Cottage Farm, Hotel Maiyango, Leicester
Tigers, Melton Mowbray Victorian Fayre, Radisson Blu East Midlands
Airport and Red Lion

The winners of the 2012 Leicester and Leicestershire Tourism Excellence
Awards have been announced at a ceremony held at Leicester Tigers’
Welford Road Stadium on 29 November 2012.

The winners included:
*       Access for All Tourism Award – Hinckley Island Hotel
*       Bed & Breakfast / Guest Accommodation of the Year – Horseshoe
Cottage Farm
*       Business Tourism Award – Leicester Tigers
*       Large Hotel of the Year – Radisson Blu East Midlands Airport
*       Large Visitor Attraction of the Year – Curve
*       Self Catering Holiday Provider of the Year – Dandelion Hideaway
*       Small Hotel of the Year – Hotel Maiyango
*       Small Visitor Attraction of the Year – Charnwood Museum
*       Taste of England Awards – Hotel Maiyango
*       Tourism Experience of the Year – Melton Mowbray Victorian Fayre
*       Tourism Pub of the Year – Red Lion Wine Pub

Established by Leicester Shire Promotions, the awards celebrate the
excellent visitor experience that the wide range of local visitor
attractions, accommodation providers, restaurants and events offer to
ensure visitors have the best possible stay in Leicester and
Leicestershire. All winners will now be considered for national acclaim
at the finals of the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence in 2013.

Martin Peters, Chief Executive of Leicester Shire Promotions, said: “Our
congratulations go out to all of this year’s winners. All of the
categories were strongly contested and this shows the range and quality
of tourism businesses in Leicester and Leicestershire. The value of
tourism in the city and county grew again last year and through their
continued commitment to excellence, these winners are making a
significant contribution to the success of the local tourism sector.”

About Leicester Shire Promotions:
Leicester Shire Promotions is a private, not-for-profit company formed
in July 2003 and is a partnership between the public and private
sectors. The company is the Destination Management Organisation (DMO)
responsible for promoting Leicester and Leicestershire to visitors,
based on a coordinated place marketing strategy that focuses on
destination leadership and coordination, attracting and visitors,
services for and visitors, and services for the tourism industry. For
more information, please visit www.goleicestershire.com or follow us on
Twitter @l_p_l

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