Tiqets Reveals Nominees for the 7th Remarkable Venue Awards

Today, Tiqets, the leading online ticketing platform, unveiled the nominees for its prestigious Remarkable Venue Awards. These awards celebrate excellence in museums and attractions across eight vibrant countries, including the UK, US, UAE, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. With 229 nominees in total competing to be among the seven global winner, the prestigious UK nominees are Windsor Castle, Titanic Belfast and Stamford Bridge Stadium Tour.

This year’s awards introduce two new categories: Best Family Experience and Best Activity.
The Best Family Experience category will honour exceptional zoos, aquariums, amusement parks, theme parks, and waterparks that cater to families seeking unforgettable moments together. Meanwhile, the Best Activity category will shine a spotlight on outstanding tours & sightseeing, sightseeing cruises, entertainment, culinary experiences, attractions & activities.

The nomination process involved gathering feedback from more than 1.6 million customer reviews and assessing applications through a distinguished panel of industry experts. The esteemed panel to decide on the Best Hidden Gem and Most Innovative Venue awards includes Arival CEO Douglas Quinby, Viajes National Geographic Web Director Javier Zori, UKInBound Head of Development & Membership Antony Amos, and Netherlands Breda University Senior Lecturer Frederike van Ouwerkerk.

This year’s five review-based categories and UK nominees in the Remarkable Venue Awards are:

Most Remarkable Venue – recognises the venues that draw the largest crowds and receive the highest-rating
Windsor Castle, Berkshire
Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh
Osborne House, Isle of Wight
Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, London

Best Museum – recognises the best-rated museums and art galleries
Titanic Belfast, Belfast
The Cavern Club, Liverpool
The Postal Museum, London
Aerospace Bristol, Bristol

Best Family Experience – recognises the best-rated zoos, aquariums, amusement parks, theme parks, and waterparks well-suited for families
Exploris Aquarium, Portaferry
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, Dunstable
ZSL London Zoo, London
LEGOLAND® Windsor, Berkshire

Best Landmark – recognises the best-reviewed cathedrals, churches, castles, palaces, historical or iconic landmarks
Stamford Bridge Stadium Tour, London
Royal Liver Building, Liverpool
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth
Windsor Castle, Berkshire

Best Activity – recognises the venues that offer the best tours & sightseeing, sightseeing cruises, entertainment, culinary experiences, attractions and activities
Thames Rockets London Speedboat Experience, London
Mersey Ferry River Explorer Cruise, Liverpool
Harry Potter Film Locations Tour, London
Thames Cruise: Westminster to Greenwich, London

This year’s two application-based categories and UK nominees based on scoring by the panel of judges at the Remarkable Venue Awards are:

Best Hidden Gem – recognises the unique or niche attractions that may be off the beaten path, but always stun their visitors
Barley Hall, York
City Cruises Poole, Poole
Thames Rockets London Speedboat Experience, London
Frameless, London
Windmill Lane Recording Studios, Dublin

Most Innovative Venue – recognises the museums and attractions that are pushing the industry boundaries forward through creative marketing strategies, new technology, sustainable initiatives, or other means
Evan Evans Tours, London
Warwick Castle, Warwick
Holyrood Distiller, Edinburgh
V&A Dundee, Dundee
KidZania London, London

The winners in all seven categories for all eight participating countries will be announced mid-September.

Laurens Leurink, Tiqets CEO, commented “The Remarkable Venue Awards for 2023 have unveiled an exceptional lineup of nominees, showcasing the finest venues within the museum and attraction industry. Garnering overwhelming praise from over a million satisfied Tiqets customers across the globe, these venues have left an indelible mark on their visitors. We take immense pride in collaborating with these extraordinary venues and are eagerly looking forward to honouring their excellence at the highly anticipated 2023 Remarkable Venue Awards ceremony.”

Here is a sampling of this year’s nominees for the review-based awards in the other seven markets covered by the Remarkable Venue Awards:

Italy: Castel Sant’Angelo (Most Remarkable Venue), Borghese Gallery (Best Museum), Casa Milan Museum (Best Landmark)
Spain: Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza (Most Remarkable Venue), Fundació Joan Miró (Best Museum), Casa Milà – La Pedrera (Best Landmark)
Portugal: FC Porto Museum (Most Remarkable Venue), Serralves Foundation (Best Museum), Jerónimos Monastery (Best Landmark)
France: Château de Villandry (Most Remarkable Venue), Fondation Louis Vuitton (Best Museum), Disneyland Paris (Best Family Experience)
The Netherlands: Van Gogh Museum (Most Remarkable Venue), The Mauritshuis Museum (Best Museum), Keukenhof (Best Landmark)
The US: The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) (Most Remarkable Venue), California Academy of Sciences (Best Museum), Aquarium of the Pacific (Best Family Experience)
The UAE: Louvre Abu Dhabi (Most Remarkable Venue), Museum of the Future (Best Museum), Emirates Park Zoo (Best Family Experience)

The full list of nominees for the review-based awards, and a more extensive description of the criteria to qualify for each award, can be found here.

Attend the global awards ceremony on October 18th in Seville

After the announcement of the Regional Winners at the end of September, the Global Winners of the 2023 Remarkable Venue Awards will be revealed at the annual awards ceremony hosted at the Tourism Innovation Summit (TIS). The ceremony will include a keynote address by Marc Mekki, a dynamic expert in innovation, digital transformation, and agile leadership known for guiding people to unlock their creativity and strengthen their capacity for innovation.