Tourism British Columbia and the Council of Tourism Associations (COTA) are calling for nominations for the 2007 Tourism Industry Awards, which will take place on February 22, 2007 at the Victoria Conference Centre.

Do you know of a tourism business practicing industry excellence? Be sure to nominate them for one of the nine categories, including the new Foresight Sustainability Award, which recognizes excellence in running a sustainable tourism operation defined in a social/cultural, economic and environmental context:

• Tourism Industry Leader of the Year, sponsored by Tourism British Columbia
• Best Tourism Marketing Campaign, sponsored by The Vancouver Sun
• Environmentally Responsible Tourism, sponsored by British Columbia Magazine
• Tourism Media, sponsored by Delta Hotels
• New!! Foresight Sustainability, sponsored by COTA
• SuperHost^® Customer Service, sponsored by SuperHost
• Technology in Tourism, sponsored by Telus
• Employees First, sponsored by go2 - the resource for people in Tourism
• Sport Tourism Community Legacy, sponsored by 2010 Legacies Now

Find award nomination forms and criteria on Tourism BC's corporate website at www.tourismbc.com. Previous nominees may resubmit as appropriate. Please visit the Tourism BC website for further information.

Winners will be selected by a panel of judges and will be honoured at the Eighth Annual British Columbia Tourism Awards held during the BC Tourism Industry Conference in Victoria. This is one of the most important events of the year for BC's tourism industry. For more information on the BC Tourism Industry Conference, visit www.bctourismindustryconference.ca.

Nominations must be received no later than December 22, 2006 and should be mailed to:

Tourism British Columbia
Attn: British Columbia Tourism Awards
12th Floor, 510 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 3A8