People’s Tourism Choice Awards 2020 – Pure Safe Travels Edition

As part of Tourism Awareness Month under the theme ‘Tourism connects us all’, the  Grenada  Tourism  Authority (GTA)  is  once  again  launching  its People’s  Tourism  Choice  Awards  with  a  virtual  twist. The  initiative,  which  began  in  2018, invites  members  of  the  public  to  nominate  and  recognize  individuals/businesses  making  significant  contributions  to  the Tourism industry in Grenada,  Carriacou and  Petite  Martinique. Nominations  can  be  submitted  via  Grenadatourismauthority@gmail.com stating the name and address of the nominee,  the  category  and  a  supporting  paragraph  as  to  why  they  should  be  recognized. Nominations  for  the ten  (10) categories begin  today and end on Wednesday 18th November, 2020  at  midnight.    The  winners  and  award  ceremony  will  be  announced at the end of Tourism Awareness Month.

Categories 

1. Creativity/Innovation– This category highlights a Tourism provider who  has used creativity to enhance an existing product or used innovation in their  COVID-19 operations to benefit the industry.
2. New Tourism Business– This category highlights a business that has  recently come on stream and is making an impact in the industry.
3. Virtual Leaders-This category highlights a Tourism provider who uses virtual means (virtual reality, zoom webinars, augmented reality or other  media) in their operations to allow customers to enjoy their products or  services.
4. New Tours-This category highlights a new tour that has been conceptualized  or brought to fruition in the last year and has become popular.
5. Training- This category highlights a Tourism provider who has gone above  and beyond in training its staff to become COVID ready or to deliver excellent  service.
6. Resilience– This category highlights an individual/business that has changed  and adapted to the new way of doing business and continues to be successful.
7. Transportation-This category highlights a transportation provider that  exhibits consistent excellent service with reliability, punctuality and fair  pricing.
8. Service Excellence-This category highlights a person/business that has  consistently exemplified excellent service throughout the business or their  operations.
9. Special Awards-This category highlights a person or business that  exemplifies excellence in multiple categories including service excellence,  resilience, innovation and social responsibility.
10. Memorabilia/Merchandizing– This category highlights a person/business  that has created a new or steady line of memorabilia or merchandize that  promotes Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique.