Description
A tourism business offers experiences, accommodations, food & beverage, attractions/activities, or services that attract and serve visitors.
This award recognizes a Tourism business that demonstrates excellence in delivering exceptional visitor experiences, driving local tourism and shows some or all of the following: Innovation and creativity in their tourism business (experiences, services, operations, and/or sales and marketing); Proven business sustainability and/or growth (revenue/sales, employees, markets, locations); Outstanding accomplishments/awards in local tourism or in the larger tourism industry; and active involvement in community and industry (charitable/community groups, non-profits, business/professional associations).
Requirements
- Chamber members (excluding Chamber Board members) may nominate themselves.
- All nominees must be member businesses in good standing of the Devon & District Chamber of Commerce.
- Members with current representation on the Chamber Board of Directors (including appointed Directors), as well as Chamber staff, do not qualify for nomination.
- Businesses and/or individuals may only win in one award category (excluding the Young Business Leader Award).
- Previous nominees can be nominated in the same category as years past but cannot win two years in a row in the same category.
- The Chamber is committed to following up on all nominations.
Tips for successful entry:
- Short, concise sentences or point form.
- Include specifics or measurables in your examples (i.e., percentages, statistics, metrics, etc.) of employee retention rates, sales growth, policies and procedures).
Criteria
| Criterion | Weight |
|---|---|
| Driving local tourism | 25.0% |
| Proven business sustainability | 25.0% |
| Outstanding accomplishments | 25.0% |
| Involvement in community and industry | 25.0% |