Innovative Tourism Award Application
RTO 3 - 2025 Recognition Program

­This Award recognizes a tourism business/organization that has demonstrated innovation in the development of a new or enhanced tourism product or visitor experience to appeal to a tourism audience and contributes to the regional visitor experience brand.

Nominations must demonstrate innovation of the product, offering or activity and how it positively impacted and/or increased visitation to your business, and/or to the Hamilton Halton Brant region.

Each participating “tourism industry stakeholder” recognized must be located and/or operating in the geographic regions of Hamilton, Halton, Brant, Six Nations of the Grand River Territory and/or The Mississauga Credit First Nation.    

Nomination must be for tourism products/experiences that took place within January 2025 – December 2025

Specific Initiatives/Projects that were funded, by or partnered with RTO 3 in 2025 are not eligible for the program.

If you have any questions, please contact Angelica at Angelica.seraj@theheartofontario.com. Thank you.
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Are you applying for your own entity or nominating another? *
Nominating Company/Entity? *
Nominating Contact Person *
Nominating Contact Email *
Company/Entity of Innovative New Experience or Product *
Contact Person of Innovative New Experience or Product *
Contact Email of Innovative New Experience or Product *
Describe the tourism product/experience being nominated *
What makes the described tourism product/experience innovative? *
How did the product/experience contribute to drive consumers/visitors to your business/location? *
What was the return on investment (ROI) of the new experience or product? 
Your answer can use information such as 1) Increase in number of visitors, 2) Increase in visitor spending, 3) Increase in marketing impressions that resulted in travel purchases, 4) Special recognition (including media coverage) highlighting the innovative spirit of the new product/experience, 5) Other relevant information that demonstrates success including partnerships, visitor testimonials, etc. *
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