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Cloudy Visit London Awards Winners Revealed!
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The Visit London Awards 2008, sponsored by Virgin Atlantic celebrate all that's great about our city, from its world-class live entertainment to restaurants, shops and family days out.
Chosen by a panel of expert judges and by you, visitors to London, here are the winners of the 2008 Visit London Peoples' Choice Awards and the 2008 Visit London Awards:
Visit London Peoples' Choice Award Winners
Nominated and voted-for by Londoners and visitors to London
London's Favourite Londoner
Sir Michael Caine.Read My London – Sir Michael Caine reveals his London favourites.
95.8 Capital FM Best Music Venue Award
The O2Toptable Best Restaurant Award
Babylon at The Roof Gardens95.8 Capital FM Best West End Show Award
Jersey BoysEvening Standard Best Market Award
Borough MarketEvening Standard Best Retailer Award
SelfridgesKids Love London Best Family Fun Award sponsored by Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Natural History MuseumEvening Standard Best Shopping Destination Award
Oxford StVisit London Award 2008 Winners
Sponsored by Virgin Atlantic, judged by a panel of experts
Visitor Attraction of the Year
Sponsored by Take One Media
- Gold: The Science Museum
- Silver: The Wellcome Collection
- Bronze: London Transport Museum
Best Tourism Experience
Sponsored by SML Events
- Gold: London Walks
- Silver: Vinopolis
- Bronze: Astronomy Centre and Peter Harrison Planetarium at the Royal Observatory
Best Celebration of Cultural Diversity
Sponsored by OMD
- Gold: Pride London
- Silver: Discover Storymaking Centre
- Bronze: The Mayor's Thames Festival
Small Hotel of the Year
Sponsored by AA
- Gold: The Sumner Hotel
- Silver: The Bingham
- Bronze: Capital Hotel
Best Budget Accommodation
- Gold: St.Christopher's Village
- Silver: Passfield Hall, LSE
- Bronze: Palmers Lodge Boutique Backpackers
Large Hotel of the Year
Sponsored by Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R
- Gold: Apex City of London Hotel
- Silver: Jumeirah Carlton Tower
- Bronze: The Chesterfield Mayfair
Most Outstanding Customer Service
Sponsored by See Tickets
- Gold: Village East
- Silver: David Baxter, National Maritime Museum
- Bronze: BBC Tours Guiding Team
Sports Tourism Award
- Gold: Flora London Marathon
- Silver: Wembley Stadium Tour
- Bronze: The O2
Sustainable Tourism Award
Sponsored by Merlin Entertainments Group
- Gold: EC&O Venues
- Silver: The O2
- Bronze: The Royal Lancaster Hotel
Accessible Tourism Award
Sponsored by Merlin Entertainments Group
- Gold: National Theatre
- Silver: The O2
- Bronze: Holiday Inn Bloomsbury
Business Venue of the Year
Sponsored by Confex
- Gold: ExCeL London
- Silver: Barbican
- Bronze: The Science Museum
Business Event of the Year
Sponsored by Gallowglass Ltd
- Gold: Maritz for ‘Toyota ERM IV’
- Silver: Science Museum for Siemens ‘Think Customer Awards’
- Bronze: Logistik for Share Fair Conference 2008
Best Visitor Information Initiative
Sponsored by the LDA
- Gold: Shaftesbury Plc for Carnaby
- Silver: South Bank Employers Group
- Bronze: City of London Information Centre
Marketing/PR Campaign of the Year
Sponsored by BT
- Gold: British Museum for The First Emperor
- Silver: Museum in Docklands for London, Sugar and Slavery
- Silver: SML Marketing and Events and Golin Harris for Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
- Bronze: London Borough of Newham for Be a Local Tourist
