Awards
Farm Stay UK has won two prestigious awards in recent years
The Tourism Society Award given on the authority of the Council of the Society to organisations or individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to the development of tourism in the United Kingdom.
Present and previous winners include:
1997 The Chefs of Britain
1998 Ian Grant CBE - Former Chairman of the Scottish Tourist Board
1999 The Blue Badge Guides of Britain
2000 Britain's TIC Staff
2001 FarmStay UK
2002 Chris Collier MBE
2003 HM the Queen
Operating as a farmers marketing consortium since 1983 and the award acknowledged that they have:
“Succeeded in forging a self-help co-operative of small businesses in the rural economy which have integrated tourism and farming interests at the local level. Throughout this period it has provided a high quality and friendly personal service and promoted the use of local produce and suppliers. Visitors travelling for business and social reasons as well as those on holiday have appreciated these features and they have contributed to one of the most sustainable forms of tourism.”
Farm Stay's Chief Executive Nigel Embry said “Bearing in mind the extremely difficult circumstances faced by the industry over the past nine months, to receive this award was particularly satisfying and will do a great deal to boost the morale of the many farmers who rely so heavily on tourism income to support their livelihoods. There could be no better way to approach a new year than in the knowledge that ones peers and colleagues have expressed their support in such a positive way”. [more details]
The Tourism Catey honours one person or a team of people who have made an outstanding contribution to the standards of tourism in the UK.
Present and previous winners include: the Eden Project, John Thurso and The Mersey Partnership
“In 2002 the winner was Farm Stay UK, a marketing consortium of farm accommodation providers. At the end of a dreadful year for rural businesses, this was a special award for resilience. The organisation had had the foresight to constantly upgrade its marketing strategies long before the foot-and-mouth epidemic struck and threatened its survival.” [more details]
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