Fourth Plinth makes shortilist for Visit London Awards

Best New Tourism Experience: Fourth Plinth project performers
12 April 2012

The London Eye, Antony Gormley's fourth plinth project in Trafalgar Square and a road and river tour of the capital by amphibious vehicle are among the shortlisted entries for the BT Visit London Awards 2010, which are announced today.

The awards, London's most important tourism industry event, celebrate the best of hotels, attractions and experiences across the capital.

This year there were a record number of entries for the 11 categories. Final judging will take place over the next month.

The 2010 BT Visit London Awards Shortlist

Sustainable Tourism Award
Cavendish Conference Venues
ExCeL London
Grosvenor House, A JW Marriott Hotel
Lancaster London
Marriott Hotels International
Radisson Blu Portman Hotel
The Cavendish London

Business Venue of the Year
Barbican
Cavendish Conference Venues
ExCeL London
Kings Place
Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London
Science Museum Events

Consumer Event of the Year
Electric Hotel by Sadler's Wells
Girl Geek London on Regent Street by Regent Street / The Crown Estate
Masterpiece London 2010
Pick Me Up: Contemporary Graphic Art Fair by Somerset House
West End LIVE 2010 by Westminster City Council
Winter Wonderland

Marketing/PR Campaign of the Year
Anish Kapoor by Royal Academy of Arts
Enchanted Palace by Kensington Palace, Historic Royal Palaces
North London Arts Map by North London Arts Partnership
Rainforest Life/Night Life by ZSL London Zoo
Take another look by National Portrait Gallery
The launch of the Galleries of Modern London by Museum of London
Today I am by South Bank Marketing Group
Visit Green Street by London Borough of Newham and Green Street Jewellers Association

Small Hotel/B&B of the Year
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SACO Holborn/SACO Serviced Apartments
Searcys Roof Garden Rooms
St. James's Hotel and Club
The Egerton House Hotel

Large Hotel of the Year
Andaz Liverpool Street
InterContinental London Park Lane
Jumeirah Carlton Tower
London Hilton on Park Lane
The Dorchester
The Langham, London
The Milestone Hotel
Wyndham Grand, London Chelsea Harbour

Budget Accommodation of the Year
Generator Hostel London
High Holborn Residence, London School of Economics & Political Science
Hillspring Lodge
Palmers Lodge Boutique Backpackers
umi hotel London
YHA London St Pancras

Outstanding Customer Service Award
Front of House team at The Renaissance London Chancery Court Hotel
Rodrigo Barraza at Jurys Inn Islington
Sixt rent a car UK
Tatyana Kuznetsova at the Victoria & Albert Museum
The Staff at London Duck Tours
The Team at InterContinental London Park Lane

Best Tourism Experience
BBC Tours
Big Bus Tours
London Duck Tours Ltd
Science Museum
The Merlin Entertainments London Eye
ZSL London Zoo

Best New Tourism Experience
Centre of the Cell
Jewish Museum London
Fourth Plinth – Antony Gormley's One and Other by Mayor of London in partnership with Artichoke
The Galleries of Modern London at Museum of London
Discover Greenwich Visitor Centre at Old Royal Naval College
SEA LIFE London Aquarium
Victoria and Albert Museum
Rainforest Life / Night Life at ZSL London Zoo

Business Event of the Year
Nominations still to be confirmed

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