Last night I attended the Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards at the Drumossie Hotel in Inverness. I was invited by Trish Shorthouse of the Inverness Film Commission and we had a great night. The organisation was excellent and there was a great buzz. We shared our table with Ian Chapman of Gordon & MacPhail, Eric McGillivray of Moray Council, Helen Carmichael of Highland Council, Joanne Blanusa consultant in business excellence, Becky Thomson sound specialist for tv and film, my lovely wife Pamela , Geoff Wilcock our business partner and director of Open Brolly and our excellent host Trish Shorthouse of the Film Commission.
A great night with lots of networking and fun. We were hoping that the Keith Tourism Action Group would win an award this year for their excellent work trying to unite the Tourism industry in the Keith area but unfortunately this year they missed out on it. Shame, because I know how hard they worked on it. Maybe next year….
See below the winners announced on Friday night:
Best Visitor Experience:
The Ice Factor
Community Tourism:
Poolewe Ceilidh Partnership
Customer Care:
Pottery House B&B
Green Award:
Shetland Amenity Trust
Highland Dining Out Experience:
Bosville Hotel and Chandlery Restaurant
Innovation:
Booth Scotland Ltd.
New Tourism Business:
Broad Bay House
Tourism People Development:
Centre of Applied Tourism and Hospitality Management (CATHM)
Young Ambassador of the Year:
Breta Kaczmaruzyk
Congratulations to all the winners and to those who were shortlisted. Well done to all!
For more info see the Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards web site.
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