Awards and logos explained
Confused by the myriad of logos, gradings and awards across our site?
Please find below, a a brief run down of some of the more common logos, award and gradings featured on this and where to find more information about them
Tourism South East Membership
Members of Tourism South East are recognised as leading tourism businesses who adhere to our strict code of conduct.
For more information, see the Tourism South East Members Code of Conduct page.
Green Tourism Business Scheme
The South East England Tourist Board endorses the Green Tourism Business Scheme and encourages tourism businesses to be environmentally friendly, whether they are hotels or guest houses, bed and breakfasts or self-catering or tourist attractions.
For more information, see our Green Tourism Business Scheme page.
VAQAS Accreditation
The Enjoy England Quality Assured Visitor Attraction scheme points you to some brilliant days out at close to 600 quality-assessed visitor attractions across England ranging from museums to zoos.
For more information, see the Enjoy England quality assured attractions page.
Gradings
Enjoy England
The Enjoy England Quality Rose reassures you before you check into your holiday accommodation that it will be just what you want, because it’s been checked out by independent assessors. Enjoy England assessors work all year round, ensuring that the standards you find are what you would expect. And since we’ve done all the work, you can relax, book with confidence and get on with the real business of having a fantastic break.
For more information, see the the Enjoy England gradings page.
AA
Establishments offering accommodation assessed by the AA are rated under a set of common quality standards agreed by the AA and the UK tourist authorities
The common standards make types of accommodation easy to understand and give you confidence that establishments can meet the standards you require.
For more information, see the the AA's gradings page.
Tourism ExSEllence awards
Tourism South East Tourism ExSEllence Awards recognises regional businesses who offer exceptional services covering a wide range of categories. All finalists are independently judged by experts in their relevant fields and are marked on subjects like individuality, accessibilty and customer service.
Check out the Tourism ExSEllence 2009 award winners
Check out the Tourism ExSEllence 2008 award winners
Hampshire Hospitality Awards
A quality assessment scheme for restaurants, tea rooms, pubs, cafes and other eateries now run on behalf of Tourism South East and the Hampshire Tourism Partnership. Sixty food and drink businesses from Winchester, East Hants, North Hants, Portsmouth, Gosport and Test Valley signed up for the scheme and underwent a “mystery shopper” assessment during the summer of 2008.
For more information, see the winners of the 2008 Hampshire Hospitality Awards
For more information, see the winners of the 2009 Hampshire Hospitality Awards
National Accessible Scheme
If you have particular mobility, visual or hearing needs, look out for VisitEngland’s National Accessible Scheme ratings.
For more information, please check out our National Accessible Scheme awards page.
