We reveal the shortlist for 2025

We are pleased to announce the shortlist for the North East England Tourism Awards 2025!

After submissions from more businesses than ever, many of whom are first-time entrants, our judges have been busy whittling down over 130 entries to form our final shortlist of incredible tourism trailblazers.

Read the full list of shortlisted businesses

Announcing our new local categories

We've launched three new local categories, designed especially for North East England to showcase even more of the region's incredible visitor economy.

Entries for the core Destination North East England Tourism Awards categories have closed for this year, but hot on the heels of the shortlist being announced we're excited to officially launch three new local categories: Volunteer of the Year, The Rising Star Award and Tourism Events & Festival of the Year.

Learn more about local categories

Tickets are now on sale

Save the date!

Tickets are now on sale for the 2025 North East England Tourism Awards Ceremony, taking place on Thursday 20 March 2025 at Newcastle Civic Centre. Join us in celebrating the incredible and diverse tourism businesses in our region.

Buy your tickets now

Gain national recognition

Awards for Excellence

VisitEngland’s Awards for Excellence champion the very best of the country’s tourism industry on a national stage. Winning an award shows that your business is among the best in the country. This is a real opportunity to profile your business on a national stage, get media exposure and competitive edge as well as enhance our region and your reputation as the best of the best.

To be in with a chance of being recognised nationally you must enter the North East England Tourism Awards.

Celebrating quality, innovation and best practice

Our annual local awards are delivered by Destination North East England and ran in partnership with VisitEngland, The North East England Tourism Awards (NEETA) celebrate quality, innovation and best practice, showcasing the fantastic range of high-quality experiences on offer for visitors in our region.

Those who enter the tourism awards, help to further strengthen our offer, showcase excellence and share best practice across our whole region. Destination North East England also offer a wider programme of business support for businesses, designed to deliver excellence.

Eligible winners are then put forward for the national VisitEngland Awards for Excellence in London, giving tourism business the opportunity to shine on a national stage.