Manchester’s hotels, museums and galleries battle it out for tourism industry Oscars

Manchester's hotels, museums, art galleries and retailers have until Monday, 4 July to prove they are among the best tourism businesses in Manchester.

Entries for the prestigious Manchester Tourism Awards, which will take place on Friday, 23 September at The Lowry Hotel, are now being accepted.

The award categories are:

• Hotel of the Year
• Budget Hotel of the Year
• Serviced Apartments of the Year
• Large Visitor Attraction
• Small Visitor Attraction
• Business Tourism Award
• Outstanding Customer Service
• Marketing Campaign of the Year
• Large Event of the Year
• Small Event of the Year
• Large Retailer of the Year
• Small Retailer of the Year
• Restaurant of the Year
• Nightlife Award
 

The Manchester Tourism Award winners will progress through to the national awards, which are organised by VisitEngland.

For the full criteria for each award and for information about how to enter, check out: www.visitmanchester.com/tourismawards

Paul Simpson, managing director of Visit Manchester, said: "Tourism contributes £5.5bn a year to the Greater Manchester economy and it is important to recognise and celebrate the people and places responsible for that.

"As an industry we work incredibly close throughout the year to provide a visitor experience that does justice to our great city. Competition is fierce - good luck to all our entrants."
 
Award entries are shortlisted before being assessed by a panel of industry experts who pick the winner. The accommodation and visitor attraction shortlist is also 'mystery shopped' to provide additional information for the judges.

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