Tourism and hospitality businesses across South East England – which covers Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hampshire, Surrey, the Isle of Wight, Sussex and Kent – are invited to enter the 2025 Beautiful South Tourism Awards.
Celebrating excellence across the region, the awards recognise the best businesses from accommodation, attractions, experiences, events, visitor information, food and drink, sustainability, accessibility, dog friendliness, customer service and more.
Open to businesses of all sizes, the awards are a fantastic opportunity to highlight achievements, gain valuable free feedback and boost their profile. Services for Tourism, the team behind the awards, has for the second year, attained the highest ‘Outstanding’ accreditation from the Awards Trust Mark, giving entrants confidence that the judging process is fair, transparent and genuinely worthwhile.
Fran Downton, Chief Executive Officer of Tourism South East, said, “These awards put your business firmly on the tourist map and help raise the profile of the region. If you win in certain categories, you could even go on to represent the South East at the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence. We have just heard that the Montagu Arms Hotel has been shortlisted for the national 2025 Small Hotel of the Year and we would like to wish them the absolute best of luck.”
The Beautiful South Tourism Awards are open to all tourism and hospitality businesses in South East England. Entry is £73.50 + VAT, but members of Tourism South East benefit from three free entries. Visit Kent members can enter one category free of charge and the Unsung Hero Award is free for all entrants.
Businesses can enter as many eligible categories as they wish and there are practical online workshops to help entrants that can be booked via the website. The deadline for submissions is midnight on 18 May.
