Awards of Excellence
There are many Yukon tourism businesses and people who help to put the Yukon on the map by providing exceptional experiences for our visitors and promoting the territory to the world. We encourage you to recognize and reward industry innovation, significant contributions or exemplary service by completing the nomination form for 2009 – all award recipients will be publicly recognized post-Spring Conference both locally and internationally. In addition, a new Hall of Fame program is featured on our website.
The Tourism Awards will be presented at the 2009 TIA Yukon Spring Conference in Dawson City during the Gala Banquet on Saturday, May 2, 2009.
When making an application, remember to include your name, address, phone & email, who you are nominating, for which category and why you are making the nomination. Nomination should not exceed 500 words.
Please email back to tiayukon@klondiker.com or fax to (867) 667-7379 on or before Friday, March 27th, 2009.
The award categories are listed below:
1) Sustainability Leadership In Tourism Award – Presented to a business that embraces sustainable concepts and implements them in its daily operations. Key concepts include:
• Demonstrating a commitment to excellence and encouraging an appreciation of Yukon’s heritage
• Striving to achieve tourism development in a manner which harmonizes economic objectives with the protection and enhancement of Canada's natural and cultural heritage
• Cooperating with colleagues and the tourism industry in promoting sustainable development;
• Offering tourism products and services that are consistent with community values and the surrounding environment; and
• Fostering greater awareness of the economic, social, cultural and environmental significance of tourism.
The recipient of this award excels in meeting the needs of present visitors and host communities while protecting and enhancing opportunity for the future.
2) Yukon Marketing Innovation Award - In recognition of a marketing campaign that increases business and enhances Yukon’s visibility as a superior tourism destination.
The program, campaign or project:
• May be conducted domestically or internationally;
• May promote tourism on a local, territorial/provincial and/or national level;
• May include individual or combined efforts;
• May focus on a package, destination, tourism or tourism-related business, public relations; and
• May include: radio, television, print, outdoor advertising, electronic media, web, media kit, targeted promotional campaign and/or public relations.
Nominations will be reviewed in light of the quality of content, image, high levels of customer satisfaction with product on offer, campaign distribution and quantitative results. This category recognizes an individual or organization who has not only undertaken an innovative project but who can also demonstrate the successful outcome of their initiative.
3) HR Distinction Award - Awarded nominees represent businesses or employees that have demonstrated a commitment to professionalism in the Yukon tourism workforce through professional recognition, training and excellence in human resource management or self-development. The recipient is dedicated to achieving enhanced results through dedication to training and HR development. (If your nominee has HR policy in place which you would like to make us aware of, please mention this in the nomination).
4) Creative Travel Media Implementation - Recognizes the individual or media business that has excelled in the field of travel partnership and journalism. The recipient of this award has provided outstanding participation in and/or support of Yukon’s travel industry by effectively promoting the Yukon as a tourism destination. Any type of media, including both print and broadcast sources (newspaper, magazines, television, radio, film, internet, etc.) can be nominated. The nomination may include a long-term body of work, however, at least one work being nominated must have been published or broadcast between April 2008 and April 2009.
5) Outstanding Tourism Volunteer Award - recognizing that TIA Yukon, all of our designated organizations and all of our events in Yukon are driven by volunteers, this award is given to an individual who, as a volunteer, has demonstrated an outstanding effort in serving tourism locally, territorially or nationally. The recipient’s tireless dedication and commitment to the tourism industry in tandem with his or her vision and skill will serve as a legacy for many years to come.
6) Yukon Tourism Ambassador Award – Presented under exceptional circumstances only to recipients that have demonstrated excellence in product quality, standards, and development of the Yukon tourism industry. The recipient will demonstrate a first-class work ethic for other operators to aspire to. This individual or company will exhibit unparalleled dedication to positively shaping the future of the Yukon tourism industry.
Please note, this honourable title will not necessarily be awarded yearly. It will be awarded in exceptional circumstances, solely based on the decision of the awards judging committee in response to received nominations.
Please note, this honourable title will not necessarily be awarded yearly. It will be awarded in exceptional circumstances, solely based on the decision of the awards judging committee in response to received nominations.
Quick Links
Download Nomination Form (84KB PDF)
Hall Of Fame - View past award winners