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Dozens of hotels, visitor attractions, restaurants and pubs have shortlisted for this year's Leicester

and Leicestershire Excellence in Tourism Awards 2015.

The 38 finalists will compete in 11 categories with the winners being revealed at a ceremony at the

Mercure Leicester The Grand Hotel, which is also one of the contenders, on November 5.

It will be the fifth time the competition has been held and includes nominations for the National Space

Centre, Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre, Melton Mowbray Victorian Fayre and Charnwood

Museum.

Restaurants and pubs in contention for an award include the Foxton Locks Inn, Kilworth House Hotel

and The White Peacock, in the city centre.

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The awards will be hosted by Leicester Shire Promotions and are part of the Leicester Business

Festival 2015.

Martin Peters, Chief Executive of Leicester Shire Promotions, said: "The quality of applications

received this year was of a particularly high standard and judges were faced with a significant

challenge to select the finalists in each category.

"The finalists represent the cream of the local tourism industry and we wish the best of luck to all

finalists for the awards ceremony on November 5."

The shortlisted finalists in each category are:

Access for All Attenborough Arts Centre, Charnwood Museum, National Space Centre

Accommodation Provider of the Year - Kilworth House Hotel, College Court, The Link Hotel, Best

Western Plus Ullesthorpe Court Hotel & Golf Club, Mercure Leicester The Grand Hotel, Days Inn

Leicester Forest East, Badgers Mount Hotel

Business Tourism - College Court, imago

Holiday Park/Self-Catering Holiday of the Year - Eye Kettleby Lakes, Dandelion Hideaway

Large Visitor Attraction of the Year - King Richard III Visitor Centre, Curve, National Space Centre,

Bradgate Park, Leicester Cathedral

Small Visitor Attraction of the Year - Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre, Stoneywell, The

Boilerhouse, Wistow Maize, Melton Theatre

Sustainable Tourism - Eye Kettleby Lakes, Horseshoe Cottage Farm

Taste of England - 34 Windsor Street, Melton Promotions, The Grey Lady, National Space Centre,

The White Peacock

Tourism Event of the Year - Melton Mowbray Victorian Fayre, Foxton Locks Festival, Haunted

Heritage

Tourism Experience of the Year - Hawkwise Falconry, Cocoa Amore, Market Bosworth, King Richard

III Reinterment

Tourism Pub of the Year - Foxton Locks Inn, The Belper Arms

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As The Link Hotel looks to build on this success, the property has re-positioned its branding to

focus on its locality and outstanding customer service.

The Link Hotel, part of imagos award-winning portfolio of venues, has re-positioned itself as part of

an on-going business strategy.

Located on the outskirts of Loughborough, The Link Hotel has undergone significant investment in

infrastructure and staff training - 2 million over the last five years, which has been critical in

increasing sales. The hotel has seen an increase in business from all of its core markets, resulting in

growth of 16% year on year.

As The Link Hotel looks to build on this success, the property has re-positioned its branding to focus on

its locality and outstanding customer service.

Emma Boynton, Head of Sales and Marketing at imago, commented: Many of the hotels in the area

are focused on specific markets, such as conferences or leisure guests. So there was a real opportunity

to reposition The Link Hotel and focus on its unique selling points to maintain the sales growth we have

been achieving year on year.

As part of our customer journey, we actively engaged with guests to seek their views on what was

important to them and their feedback has been integrated into our business strategy. The Link Hotel is

a highly versatile property and offers guests whether they are travelling around the country on

business or are visitors to Loughborough University all the facilities they need for a comfortable stay

and we hope to see its growth continue as we reposition it in the local marketplace.

The Link Hotel is situated half a mile from the M1 making it easy to reach by road, rail and air. Its

meetings facilities include six training and meeting rooms and break out areas all of which have high

speed Wi-Fi access - with a capacity of 200 people, as well as 95 en-suite bedrooms, lounge, bar and

dining facilities.

imago unifies Loughborough Universitys conference and events venues under one brand, offering high

quality meeting spaces, venues and accommodation along with excellent sports and leisure facilities.

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imago rebrands The Link Hotel

The Link Hotel, part of imagos award-winning portfolio of venues, has re-positioned itself as part of an on-going business strategy.

Located on the outskirts of Loughborough, The Link Hotel has undergone significant investment in infrastructure and staff training - 2 million

over the last five years, which has been critical in increasing sales. The hotel has seen an increase in business from all of its core markets,

resulting in growth of 16% year on year.

As The Link Hotel looks to build on this success, the property has re-positioned its branding to focus on its locality and outstanding customer

service.

Emma Boynton, Head of Sales and Marketing at imago, commented: Many of the hotels in the area are focused on specific markets, such

as conferences or leisure guests. So there was a real opportunity to reposition The Link Hotel and focus on its unique selling points to

maintain the sales growth we have been achieving year on year.

As part of our customer journey, we actively engaged with guests to seek their views on what was important to them and their feedback has

been integrated into our business strategy. The Link Hotel is a highly versatile property and offers guests whether they are travelling around

the country on business or are visitors to Loughborough University all the facilities they need for a comfortable stay and we hope to see its

growth continue as we reposition it in the local marketplace.

The Link Hotel is situated half a mile from the M1 making it easy to reach by road, rail and air. Its meetings facilities include six training and

meeting rooms and break out areas all of which have high speed Wi-Fi access - with a capacity of 200 people, as well as 94 en-suite

bedrooms, lounge, bar and dining facilities.

imago unifies Loughborough Universitys conference and events venues under one brand, offering high quality meeting spaces, venues and

accommodation along with excellent sports and leisure facilities. For more information visit www.welcometoimago.com or call 01509 633030.

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Research conducted by imago is being used to help shape the way its event management team assists clients in delivering successful meetings.

Conducted in conjunction with Loughborough University and The Right Solution, the research asked event organisers, delegates, graduate and undergraduate

students what they felt were the main benefits of meeting face to face in a learning environment. The results found that the biggest benefits of attending a

meeting were to learn from industry experts and to listen to speakers who inspired new ideas, challenge the norm and initiate change in every day thinking.

imago is using the results from the research to ensure its event management service provides clients with all the resources and knowledge to deliver a return on investment

from their meetings.

The research also revealed there was a gap in the value event organisers and delegates placed on networking opportunities, both in terms of building relationships and

meeting peers in a similar field from other businesses. Event organisers (92%) ranked networking as the most valuable element of face to face communication, whilst it

ranked third for those attending events both from a delegate (84.4%) and student (74.6%) perspective.

Emma Boynton, head of sales and marketing at imago, commented: The research is having a real impact on the event management service we offer. The aim is to be able to

work alongside clients and provide them with all the tools they need for a successful event, not just sell them a meeting space. This includes working out how they can best

use their time so delegates get the most out of their day out of the office.

The research showed that delegates rated listening to speakers who inspire new ideas, challenge the norm and initiate change in every day thinking as the most valuable

element of face to face learning whilst students rated learning from industry experts first hand as most valuable. Through our links with Loughborough University we can

source speakers which will be of genuine interest for both event organisers and those attending. And it is interesting that networking was rated highly by event organisers but

not seen as such a valuable opportunity by those attending the event.

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