The South West Tourism Excellence Awards programme offers sponsors a range of year-round sponsor benefits, including media coverage, industry profile, communications with business, networking and business development opportunities with Services for Tourism Ltd.
There are a range of sponsorship options ranging from £1,000 to £15,000. For more information please contact Robin Barker, Services for Tourism Ltd, at rbarker@services4tourism.co.uk or 07870 397438
Confirmed sponsors to date for 2011/12 are:
Title Sponsor
South West Water
South West Water is proud to sponsor the South West Tourism Awards for the fifth successive year. In 2011, we finished the final scheme in our £2 billion Clean Sweep programme to transform bathing water quality. The region now has the most Blue Flag beaches of any region in the UK.
This summer, we will be expanding our innovative BeachLive system to offer live online information and SMS texts on water quality at 40 of the South West’s most popular beaches.
Our investment since 1989 has helped underpin the South West tourism’s industry renaissance and our new dedicated Source for Business unit offers B2B support and water-saving advice to thousands of tourism providers ranging from boutique B and Bs to the Eden Project.
www.southwestwater.co.uk
Sponsors & Partners
Exeter Airport
The largest airport in the Far South West peninsula, the airport serves over 45 destinations and has developed a schedule of inbound tourism routes from all over the UK and Europe. With quick access to the main routes through Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset, Exeter has built a reputation for easy travel for its 1 million annual passengers.
www.exeter-airport.co.uk
Stephen Scown LLP
One of the leading solicitors in Devon and Cornwall providing business and personal legal advice. We pride ourselves on giving exceptional service and our clients describe our lawyers as 'absolutely excellent', 'efficient' as well as 'prompt, reliable and effective.'
www.stephens-scown.co.uk
Triodos Bank
We only finance organisations that benefit people and the planet. We provide a full banking service to businesses, from loans to investment banking. Whatever size your organisation, we have the expertise and personal commitment to help you succeed.
www.triodos.co.uk
Bristol Airport
The gateway to the South West for hundreds of thousands of foreign residents every year. With 80+ direct scheduled services flying into the airport, Bristol Airport provides a convenient alternative to London’s airports for tourists visiting the region.
www.bristolairport.co.uk
Take One Media
We work with customers to retain and increase visitor numbers. We do this by displaying literature in tourism outlets across the South West – local and high footfall; distributing information to tourist information centres, B&B and other key information points; and delivering bespoke and blitz campaigns. Take One also handles the fulfilment of brochures and leaflets direct to potential visitors.
www.takeonemedia.co.uk
Sidona Group
An award winning company that delivers outstanding return on investment. Working with you to create unique visitor, guest and employee experiences. Our different approach to meeting your customer challenges creates advocates, greater profitability and a competitive advantage for your business. We provide insightful customer research, innovative customer management strategies and highly interactive training all tailored to meet your exact needs. Supporting you to identify, manage and meet the most demanding visitor expectations.
www.sidonagroup.com
Pavey Group
The West Country's leading provider of Insurance, Risk Management and Financial Services advice, with several specialist products for the tourism industry and chosen by Tourist Boards and DMOs as their chosen insurance provider.
www.paveygroup.co.uk
SuperControl
The powerful, flexible booking and management system for self-catering businesses that puts the user in the driving-seat. Developed by IT experts with their own self-catering properties, SuperControl is sophisticated, secure and easy to use.
www.supercontrol.co.uk
Flagship Consulting South West
A regional PR company with a difference. We offer local expertise and account management but through our London head office, we offer unique access to the national and international media and opinion formers. Flagship has an award-winning travel and leisure division, with a long track record in delivering powerful domestic tourism campaigns.
www.flagshipconsulting.co.uk
Bishop Fleming
Tourism and leisure businesses looking for fantastic support from a team of specialists who work with over 200 businesses in the sector should have a word with us. If you need advice on property purchase, sale or development or on capital allowances, tax or vat or perhaps grants relating to feed in tariffs, you can be assured of good quality advice from people who know their subject.
www.bishopfleming.co.uk
Country Sports South West
Country Sports South West aims is to ensure the South West region, which is renowned for its unique landscape and countryside, becomes the premier tourism destination for countryside sports and celebrated for its local game produce.
www.countrysportssouthwest.co.uk
Clockwork Marketing
Clockwork is a Devon-based bespoke marketing company with a passion for providing an unrivalled, personal and professional service across the entire marketing mix. Clients range from prominent members of the South West’s food and drink scene through to high profile hotels and retailers.
www.clock-work.co.uk
Hale Events
Hale Events is a dedicated team of professionals who organise specialist business to business exhibitions. With decades of experience working at major venues, as well as more bespoke and challenging locations, their South West shows include Giving & Living, for Gift and Tourism buyers, and The SOURCE & Taste of the West Trade Show for all things food and drink.
www.hale-events.com
Expowest Exhibitions
Recognised as the major organiser and producer of regional exhibitions for hospitality and business in the country, with events throughout the South, the West and Southwest.
www.expowestexhibitions.com
First Great Western
Explore the South West by train. Be a Great Westerner.
www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Resort 2012 Magazines
Best known for the Resort series of tourist information magazines launched in 1992 with a combined circulation of 775,000 copies across Cornwall, Southern 
Devon, Dorset and South Hampshire. They reach over 4,000 outlets and are read by an audience estimated at three million plus, mainly visitors. The creative division of the business offers bespoke web and graphic design to all sizes of business and most recently has become a Registered Apple Developer producing Reader Apps for the iPhone, iPad and iPod.
www.resortmarketing.co.uk/resort-magazine/
e-Strategy
e-Strategy is one of the leading digital marketing agencies in the South West offering a broad range of services including search marketing, social media management & 
consultancy, online pr, conversion rate optimisation and website usability. With a proven track record in the travel & hospitality sector; with clients including the English Riviera, Visit South Devon, Dart Marina, Thurlestone Hotel, Beverley Holidays & TLH Leisure Resort; call us today on 0845 838 2396 for an informal chat and let us make a real difference to your business.
www.e-strategy.net
Bristol Blue Glass SW in Bedminster
Bristol Blue Glass SW in Bedminster is the most prestigious maker of Bristol Blue Glass in Bristol, offering a combined factory,
shop,museum and visitor centre. We use our own unique batch blend of Silica Sand, Lead Oxide, Potash & Cobalt to maintain the colour match produced centuries ago when Bristol blue glass first took the fancy of rich merchants and traders around the city. By doing so we have produced that unique soft blue colour that today we associate with Bristol Blue Glass and in turn earned a reputation for excellence through skill and design.
www.bristolblueglass.com
Support Sponsor
Taste of the West
Established in 1991, Taste of the West is the regional food and drink trade organisation for the South West of England. As a membership organisation Taste of the West works to develop the region’s exceptional regional food and drink industry.
www.tasteofthewest.co.uk
