The Bearded Men - Jason Rickwood and Hugh Luckock - are up for Best Activity for their mix of outdoor activities in the Dee Valley and 18-year-old employee Hugh Owen is in the last four for the Rising Star award.
The Welsh Government is staging The National Tourism Awards for Wales to showcase the best of the best in the industry that employs nearly 12 per cent of the Welsh workforce and pumps £3.8 billion into the nation’s economy every year.
The ceremony takes place for the first time in six years at Venue Cymru in Llandudno on Thursday, March 27, when a total of 48 finalists have been shortlisted in 12 categories ranging from Best Hotel to Best Event and including awards for Sustainable Tourism, Accessibility and Inclusivity and Dog Friendliness.
The event will be hosted by Aled Rhys Jones, a well-known broadcaster who’s also the Chief Executive of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society.
Entertainment will be provided by the popular Welsh of the West End group who reached the semi final of Britain’s Got Talent and Band Pres Llareggub (Llareggub Brass Band) with their exciting blend of Welsh language pop, traditional New Orleans jazz and New York Hip Hop.
Tickets are available from https://www.walestourismawards.co.uk/the-awards/
Llangollen outdoor pursuits specialists The Bearded Men have already done the double at the North Wales Tourism Awards.
Jason said: “Hugh Owen started with us at 16 and has earned his spurs and is now a fully-fledged guide and takes a range of courses including canoeing, rafting and archery.
“We’re now in our seventh year, starting just before Covid hit and while we were one of the first to close we were the first to re-open and we turned that into a positive.
“We now employ between 20 and 30 people, 11 of them full time and have just taken on a hotel in Llangollen.
“We get people from all over the country coming here and increasingly from the USA and Canada thanks to the Ryan Reynolds factor at Wrexham Football Club.
“We believe in working with local businesses because we really love the town. It’s a great location for us because we’re within an hour of big population centres and people can be on the river or outdoors very quickly.”
The event has been welcomed by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning with responsibility for tourism, Rebecca Evans.
She said: “We’re proud to support The National Tourism Awards for Wales in this Year of Croeso as they provide an opportunity to recognise and celebrate excellence in an industry that is crucial to the Welsh economy.
“Congratulations to all who have been nominated for an award. Wales has so much to offer visitors – and the positive, high-quality experiences you provide for your guests contribute immensely to our attractiveness as a destination.”
Jim Jones, the Chief Executive of North Wales Tourism, who are organising this year’s event, said: “It’s wonderful to be hosting The National Tourism Awards for Wales here in North Wales.
“It is an opportunity to celebrate the best of the best in the tourism and hospitality sector in Wales and the exceptional job these businesses do in putting Wales on the international map.
“The sheer volume and quality of entries this year has underlined why Wales is a truly world class destination and showcases what we have to offer visitors from home and abroad.
“Tickets are available to all for what promises to be wonderful evening with fantastic entertainment and, most important of all, an opportunity to celebrate all that is best in Welsh tourism.”
The National Tourism Awards for Wales shortlist
Best Hotel
Gwesty Plas Dinas, Bontnewydd, Caernarfon, Gwynedd
Llangoed Hall, Llyswen, Brecon, Powys
Tŷ Milford, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire
Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale of Glamorgan
Best B&B, Inn & Guesthouse
The Bull's Head Inn, Beaumaris, Anglesey
Plas Llangoedmor, Llangoedmor, Cardigan, Ceredigion
Glangwili Mansion, Llanllawddog, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire
Gellihaf B&B, Blackwood, Caerphilly
Best Self-Catering
Hafan y Môr Holiday Park, Pwllheli, Gwynedd
Bryn Tanat, Llansantffraid-Ym-Mechain, Powys
Clyne Farm Centre, Mayals, Swansea
Wonderful Escapes Wern-y-Cwm Farm, Llandewi Skirrid, Abergavenny
Best Caravan, Camping, Glamping
Go-Below Underground, Snowdonia, Gwynedd
Meadow Springs Country & Leisure Park, Ffinnant, Trefeglwys, Powys
Pembrey Country Park, Pembrey, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire
The Roost, Troedyrhiw, Merthyr Tydfil
Best Attraction
Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway, Porthmadog, Gwynedd
Dan-yr-Ogof The National Showcaves Centre for Wales, Abercrave, Swansea
Carew Castle & Tidal Mill, Carew, Tenby, Pembrokeshire
Tredegar House, Pencarn Way, Newport
Best Activity, Experience or Tour
Bearded Men Adventures, Llangollen, Denbighshire
Mountain Bike Wales, Llanbrynmair, Powys
Savage Adventures, Mayhill, Swansea
Rock UK Summit Centre, Trelewis, Treharris, Merthyr Tydfil
Bro a Byd (Those going the extra mile on Environmental Sustainability)
Hafan y Môr Holiday Park, Pwllheli, Gwynedd
Dan-yr-Ogof The National Showcaves Centre for Wales, Abercrave, Swansea
Cambrian Cottages, Berllan, Gwyddgrug, Pencader, Carmarthenshire
Penhein Glamping, Chepstow, Monmouthshire
Accessible and Inclusive Tourism Award
Tŷ Pren, Bylchau, Conwy
Canvas & Campfires, Llanwnnen, Lampeter, Ceredigion
Stangwrach Cottages,Llanfynydd Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire
Techniquest, Cardiff
Best Place to Eat
The Gunroom, Plas Dinas, Caernarfon, Gwynedd
Y Talbot, Tregaron, Ceredigion
The Plough, Rhosmaen, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire
The Sorting Room, The Parkgate Hotel, Cardiff
Rising Star
Hugh Owen, Bearded Men Adventures, Llangollen, Denbighshire
Abbie Woods, Llangoed Hall, Llyswen, Brecon, Powys
Charly Dix, Lan y Môr, Coppet Hall Beach, Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire
Charly Hayes, Fonmon Castle, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan
Best Event
Gwyl Fwyd Caernarfon, Gwynedd
Royal Welsh Show, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys
Wales Airshow Swansea
Royal Mint Christmas Experience, Ynysmaerdy, Pontyclun, Rhondda Cynon Taff
Best Dog Friendly Business
Waterloo Hotel, Betws-y-Coed, Conwy
Plas Llangoedmor, Llangoedmor, Cardigan, Ceredigion
Clyne Farm Centre, Mayals, Swansea
Parkway Hotel & Spa, Cwmbran, Torfaen
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