BT Visit London Awards shortlist announced

20th August 2009, 9:05am

The Cavendish Hotel, Galvin at Windows Restaurant and the Paternoster Chop House are just a few of the high fliers that have been shortlisted for the BT Visit London Awards.

Open to all areas of the tourism industry, the awards celebrate the best of hotels, attractions, events and people across the capital.  Now in their sixth year, the awards are a mark for excellence recognised across the industry. 

Sally Chatterjee, interim CEO Visit London commented: "The BT Visit London Awards celebrate London's world-class tourism offer and recognise and reward outstanding achievement within the industry. I would like to thank all the businesses that submitted entries, which have been of the highest calibre and made the short-listing process quite a challenge. I congratulate all of the finalists and wish them the best of luck." 

Final judging will take place over the next months and final Gold, Silver and Bronze winners will be announced at a ceremony at Westfield London on Thursday 5th November. 

In addition, Visit London will be revealing the People's Choice Awards at the beginning of September, in conjunction with this year's official media partners the Evening Standard, Magic FM and Kiss FM.  

The full 2009 BT Visit London Awards shortlisted entries are:

Accessible Tourism Award
1. Arsenal Football Club
2. Direct Enquiries Ltd
3. Southbank Centre
4. St Martin-in-the-Fields
5. The British Postal Museum & Archive
6. Greenwich and Docklands Festival
Sustainable Tourism Award
1. Natural History Museum
2. Cavendish Hotel
3. ExCeL London
4. Cavendish Conference Venues
5. ZSL London Zoo
6. Earls Court & Olympia 

Business Venue of the Year
1. Congress Centre
2. ExCeL London
3. CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB
4. The Natural History Museum
5. Cavendish Conference Venues
6. Emirates Stadium
7. Royal College of Physicians
8. SEA LIFE London Aquarium
 
Corporate Event of the Year
1. Maybourne Hotel Group - Event Organisers Party at the Berkeley 6th April 2009
2. Powwow Events - Crowe Horwath International Annual Meeting 2008
3. ExCeL London - The London Summit; Growth, Stability & Jobs
4. Vinopolis - The Apprentice Final 2009
5. The Brewery - Glaston-Brewery
6. Havering Community Safety Partnership - Havering Nightlife Awards 2009 

Consumer Event of the Year
1. National Boat Show - London International Boat Show
2. Hard Rock Café - Hard Rock Calling
3. Westminster City Council - West End Live
4. London Borough of Enfield Council - New River Festival
5. Winter Wonderland
6. Greenwich and Docklands Festival - Greenwich + Docklands International Festival
 
Sports Tourism Award
1. Chelsea Football Club - Chelsea Football Club Stadium Tours and Museum
2. Keith Prowse - The Ashes 2009 Series
3. Redbridge Cycling Centre - Inspir8tion – Olympic Handover with Beijing
4. Arsenal Football Club, Emirates Stadium - Emirates Cup 2008
5. Sandown Park Racecourse
6. England and Wales Cricket Board - ICC World Twenty20 England 2009 

Marketing/PR Campaign of the Year
1. Westfield - Launch of Westfield London
2. Science Museum - Science Museum Lates
3. Natural History Museum - Darwin Exhibition
4. Luchford APM - Re-launch of Grosvenor House, A JW Marriott Hotel
5. The British Library - The Ramayana: Love and Valour in India's Great Epic
6. aka Promotions Ltd - Sister Act – A Divine Musical Comedy
7. Historic Royal Palaces: Tower of London & Hampton Court Palace - Henry 500
8. ZSL London Zoo - Animal Adventure 

Best Gastronomic Experiences
1. St Paul's Cathedral operated by Harbour and Jones
2. The Grove - Colette's Restaurant
3. Paternoster Chop House
4. Galvin at Windows Restaurant
5. Vinopolis
6. BINGHAM
 
Outstanding Customer Service Award
1. The Cavendish Hotel - Operations Team
2. Victoria and Albert Museum - Mick Mavani
3. BBC Shows and Tours - BBC Shows and Tours Team
4. Royal College of Physicians - Meetings & Events team
5. Madame Tussauds London - Operations team
6. National Maritime Museum - Nicholas Babbs 

Budget Accommodation of the Year
1. London Heathrow Premier Inn
2. Palmers Lodge Boutique Backpackers
3. Generator Hostel London
4. Think Apartments Limited
5. Premier Inn London King's Cross St. Pancras
6. YHA London St Pancras 

Large Hotel of the Year
1. The Athenaeum
2. The Milestone Hotel
3. Grosvenor House, A JW Marriott Hotel
4. InterContinental London Park Lane
5. St Martins Lane, A Morgans Original
6. The Langham, London 

Small hotel/B&B of the Year
1. The Lord Milner London
2. SACO Holborn/SACO Serviced Apartments
3. The Colonnade
4. Bingham
5. 196 Bishopsgate Serviced Apartments 

Visitor Attraction of the Year
1. The Home of Charles Darwin
2. ZSL London Zoo
3. Imperial War Museum
4. Whitechapel Gallery
5. National Portrait Gallery
6. National Maritime Museum 

Best Tourism Experience
1. Way2GoGuides
2. The Big Bus Company
3. Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms
4. BBC Tours
5. The London Dungeon

Related Articles:

• 10 Nov 2009 - Winners of Visit London Awards announced
• 24 Aug 2009 - TRI partners with Visit London
• 17 Jul 2009 - Best Gastronomic experience award open for entries

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Anonymous

20 August 2009 at 1:33pm

I don't believe the shortlist is fair in some categories i.e. Large Hotel - all five star hotels. Very unfair judging if I may say so, no doubt these finalists and the judges have a partnership going.

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