Awards that reward the region’s best, brightest, most successful, and innovative tourism businesses will return in 2022 and will continue to be a route to national recognition.
The 2022 Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards, the REYTAs, organised by tourism body Visit Hull and East Yorkshire (VHEY) will culminate in an awards event in March 2022.
This will see the return of the in-person awards evening following a successful virtual event in 2020 and a cancelled event in 2021 due to the pandemic.
Now in their 12th year, the REYTAs, are being run in association with the national Visit England Awards for Excellence 2022 and eligible winners will be automatically put forward to the national VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2022.
To mark the tie-in with the country’s national tourist board, the 2022 REYTAs have been further enhanced with new, additional, categories. There are 15 in total, including one bestowed by the Visit Hull & East Yorkshire Advisory Board, honouring an individual who has made a significant contribution to tourism in the region.
A new category this time is the Remarkable Resilience and Innovation Award, which will recognise tourism businesses who have demonstrated innovation, resilience and adaptation, along with support for their local communities, during the Covid-19 pandemic.
In addition to these, the REYTAs also honour the very best, from major visitor attractions and events to hotels and accommodation providers, restaurants, pubs, cafes, food retailers and producers.
Entries must be in by noon on Monday, January 17, 2022, after which a shortlist of finalists will be drawn up.
Judging will then take place via independent panels and mystery shopping, ahead of the finals night. This will return to the Bridlington Spa in March.
The REYTAs are open to all tourism businesses in Hull and East Yorkshire, large and small. Entry is free and easy to complete and can be done online by visiting www.reytas.co.uk
