The winners of the annual UKinbound Awards were announced last Thursday 4 February 2010 during the UKinbound Convention Gala Dinner held at Carlton Towers in Yorkshire.

Voted for by members of UKinbound, Awards were introduced for the first time this year for each UKinbound Member Category as well as a special Individual Personal Achievement Award.

The winners were:

Tour Operator of the Year Angela Shanley Associates

Accommodation of the Year Hyatt Regency London The Churchill

Attraction of the Year Hampton Court Palace, Historic Royal Palaces

Destination Marketing Company of the Year Visit Kent

Service Provider of the Year Itinerary Planner

Individual Personal Achievement Award Mr John Boon

Rita Beckwith, Chairman of UKinbound, presenting the Awards ,said:

UKinbound is delighted that its members have taken the time to nominate their peers in recognition of the outstanding services they provide to the inbound tourism industry. The Gala Dinner also included a charity prize draw in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care with a range of fantastic prizes donated by UKinbound members including: Barcelo Hotels and Resorts, Shakespeares Globe, Ramada Jarvis Hotels, Golden Tours, Dewynters Tourism, Ascot Racecourse, Planet Hollywood, North Yorkshire Moors Railway, Orient Express Hotels, Trains and Cruises, City Cruises, Bicester Village and Millennium and Copthorne Hotels.

Ends Notes to Editors

The UKinbound Convention 2010 took place in York from 3 5 February 2010 and was supported by Welcome to Yorkshire.

About UKinbound

UKinbound is the only trade association that represents the UKs inbound tourism businesses including accommodation providers, destination marketing, attractions, tourism service providers, inbound tour operators, and UK ground handlers. The primary aim of UKinbound is to help our members manage successful, profitable businesses that are part of a vibrant and sustainable inbound tourism industry. We achieve this by focusing on advocacy, professionalism and networking.

Inbound tourism is the UKs third largest export industry generating over £18 billion in export earning from 32 million international visitors to the UK in 2007 (ONS International passenger Survey).

For more information visit: www.ukinbound.org or contact Andrew Macnair, UKinbound on 020 7395 7505 or at andrew@ukinbound.org