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LIVERPOOL CITY REGION TOURISM AWARDS
WELCOME TO THE
Welcome to the Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards 2026/27. The awards celebrate the best of the Liverpool City Region’s £6.25bn visitor economy sector and with 20 categories up for grabs there’s something for all businesses in the tourism industry.
For applicant Terms and Conditions, click HERE.
2026 Shortlsit
Core Visit England categories
Small Accommodation Provider of the Year
Aachen Hotel
Sefton Park Hotel
Sunnyside Guest House Southport
Self-Catering Accommodation of the Year
16 Queens Avenue by Happy Days Group
Aparthotel Adagio Liverpool City Centre
Citadines City Centre Liverpool
Riverside Holiday Park
Sidemersey Livings
Staybridge Suites Liverpool
The Hideaway, Wirral
Large Hotel of the Year
Hard Days Night Hotel
Hope Street Hotel
Malmaison Liverpool
Ropewalks Hotel
The Halyard Liverpool
The Municipal Hotel & Spa M Gallery Liverpool
Titanic Hotel Liverpool
Business Events Venue
BOXPARK Liverpool
Crowne Plaza Liverpool City Centre
Hill Dickinson Stadium & Aramark UK
Liverpool Cathedral
New Tourism Business Award
Everton FC - Hill Dickinson Stadium Tours
Drakephotography - Liverpool Photography Walks & Tuition
Santas Secret Forest
The Liverpool Storyteller Limited
Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Award
Eureka! Science + Discovery
Liverpool John Lennon Airport
Strawberry Field
Regenerative Tourism Award
New Brighton Creative Futures CIC
Salt and Tar, Sefton Council
Speke Hall, National Trust
Strawberry Field
Sunnyside Guest House Southport
Independent Tourism Business of the Year
Daffodil
Hope Street Hotel
Liverpool Food Tours
New Brighton Creative Futures CIC
Reel Tours
Shiverpool
Splash Tours Liverpool
The World of Glass
International Tourism Award
International Beatleweek Festival
Liverpool Cathedral
Liverpool Football Club Stadium Tours & Experiences
Royal Liver Building 360 Tour
The Beatles Story
Taste of Liverpool City Region - Cafe of the Year
Nova Scotia Café Bar
Palm House Cafe
The Bluecoat Café
Taste of Liverpool City Region - Restaurant of the Year
Barnacle Restaurant and Bar
Delifonseca Dockside
Maray Dockside
Panoramic 34
San Carlo Liverpool
The London Carriage Works
Pub of the Year
Dicey Reilly’s Irish Sports Bar
Hotel Anfield
The One O’Clock Gun
The Red Fox, Wirral
Experience of the Year
Classic Beatles Taxi Tour of Liverpool, Fab 4 Taxi Tours
Old Dock Tour, National Museums Liverpool
Royal Albert Dock Splashdown, Splash Liverpool Tours
The Famous Hope Street Shivers Experience, Shiverpool
Event / Festival of the Year (public vote opens on 19th October)
Comic Con Liverpool
Liverpool International Tennis Tournament
Liverpool Irish Festival
Reminisce Festival, Sherdley Park
Southport Flower Show
Southport 2026: Elegantly Eccentric
The Minton Tiles Reveal 2026
The Randox Grand National Festival
Large Visitor Attraction of the Year
Eureka! Science + Discovery
Liverpool Cathedral
Liverpool FC Tours & Experiences
Speke Hall, National Trust
Strawberry Field
The Beatles Story
The World of Glass
Small Visitor Attraction of the Year
Liverpool Beatles Museum
Royal Liver Building 360 Tour
Port Sunlight Village Trust
Entertainment Venue of the Year
BOXPARK Liverpool
Floral Pavilion Theatre & Conference Centre
Future Yard CIC
Liverpool Empire Theatre
Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse
Liverpool Philharmonic
Tourism Young Person of the Year
Jago Lewis, Fab 4 Taxi Tours
Emily Wright, Hilton Liverpool
Holly Bennett, The London Carriage Works
Alexander Ford, The Municipal Hotel & Spa – MGallery Liverpool
Lily Hibbert, Riverside Holiday Park
Unsung Hero Award
Christine Hobson, Aachen Hotel
Sandy Davies, Floral Pavilion Theatre & Conference Centre
James O'Keeffe, Liverpool City Halls
Gill Tomlinson, Riverside Holiday Park
Hayley Forrester, Strawberry Field
Chinthaka Priyadharshana, The Municipal Hotel and Spa - M Gallery Liverpool
Key Dates
Tuesday 30th June 2026 – Applications Open
Wednesday 29th July, 9:30am-10:30am (online training) - Applicant Workshop.
Monday 7th September 2026 – Applications Close
Followed by First Round Judging
Tuesday 13th October 2025 – Shortlist Announced / Ticket on Sale.
Followed by Second Round Judging/Mystery Shop
4 February 2027 – Tourism Awards Ceremony at Liverpool Cathedral
For Application Help and Support Watch the Applicant Workshop
GET IN TOUCH
If you have any queries about the Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards, please do not hesitate to get in touch by using the following:
tourismawards@coolbreezeagency.com
07910 888217
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Liverpool BID Company | Liverpool Football Club | Liverpool ONE | BDO | B&L Creative | The City of Liverpool College | Everton Football Club | First Travel Solutions | The Guide Liverpool | Kimpton | Liverpool Cathedral | Liverpool Experience Campus | Liverpool John Lennon Airport | London Northwestern Railway | Merseyrail | National Museums Liverpool | PIB Insurance Brokers | Ticket Quarter | Virgin Experience Days | Wild Thang | MSP | MyTime | Metro | Horseradish Catering
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