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Tourism Employee of the Year Award

posted on July 23, 2026

Tourism Employee of the Year Award

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The Tourism Employee of the Year Award will be presented to the front-line employee whose professionalism, dedication, attitude, and quality of service best exemplify excellence in the tourism industry.

Owner/operators and senior management personnel are generally not eligible for this award.

The judging criteria in this category are:

  1. Attitude and dedication (20%)
  2. Leadership, cooperation, and teamwork (20%)
  3. Maintains exemplary work standards (20%)
  4. Goes above and beyond to improve his/her organization (20%)
  5. Commitment to visitor/participant/spectator satisfaction (20%)