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North West Tourist Awards 2010

This News article was posted on 30 Sep 2010 .

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The North West Tourist Awards took place on September 29th and World Class Service would like to congratulate all the staff at The Radisson Edwardian Manchester on being named as Best Large Hotel.

Organised by the Northwest Regional Development Agency, the England’s Northwest Tourism Awards celebrate the best of the region’s tourism sector, providing a showcase for industry best-practice and top-quality tourism businesses in Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region and Cheshire.

The Radisson Edwardian Hotel in Manchester is a founding member of World Class Service movement.

The full list of winners is as follows:

  • Bed & Breakfast Number 43, Arnside, Cumbria
  • Holiday Park Woodclose Park, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria
  • Self Catering The Old Shippon at Mellor, Lancashire
  • Taste of England’s Northwest The Cottage in the Wood, Keswick, Cumbria
  • Tourism for All Chill Factore, Trafford, Manchester
  • Tourist Information Centre Morecambe Visitor Information Centre, Lancashire
  • Tourism Experience Cumbrian Heavy Horses, Millom, Cumbria
  • Small Visitor Attraction Chester Heritage Tours, Chester, Cheshire
  • Large Visitor Attraction Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester
  • Excellence in Customer Service Sandcastle Waterpark Team, Blackpool, Lancashire
  • Sustainable Tourism Award Clough Bottom Farm Cottages, Clitheroe, Lancashire
  • Public Space Award Dream, St Helens, Liverpool City Region
  • Tourism Event Manchester International Festival, Manchester
  • Business Tourism Manchester Central Convention Complex, Manchester
  • Small Hotel Overwater Hall, near Keswick, Cumbria
  • Large Hotel The Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Manchester

Felicity Goodey, Chair of Tourism England’s Northwest, said:

“It just gets better and better. Each year we celebrate some of the best of our many outstanding businesses which, together, have established the Northwest as one of the most popular visitor destinations in the country. We are used to them going on to win national awards and I have every confidence that last night’s winners will be the ones to beat at the next National finals. The region owes them a big ‘thankyou’. Its their vision backed up by hard work, training and investment which have built tourism into one of this region’s most important industries.”

Nick Brooks-Sykes, Director of Tourism at the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) added:

“Tonight’s event has been very special and all our winners should be very proud of their achievements. Tourism in England’s Northwest is marked by a quality and passion that will continue in the future, making the region a destination of choice.
“Congratulations also to Felicity Goodey, who was presented with the Outstanding Contribution to Tourism Award. Felicity’s dedication and leadership has transformed the region’s visitor economy into a multi-billion pound industry, marked by world-class destinations that continue to draw in thousands of visitors every year.”

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