{"id":20496,"date":"2022-09-06T16:13:32","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T15:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=20496"},"modified":"2022-09-06T16:13:32","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T15:13:32","slug":"tourism-ni-announces-shortlist-for-giant-spirit-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2022\/09\/tourism-ni-announces-shortlist-for-giant-spirit-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourism NI Announces Shortlist for Giant Spirit Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pictured (l-r) are Mark Mulholland, Diageo, Eimear Callaghan, Tourism NI and Helen McGorman, Tourism Ireland. Photo by Matt Mackey \/ Presseye<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Following a record number of entries Tourism NI has announced the shortlist for its newly launched annual awards programme aimed at showcasing and rewarding best in class in the tourism and hospitality industry.<\/span><\/p>\n

Renamed The Giant Spirit Awards, the event has been aligned more closely to the award winning destination brand Northern Ireland ~ Embrace a Giant Spirit\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The 2022 event will recognise and celebrate the resilience and spirit of the industry in facing the challenges of the last two years as well as those who exemplified the values of the destination, innovated and built competitiveness.<\/span><\/p>\n

The awards gala dinner and presentation will take place in the Grand Ballroom of the Slieve Donard Resort, Newcastle on Thursday 6th October 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

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SHORTLIST<\/b><\/p>\n

Best Bed & Breakfast \/ Guesthouse<\/b><\/p>\n

Blackrock House Luxury B&B, Portrush, Co. Antrim\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Brook Lodge Guesthouse, Magherafelt, Co. Londonderry<\/span><\/p>\n

Kiltariff Hall Country House, Rathfriland, Co. Down\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Best Food and Drink Experience, Large<\/b><\/p>\n

Fish City, Belfast\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Friels Bar & Restaurant, Swatragh, Co. Londonderry<\/span><\/p>\n

Hinch Distillery, Ballynahinch, Co. Down\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Killeavy Castle Estate, Co. Armagh<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Food and Drink Experience, Small<\/b><\/p>\n

NearyN\u00f3gs Stone Ground Chocolate, Kilkeel, Co. Down\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

NI Food Tours Tracey\u2019s Farmhouse Kitchen, Killinchy, Co. Down<\/span><\/p>\n

Taste and Tour, Belfast\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Chocolate Manor, Castlerock, Co. Londonderry\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Walled City Brewery, Derry~Londonderry\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Best Hotel, Large<\/b><\/p>\n

Best Western Plus White Horse Hotel, Derry~Londonderry<\/span><\/p>\n

Bishop\u2019s Gate Hotel, Derry~ Londonderry\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Clayton Hotel, Belfast\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Killeavy Castle Estate, Co. Armagh<\/span><\/p>\n

The Whistledown Hotel, Warrenpoint, Co. Down<\/span><\/p>\n

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Best Self Catering, Large<\/b><\/p>\n

Dunamoy Cottages and Spa, Ballyclare, Co. Antrim\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Larchfield Estate, Lisburn, Co. Antrim\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Best Self Catering, Small<\/b><\/p>\n

Aurora North Coast, Bushmills, Co. Antrim<\/span><\/p>\n

Coastguard Boat House, Whiteabbey, Co. Antrim\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Keenaghan Cottage, Belleek, Co. Fermanagh\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Quarry Hill Church, Strangford, Co. Down<\/span><\/p>\n

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Best Tourism Experience, Large<\/b><\/p>\n

Friels Bar and Restaurant, Swatragh, Co. Londonderry\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hinch Distillery, Ballynahinch, Co. Down\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Montalto Estate, Ballynahinch, Co. Down\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

National Museums NI – Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh, Co. Tyrone<\/span><\/p>\n

The Spa at Galgorm, Galgorm, Co. Antrim<\/span><\/p>\n

Titanic Belfast, Belfast<\/span><\/p>\n

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Best Tourism Experience, Small<\/b><\/p>\n

Bakehouse, Bellaghy, Co. Londonderry<\/span><\/p>\n

Carlingford Lough Ferry, Greencastle, Co. Down\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Castle Archdale Boat Hire and Watersports, Irvinestown, Co. Fermanagh\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Cranfield Alpacas, Kilkeel, Co. Down\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lough Neagh Artisans, Magherafelt, Co. Londonderry\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Portrush Surf School, Portrush, Co. Antrim<\/span><\/p>\n

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Most Innovative Business, Large<\/b><\/p>\n

Friels Bar and Restaurant, Swatragh, Co. Londonderry\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Further Space, Northern Ireland wide\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Killeavy Castle Estate, Co. Armagh<\/span><\/p>\n

Seamus Heaney HomePlace, Bellaghy, Co. Londonderry\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Visit Derry, Derry~Londonderry\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Most Innovative Business, Small<\/b><\/p>\n

Castle Archdale Boat Hire and Watersports, Irvinestown, Co. Fermanagh\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

NearyN\u00f3gs Stone Ground Chocolate, Kilkeel, Co. Down\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Paul Cunningham Mourne Larder, Co. Down\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Saint Patrick Centre, Downpatrick, Co. Down\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tumble Circus, Belfast\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Urban Scale Interventions (USI), Belfast\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Most Promising Student<\/b><\/p>\n

Hastings Hotels \u2013 Marisa King<\/span><\/p>\n

The Bakery by Yellow Door \u2013 Emma Jayne McCartney<\/span><\/p>\n

Titanic Hotel \u2013 Jordan Sloan<\/span><\/p>\n

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Local Spirit Award<\/b><\/p>\n

Gordon Wilson \u2013 Montalto Estate<\/span><\/p>\n

Jamese McCloy \u2013 Mid Ulster Cluster<\/span><\/p>\n

Jamie Hamill\u00a0\u2013 Coleraine BID<\/span><\/p>\n

Mary McGee \u2013 Mid-Ulster District Council<\/span><\/p>\n

Mick Boyle \u2013 Killeavy Castle Estate<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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