Award Winning Kent

St.Peter's Village, Broadstairs - Highly Commended, Best Destination: Virgin Holiday's Responsible Tourism Awards, the winner was New Zealand!! 

Norfolk Line - Best Ferry Company: Guardian, Observer and guardian.co.uk Travel Awards.

Eurostar - Best Cross Channel Operator: Telegraph Travel Awards, Eurotunnel took third place in this category.

Simon Hume-Kendall - Kent Attractions: Courier Newspaper Awards, Winner - Entrepreneur of the Year and also Runner up in the Outstanding Business Person Category.  

Chapel Down - Excellence in the Food, Drink and Agriculture Category: Chartered Institute of Marketing's Annual awards. Frazer Thompson was awarded Cheif Excutive of the year at the inaugural Plus+ Investors Awards organised by Three's a Crowd.

Hever Castle - Best Group Catering Facilities: The Group Travel Awards.

Kent Conference Bureau - Sliver Award, Best Brochure, Destination Category: MIMA (Meeting Industry Marketing Awards), Meetings and Incentive Travel Magazine.

Tourism South East ExSellence Awards:

  • Winners
    • Visit Kent - Tourism Website for www.visitkent.co.uk
    • Kent Conference Bureau - Business Tourism Award
    • The Gardener's Rest - Best B&B/Guest House
  • Runners-up
    • Canterbury Historic River Tours - Best Tourism Experience
    • ABode Hotel, Canterbury - Large Hotel Award
    • Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest, Goudhurst - Sports Tourism Award
  • Highly Commended
    • Alkham Court Farmhouse, nr Dover - B&B/Guest House
    • St. Peter's Village Tour, Broadstairs - Best Tourism Experience
    • The Historic Dockyard  Chatham - Large Visitor Attraction
    • Rochester Castle - Large Visitor Attraction
    • Joss Bay Surf School, Broadstairs - Sports Tourism
    • Rose and Crown, Selling - Sustainable Tourism
    • Royal Tunbridge Wells Tourist Information Centre - TIC Category