Southern Delaware Tourism Awards nominations close Nov. 4

Southern Delaware Tourism announced nominations for its annual awards must be completed and submitted by Friday, Nov. 4.

Area residents and businesses are asked  to nominate groups or individuals who have made significant contributions to the tourism industry in Sussex County between October 2021 and October 2022.

Tourism is a $2.3+ billion (and growing!) industry in Sussex County. In fact, more than 16% of all jobs in the county – almost 20,000 of them – are tourism related. Tourism revenue saves each Delaware household nearly $1,600 in taxes each year. This is due, in large part, to the county’s fortunate geographical location and beautiful five-star beaches, but it’s also the result of a lot of initiative, creativity, planning and hard work by the many people and organizations that strive to keep up with changing travel trends, and create and provide the types of attractions, events, activities, and services that drive visitors to Sussex County.

“Tourism is a huge economic engine for Sussex County,” said Scott Thomas, executive director of Southern Delaware Tourism. “This is our way of honoring those that have gone above and beyond to contribute to the tourism industry in our area. We encourage everyone to consider who they think may be worthy recipients of these awards, and to nominate them.”

Organizers encourage both new nominations and resubmission of previous entries that have not yet won an SDT award.

Categories are: Best Event; Best New Event; Best Attraction; Philanthropic Award; and Tourism Partner of the Year Awar.

For complete criteria and nomination forms, go to VisitSouthernDelaware.com/tourism-award-nomination or call 302-856-1818.