CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL 2018 WINNERS
Tourism Industry Awards of Excellence (TIAO)
2018 Winners
| Tourism Innovator of the Year | Tourism Event of the Year (Small Event) | Tourism Event of the Year (Large Event) | Tourism Champion of the Year | Tourism Employer of the Year | Accessible Tourism Award | Sustainable Tourism Award | Indigenous Tourism Award | Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Tourism Excellence North (TEN) | THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride – Waterloo Central Railway | Ontario 150 Tour – Water's Edge Festivals and Events | Gord Brown | Tourism Toronto | St. Lawrence Parks Commission | Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve | Wikwemikong Tourism | J.J. Hilsinger |
Tourism Marketing & Travel Media Awards of Excellence (Destination Ontario)
2018 Winners
| Tourism Marketing Campaign Award UNDER $50K | Tourism Marketing Campaign Award OVER $50K | Tourism Marketing Partnership Award | Tourism Digital Marketing Award | Tourism Print Collateral Award | Travel Media Photography Award | Travel Media Story Award |
| Tourism Hamilton – #MyHamilton User Generated Campaign | Tourism Toronto – The Views Are Different Here | Brewery Discovery Routes – Brewery Discovery Routes 2017 |
Kingston Accommodation Partners – Fresh Made Daily Digital Campaign |
Bay of Quinte Regional Marketing Board – Bay of Quinte Discovery Guide | Colin Field – Mountain Life Magazine Fall 2017 Snow Biker | Karon Liu – “A Pilgrimage to Cheese County” |
Culinary Tourism Awards of Excellence (CTA)
2018 Winners
| Culinary Tourism Experience Award | Culinary Tourism Event of the Year | Culinary Tourism Leadership Award |
| Muskoka Lakes Farm & Winery | FUNKfest by Sawdust City Brewing | Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island |
Ontario's Choice Awards (Attractions Ontario)
2018 Attraction of the Year
Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
• Tourism Industry Awards of Excellence (TIAO)
• Tourism Marketing & Travel Media Awards of Excellence (Destination Ontario)
• Culinary Tourism Awards of Excellence (CTA)
• Ontario's Choice Awards (Attractions Ontario)
Tourism Industry Awards of Excellence (TIAO)
Finalists:
| Tourism Innovator of the Year | Bay of Quinte Regional Marketing Board | Tourism Excellence North (TEN) | Waterloo Central Railway | ||
| Tourism Event of the Year | Karnival on the Kam (Fort William Historical Park) | Ontario 150 Tour (Water's Edge Festivals and Events) | Pumpkinferno (St. Lawrence Parks Commission) | THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride (Waterloo Central Railway) | Winter Festival of Lights |
| Tourism Champion of the Year | Garry McColman | Gord Brown | Mark Baker | ||
| Tourism Employer of the Year | Scandinave Spa Blue Mountain | Temple Bay Lodge | Tourism Toronto | ||
| Sustainable Tourism Award | Cowbell Brewing Company | Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve | Windmill Lake Wake and Eco Park | ||
| Accessible Tourism Award | Cowbell Brewing Company | Royal Ontario Museum | St. Lawrence Parks Commission | ||
| Indigenous Tourism Award | Point Grondine Park | Wikwemikong Tourism | |||
Tourism Marketing & Travel Media Awards of Excellence (Destination Ontario)
Finalists:
| Tourism Marketing Campaign Over $50K | "Off Ramp to Awesome" Campaign (Kingston Accommodation Partners) | 2017 Consumer Campaign (Ottawa Tourism) | The Views Are Different Here (Tourism Toronto) |
| Tourism Marketing Campaign Under $50K | Real Life Looks Different Here (Elmirst's Resort and Kawarthas Northumberland) | #MyHamilton User Generated Campaign (Tourism Hamilton) | "Canuck It Up!" Festival Canadiana (Town of Amherstburg) |
| Tourism Print Collateral Award | Bay of Quinte Discovery Guide (Bay of Quinte Regional Marketing Board) | Makers Guide to Kingston (Kingston Accommodation Partners) | 2017 Wine Country Ontario Travel Guide (Wine Marketing Association of Ontario) |
| Tourism Digital Marketing Award | Real Life Looks Different Here Videography (Elmhirst's Resort, Kawarthas Northumberland, Agency Next Door) | Fresh Made Daily Digital Campaign (Kingston Accommodation Partners) | Share Your Canada 150 (Explorers' Edge) |
| Tourism Marketing Partnership Award | Brewery Discovery Routes 2017 (Brewery Discovery Routes) |
Sea to Sky (Ripley's Aquarium of Canada and CN Tower) |
EPIC 1867 – Celebrating 150 Years of Winemaking in Essex County (Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island, Essex Pelee Island Coast Winegrowers Association) |
| Travel Media Story Award |
"From Bush Planes to Sacred Petroglyphs, Peterborough and the Kawarthas Offer a Fusion of Adventure, Recreation and Culture" (Michele Peterson) |
"A Pilgrimage to Cheese Country" (Karon Liu) | "Live Life on the Edge: Toronto is Buzzing for Country's Anniversary" (Wendy Parsons) |
| Travel Media Photgraphy Award | Moutain Life Magazine Fall 2017 Cover (Colin Field) | Mountain Life Magazine Fall 2017 Snow Biker (Colin Field) | Tom Thomson's Gravestone at Leith Church (Garry Crallé) |
Culinary Tourism Awards of Excellence (CTA)
Finalists:
| Culinary Tourism Leadership Award | Iron Kettle Bed & Breakfast | Niagara Parks Commission | Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island |
| Culinary Tourism Experience Award | Brewery Discovery Routes | Muskoka Lakes Farm & Winery | 360 The Restaurant at the CN Tower |
| Culinary Tourism Event of the Year |
FUNKfest (Sawdust City Brewing Company) |
Cheers Caledon! (Town of Caledon) | Farm to Table Community Celebration (Municipality of Tweed) |
Ontario's Choice Awards (Attractions Ontario)
Finalists:
| Attraction of the Year | Ripley's Aquarium of Canada | African Lion Safari | Lang Pioneer Village Museum |