SOMERSET COUNTY TOURISM ANNOUNCES
THE INAUGURAL “SALUTE TO TOURISM AWARDS”
TO HONOR ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS MADE THROUGH TOURISM
The First Annual Somerset County
Salute to Tourism Awards www.VisitSomersetNJ.org/awards, is a program designed to recognize individuals and organizations who have contributed to the local economy through Tourism activities. Somerset County Tourism is now soliciting the public to nominate a business/individual who has demonstrated significant achievement in one of five award categories:
Service Excellence, Tourism Advocate, Economic Champion, Collaborative Achievement and Best Tourism Creative. Nominations are being accepted now through October 18, 2013 at
www.visitsomersetnj.org/awards/vote. Winners will be publicly recognized at the first annual
Salute to Tourism Awards Ceremony on November 7th 2013, at the Raritan Valley Country Club. Elizabeth Becker, bestselling, award-winning author and journalist of
Overbooked: The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism, will keynote this exciting event and hold a book signing to mark the occasion. Proceeds from the
Salute to Tourism Awards will benefit Somerset County Tourism, a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Area businesses interested in bringing visibility to their community-oriented brand and insuring the continued success of Somerset County's $1.5 billion Tourism industry, may find more information at
http://www.scbp.org/images/uploads/file/Salute_to_Tourism_Sponsorships.pdf
Somerset County Tourism (SCT) is the official Destination Marketing Organization for Somerset County and a Division of the Somerset County Business Partnership. Its mission is to advance the local economy by promoting the area’s outstanding travel products and experiences and to offer a variety of useful services to residents, business and leisure travelers.
SCT is located at 360 Grove Street, Bridgewater, New Jersey and can be found on the web at www.visitsomersetnj.org