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The National Tourism Awards for Wales celebrates the best of Wales’ tourism – showcasing Wales' tourism businesses and the industry's achievements.

The awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, 8 March 2018 at the Celtic Manor Resort, Newport and nominations are now being invited in the range of categories outlined below.

Categories for the awards are:

Best hotel

Best bed & breakfast

Best self-catering

Best caravan, camping or glamping

Best attraction

Best activity

Best event

Best place to eat

Best destination

Young tourism person of the year

Tourism business innovation award

You can nominate your own business or a business which you think is a worthy winner.

The National Tourism Awards:

Will include the winners of the recent North Wales Tourism awards which automatically go forward as regional finalists to the National Awards on 8 March 2018

Are open to all the remaining tourism businesses and individuals in the South East, South West and Mid Wales regions of Wales

Nominations will be accepted from the same individual or business under several categories but require completion of a separate online form for each nomination

Are free to enter

Encourage you to provide information that is valid, relevant and up-to-date (and within the character limit)

To find out more please visit the Tourism website. The closing date for applications is Friday, 12 January 2018.

If you’re thinking about starting a new tourism business, have already taken the first few steps or want to grow you current business then visit the Business Wales Tourism pages.