List of Tourism Award Winners

Tourism Award Winners: Congratulations!

March 4, 2011 - Hamilton, Ontario - 21 Tourism Awards were handed out last night at packed ballroom at Carmen’s Banquet Centre. Dundas Kraft Hockeyville took home three Awards for Large-scale Event or Festival, Sport Ambassador and Volunteer of the Year. Royal Botanical Gardens garnered two Awards; one of which was for the key Award of Tourism Business of the Year. For a second year in a row, Incognito Restaurant & Wine Bar, received the Restaurant of the Year Award.

This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Werner Plessl from the Hamilton Waterfront Trust.

"The Tourism Awards are a fantastic opportunity to recognize and celebrate some of our high achievers in this industry. We can’t forget the tangible outcomes that the entire industry provides to our city’s economy; an industry that creates almost 3,000 local jobs and produces an economic impact of

$152.3 million per year," says Mayor Bratina.
COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS
(broken down into three areas):
Business:

Tourism Business of the Year: Royal Botanical Gardens

Golf & Country Club and/or Course: Knollwood Golf Club

The Green Sustainable Award: Royal Botanical Gardens - Veggie Village: 100 Mile Produce Gardens

Agri-Tourism Business: Rockton Berry Farm

Small-scale Event or Festival: Blount Small Ship Adventures 2010 Port Call - Hamilton Port Authority

Medium-scale Event or Festival: Supercrawl

Large-scale Event or Festival: Dundas Kraft Hockeyville 2010

Bed & Breakfast: Serenity Ranch Bed & Breakfast

Restaurant of the Year: Incognito Restaurant & Wine Bar

Rookie of the Year: Quatrefoil Restaurant

Marketing:

Travel Journalism Story: Mark McNeil - "The Story of James" for the Hamilton Spectator

Tourism Website: Art Gallery of Hamilton - World Film Festival

Brochure or Promo Piece: Hamilton Community News - "Your Community"

Individual:

Lifetime Achievement: Werner Plessl, Hamilton Waterfront Trust

Arts Ambassador: Barbara Milne - The Art Bus

Entertainment Ambassador: Follies Variety Show

Sport Ambassador: Barry Forth - Dundas Kraft Hockeyville 2010

Convention Ambassador: Jason Cybulski of Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association

Transportation Representative: Captain Brian Brooks of the Hamilton Harbour Queen

Front-Line Customer Service or Server: Richard Seager, Canadian International Tattoo Association

Volunteer of the Year: Barry Forth - Dundas Kraft Hockeyville 2010

Most categories also awarded honourable mentions. Some of the honourable mentions included:

Re-enactment of the Battle of Stoney Creek for Medium-scale Event or Festival
Around the Bay Road Race for Large-scale Event or Festival
Treasureventure, Adventure Festival for Rookie of the Year
Martinus Geleynse, Hamilton24 for Entertainment Ambassador

A complete list of honourable mentions will be available online.

MORE:
For more information about the Awards go to www.tourismhamilton.com/awards . Check back next week for photos from the event.

To stay up-to-date on all things related to the Awards and Tourism Hamilton, please follow us on

www.facebook.com/tourismhamilton and twitter.com/TourismHamilton.

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For a second year in a row, Incognito Restaurant & Wine Bar, received the Restaurant of the Year Award. This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Werner Plessl from the Hamilton Waterfront Trust. "The Tourism Awards are a fantastic opportunity to recognize and celebrate some of our high achievers in this industry. We can’t forget the tangible outcomes that the entire industry provides to our city’s economy; an industry that creates almost 3,000 local jobs and produces an economic impact of $152.3 million per year," says Mayor Bratina. COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS (broken down into three areas): Business: Tourism Business of the Year: Royal Botanical Gardens Golf & Country Club and/or Course: Knollwood Golf Club The Green Sustainable Award: Royal Botanical Gardens - Veggie Village: 100 Mile Produce Gardens Agri-Tourism Business: Rockton Berry Farm Small-scale Event or Festival: Blount Small Ship Adventures 2010 Port Call - Hamilton Port Authority Medium-scale Event or Festival: Supercrawl Large-scale Event or Festival: Dundas Kraft Hockeyville 2010 Bed & Breakfast: Serenity Ranch Bed & Breakfast Restaurant of the Year: Incognito Restaurant & Wine Bar Rookie of the Year: Quatrefoil Restaurant Marketing: Travel Journalism Story: Mark McNeil - "The Story of James" for the Hamilton Spectator Tourism Website: Art Gallery of Hamilton - World Film Festival Brochure or Promo Piece: Hamilton Community News - "Your Community" Individual: Lifetime Achievement: Werner Plessl, Hamilton Waterfront Trust Arts Ambassador: Barbara Milne - The Art Bus Entertainment Ambassador: Follies Variety Show Sport Ambassador: Barry Forth - Dundas Kraft Hockeyville 2010 Convention Ambassador: Jason Cybulski of Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association Transportation Representative: Captain Brian Brooks of the Hamilton Harbour Queen Front-Line Customer Service or Server: Richard Seager, Canadian International Tattoo Association Volunteer of the Year: Barry Forth - Dundas Kraft Hockeyville 2010 Most categories also awarded honourable mentions. Some of the honourable mentions included: Re-enactment of the Battle of Stoney Creek for Medium-scale Event or Festival Around the Bay Road Race for Large-scale Event or Festival Treasureventure, Adventure Festival for Rookie of the Year Martinus Geleynse, Hamilton24 for Entertainment Ambassador A complete list of honourable mentions will be available online. MORE: For more information about the Awards go to www.tourismhamilton.com/awards . Check back next week for photos from the event. To stay up-to-date on all things related to the Awards and Tourism Hamilton, please follow us on www.facebook.com/tourismhamilton and twitter.com/TourismHamilton. See Next

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