CIE Tours Recognizes the Best of British Tourism at the Annual Awards of Excellence Event
April 16, 2024, Ardoe House Hotel, Aberdeenshire, Scotland: On the eve of VisitScotland Expo 2024, representatives from Britain’s tourism sector gathered at the CIE Tours Annual Awards of Excellence to celebrate the diversity and richness of experiences offered to visitors.
The Awards are based on post-stay feedback from around 12,000 customers from North America on 200 providers of accommodation, dining, tours and attractions from throughout Britain, with merit awards given to more than 30 entities achieving more than 90% satisfaction ratings. The providers with the best satisfaction score in each category are recognized with a Gold Award.
This year’s award winners include:
| Best Visit Award Winners | Brodie Castle |
| Culloden Battlefield Visitors Centre | |
| Inverewe Gardens | |
| Skara Brae | |
| Stirling Castle | |
| Edinburgh Castle | |
| Urquhart Castle | |
| Windsor Castle | |
| Abbotsford House | |
| Blair Athol Distillery | |
| Glengoyne Distillery | |
| Dunrobin Castle | |
| The Scotch Whisky Experience | |
| Clappy Doo Ceilidh Band | |
| Hotel Awards of Excellence | Chilston Park Hotel, Maidstone |
| Briery Wood Country House Hotel, Windermere | |
| Doubletree by Hilton, Glasgow | |
| Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club, Near Edinburgh | |
| Doubletree by Hilton Dunblane Hydro, Dunblane | |
| Hilton Cambridge City Centre, Cambridge | |
| Best Overall Dinner & Entertainment | Norton House Hotel and Spa |
| Best Overall Visitor Attraction | Palace of Holyroodhouse |
| Best Overall Loch Cruise | Cruise Loch Lomond |
| Best Overall Castle Experience | Glamis Castle |
| Best Overall Walking Tour | Windsor Walking Tour |
| Best Special Event | Edinburgh Military Tattoo |
| Best Overall Hotel Service & Hospitality | Norton House Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh |
| Best Hotel Dinner | Atholl Palace Hotel, Pitlochry |
| Best Hotel Accommodation | Bailbrook House Hotel, Bath |
| Best Overall Hotel | Doubletree by Hilton Edinburgh - Queensferry Crossing |
Congratulations to all the winners - and thanks to all CIE Tours travelers who completed their survey and rated these attractions, hotels and venues with their top accolades.
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