The cream of Bath’s tourist attractions, hotels and venues will be showcased this evening at the inaugural Bath Hospitality and Tourism Awards night (BEHTA). 
The awards, to be handed out at a glittering ceremony in the Assembly Rooms, are being staged by Bath Tourism Plus (BTP). Many of the winners in the 21 categories stand a chance of going forward to the national VisitEngland Tourism Awards 2015.
Bath Tourism Plus chief executive Nick Brooks-Sykes said: “Apart from celebrating the best of the region’s tourism sector, these awards will provide a showcase for industry best-practice and will shine a spotlight on the regions top-quality tourism businesses.
“Businesses will inevitably profit from the extra media and consumer attention given to each of the winners.”
A full list of winners will appear exclusively on Bath Business News tomorrow.
The event is being managed by Bath-based FAB! Events Global and presenters from Breeze FM will act as hosts.
Entries were submitted on-line and category shortlists drawn up by a panel of judges drawn from the tourism and hospitality industries. Joint chairs of the panel were Mr Brooks-Sykes, and FAB! managing director Andrew Wright.
Mr Brooks-Sykes added: “Judging was extremely difficult since Bath and the surrounding area have so many high quality businesses. However it will make winning a BEHTA award extremely competitive but highly coveted.”
Funds will be raised at the event for young people’s charity On the Record.
For more information go to www.behta.org.uk
BEHTA 2014 Categories
- A1 Bed and Breakfast/Guest House of the Year
- A2 Self Catering property of the Year
- A3 Small Hotel of the Year
- A4 Large Hotel of the Year
- A5 Event Venue of the Year
- B1 Small Visitor Attraction of the Year
- B2 Large Visitor Attraction of the Year
- C1 Public/Visitor Event of the Year
- C2 Celebratory Event of the Year
- C3 Hospitality Experience of the Year
- C4 Conference/Incentive/Motivation Event of the Year
- C5 Low Cost Event Solution of the Year
- C6 Events Services and Logistics Supplier of the Year
- D1 Taste of Bath Award
- D2 Visitor Welcome Pub Award
- D3 Customer Service Award
- E1 Venue Event Team of the Year
- E2 Best Contribution to the Community/CR initiative
- E3 Best New Business within the Events, Tourism or Hospitality Industry
- E4 The BEHTA Rising Star of the Year
- E5 Outstanding Achievement
2014 Shortlisted nominees
- Bailbrook House Hotel
- Bailey Balloons
- Bath Ales
- Bath Artisan Market
- Bath Boutique Stays
- Bath Festivals
- Bath Function Rooms
- Bath Historic Venues
- Bath Improvement District
- Bath in Fashion 2013
- Bath Preservation Trust
- Beechfield House Hotel
- Bradford on Avon Tourism
- Brooks Hotels
- Centre Parcs
- Church Farm Cottages
- Event Exchange
- FAB! Events Global
- Francis Hotel Bath
- Frog Events Ltd
- Great Bath Feast
- Halcyon Hotels
- Hartley Farm Shop & Café
- Hill House
- L&R Group
- Longleat Safari & Adventure Park
- Lucknam Park Hotel
- MUSE
- Queensbury Estates Ltd
- Royal Crescent Hotel
- SACO Apartments
- Searcys
- Table Art
- The Abbey Hotel
- The Halcyon Group
- The National Trust – Prior Park Landscape Gardens
- The Stable
- Villa Magdela
- Woolley Grange Hotel
- World Market Travel
Bath Business News travel editor Anne Gorringe was recently shortlisted in the Travel Article of the Year category of the prestigious annual VisitEngland Awards for Excellence. Anne’s previous travel awards include the Best Newcomer title at the Carlson Wagonlit Travel Business Journalism Awards for articles on Bath Business News and its sister website Bristol Business News and Swindon Business News. She also achieved the Online Writer of the Year Award from the Italian Tourist Board for an article about an action-packed trip to the Italian Alps.
