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Awards

Tourism Kingston is honoured to be recognized for our efforts in elevating Kingston Ontario as a premier destination and embracing excellence as a top tourism industry employer.

2024

  • Economic Developers Association of Canada

    Winner

    Marketing Canada Award
    Promotional Event
    Total Solar Eclipse

  • Tourism Industry Association of Ontario

    Winner

    Ontario Tourism Award of Excellence – Tourism
    Social Media & Influencer Marketing

  • Tourism Industry Association of Ontario

    Winner

    Ontario Tourism Award of Excellence
    Culinary Tourism Leadership

  • Tourism Industry Association of Ontario

    Winner

    Culinary Tourism Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award – Call to Action 83: What Does Reconciliation Taste Like?
    With Gold Fife, Inclusive Voices, Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, and featured chefs and collaborators (view full program)

  • Summit Creative Award

    Silver

    Integrated Campaign – Consumer for Total solar eclipse
    With Alphabet Creative and Tartanbond

  • Summit Marketing Effectiveness Award

    Best in Category

    Consumer website – Creative Kingston Walking Tours
    With Alphabet Creative

  • Summit Marketing Effectiveness Award

    Platinum

    Integrated consumer campaign – total solar eclipse
    With Alphabet Creative & Tartanbond

  • Economic Development Council of Ontario

    Honourable Mention

    Awards of Excellence
    Visitor Attraction & Tourism Product Development – total solar eclipse

2023

  • Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO) Award of Excellence

    Winner

    Tourist Attraction & Tourism Product Development for Kingstonlicious Creative

  • Summit Creative Award

    Gold

    Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Marketing

    Bronze

    Public Relations Program​
    With Tartanbond

  • The Telly Awards

    Bronze

    Travel / Tourism – Branded Content
    with Untold Storytelling and Alphabet Creative

  • Summit International Marketing Effectiveness Award

    Silver

    Social Media Marketing

  • Economic Developers Association of Canada

    Winner

    Marketing Canada Award
    Digital Marketing and Social Media

  • Tourism Industry Association of Ontario

    Winner

    Tourism Marketing Campaign over $50K
    Closer campaign
    with Alphabet Creative

  • Downtown Kingston CORE Awards

    Winner

    Sustainability Champion
    Andre Soucy, Visitor Information Centre​

2022

  • Summit Creative Award

    Platinum

    Coronavirus Communications
    Closer Campaign
    With Alphabet Creative

    Gold

    Travel and Tourism Video
    Brand Anthem
    with Alphabet Creative and Untold Storytelling

    Silver

    Online Advertising and Marketing
    Weddings Campaign
    With Alphabet Creative

    Bronze

    Consumer Integrated Campaign
    Closer
    with Alphabet Creative

  • EDAC Marketing Canada Award

    Winner

    Advertising campaign
    Frontenac’s Farms to Kingston’s Tables
    with Alphabet Creative and Frontenac County

  • Tourism Industry Association of Canada

    Winner

    Tourism HR Canada Employer of the Year Award
    Tourism Kingston

  • Ontario Tourism Resiliency Awards

    Winner

    Innovation: Food Service
    Kingstonlicious
    with Alphabet Creative

2021

  • Ontario Tourism Resiliency Awards

    Winner

    Sustainability: Destination Marketing Organization
    Frontenac’s Farms to Kingston’s Tables
    with Alphabet Creative and Frontenac County

  • Summit Creative Award

    Platinum

    Coronavirus Communications
    Kingstonlicious campaign
    with Alphabet Creative

2020

  • Summit Creative Award

    Silver

    Coronavirus Response
    #TogetherAtHome campaign
    with Alphabet Creative

    Bronze

    Online Campaign
    Weddings
    with Alphabet Creative and Kingston Accommodation Partners

  • Canadian Search Awards

    Winner

    Best Use of Search – Travel / Leisure
    Top 25 Things to Do in Kingston
    with Search Warrant, Alphabet Creative and Kingston Accommodation Partners

  • Ontario Tourism Awards of Excellence

    Winner

    Tourism Digital Marketing Award
    Kingston Weddings Campaign
    with Alphabet Creative and Kingston Accommodation Partners

  • City Nation Place

    Finalist

    Best Citizen Engagement
    #TogetherAtHome campaign
    with Alphabet Creative

2019

  • Ontario Tourism Awards of Excellence

    Winner

    Tourism Campaign Under $50K Award
    Makers of Kingston campaign
    with Alphabet Creative and Kingston Accommodation Partners

  • Tourism Digital Marketing Award

    Winner

    25 Things to Do in Kingston campaign
    with Alphabet Creative and Kingston Accommodation Partners

2018

  • Ontario Tourism Awards of Excellence

    Winner

    Tourism Digital Marketing Award
    Fresh Made Daily campaign
    with Alphabet creative and Kingston Accommodation Partners