Nominations open for BC Tourism Awards

It’s time for the tourism and hospitality stars to shine in British Columbia. The BC Tourism and Hospitality Awards are now open for nominations. “The BC Tourism and Hospitality Awards recognize leaders whose considerable achievements contribute to one of British Columbia’s most important economic drivers,”says Lana Denoni, chair of the Tourism Industry Association of BC. “We have some outstanding talent in BC and they deserve the spotlight.”Award categories include: !!! Tourism and Hospitality Media Award Tourism and Hospitality Media 2012 Form; !!! Environmentally Responsible Business Award Environmentally Responsible 2012 Form; !!! Employees First Award Employees First 2012 Form !!! Innovation in Technology Award Innovation in Technology 2012 Form !!! Best Tourism and Hospitality Marketing Campaign Award Marketing Campaign 2012 Form; !!! WorldHost Customer Service Award WorldHost Award 2012 Form. Winners will be announced in front of more than 600 of BC’s top tourism and hospitality professionals at the prestigious BC Tourism and Hospitality Industry Awards Gala Evening on Nov. 6 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. The Gala wraps up the three-day Host 2012 conference. For more information on the awards, visit http://www.hostconferencebc.ca/awards . The deadline for nominations is Aug. 27.