Visit London Awards: Past Winners 2008

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

People's Choice Awards

London's Favourite Londoner

Sir Michael Caine

95.8 Capital FM Best Music Venue Award

The O2

Toptable Best Restaurant Award

Babylon at The Roof Gardens

95.8 Capital FM Best West End Show Award

Jersey Boys

Evening Standard Best Market Award

Borough Market

Evening Standard Best Retailer Award

Selfridges

Kids Love London Best Family Fun Award sponsored by Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Natural History Museum

Evening Standard Best Shopping Destination Award

Oxford Street