We're inviting potential Sponsors to approach us for the inaugural Guest is God Awards Ceremony taking place at Viva Blackpool on Friday 15th November 2019.

1. LittleTouches.Com
Presents
Guest is
God
Awards

2. Contrary to some findings, the pool of hospitality
hidden gems is anything but small. The Guest is God Awards
reward the people at the heart of a future Blackpool and shines
a national light on the hoteliers who provide a visitor experience
that makes people want to return to Blackpool year after year.
The Guest is God Awards will reach both a local, regional and
national audience through the partner networks, combined social
media following and regular press coverage.
Little Touches partners include Merlin Entertainments, Blackpool
Zoo, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Viva, Funny Girls, Blackpool
Piers, LuceMajicus and Blackpool Transport.
Launch Events NW are organisers of Blackpool’s only dedicated
Business Expo whose partners include Blackpool Council, Boost
Business Lancashire, Lancashare, North West Lancashire
Chamber of Commerce, Attain Digital and Yellow Jigsaw.
“It is always Guest with a capital G”
We intend to tell everyone who’ll listen,
exactly who the winners are!
#GuestIsGodAwards #GIG2019 #52WeekResort
#CCC #WeekendBlackpool #NicheMasters
#BlackpoolExpo
Friday 15th November - Viva Blackpool

3. The largest cross-section of Blackpool accommodation ever to
be judged on Guest experience alone. It is the awards ceremony where
everyone is already a winner!
In deciding who should achieve a Guest is God Certificate, we looked at the
overall average Guest review scores and the amount of reviews available.
Properties must receive 90% or more Guest Satisfaction from online reviews
and have a reasonable, recent amount of reviews to pull the average from.
In 2018, 61 properties spanning Blackpool Hotels, B&Bs, Guest Houses and
Apartments were awarded a Guest is God Certificate, for being absolute
service superstars.
This year that number has risen to over 300!
We have scoured the web to aggregate Guest Satisfaction scores across
the board and celebrate the best of Blackpool.
To further reward and recognise those committed to providing first class
customer service to their Guests and for being a shining example of the future
for Blackpool hospitality, the Guest is God Awards Ceremony is born.
Guest is God Awards Ceremony finalists have been shortlisted for scoring in
the upper echelons of the 90%s relating to Guest Satisfaction and are exactly
the type of businesses already positioned for Blackpool's new and exciting era.
With not a ten-pound room in sight, they place their Guests at the heart of
everything they do and take immense pride in the business they have built up
and how it fits into the bigger Blackpool resort picture. Each excel individually
and are proactive in encouraging a well-rounded experience for visitors, in the
new, all for one and one for all, Blackpool.
So, hold tight as we proudly unveil the shortlisted finalists of
Blackpool’s Guest is God Awards Ceremony for 2019.
Introduction to the awards:
Guest is God

4. With Little Touches turning five years old in 2019, now seems a fitting time to
take things up a notch with the Guest is God Awards Ceremony, still
maintaining our popular Certification process, but this year automatically
shortlisting those achieving the scores at the higher end of the scale to be put
up for a physical award in the glitzy surroundings of Viva Blackpool in November.
We are by no means flying solo and are in the very capable hands of Launch
Events NW and Empress of Events Nichola Howard and her team, who have been
right by my side and championed Little Touches for almost our entire existence.
Regardless of whether your property has been shortlisted for an award, if you
are in hospitality or the tourism sector in Blackpool, come and celebrate a
successful peak season with a room full of like-minded people.
In other words, Be Our Guest!
Having met Tom very early on in our businesses we have continued to move
forward at a similar pace with many shared experiences, we share the same
values where collaboration enables the smaller guys have a voice, get seen and
receive recognition for their hard work and dedication to building a future
Blackpool and embrace all the opportunities that building new relationships and
the technology of today presents.
Being able to judge this award based on guest experience alone means there
can be no smoke and mirrors, their customers have spoken, visitors to Blackpool
have spoken and we’ve listened.
It is always Guest with a capital G and the lengths and breadths some
hospitality providers go to in the name of service deserves some attention.
It is the little touches that matter, and Launch Events NW are proud to be
partnering Little Touches and Tom in presenting the shortlisted finalists
for the Guest is God Awards Ceremony of 2019.
A Word From The Organisers
LittleTouches.Com
Launch Events NW

5. “It is always Guest with a capital G”
Blackpool’s only dedicated hotel award ceremony
and the only UK hospitality awards that are driven
solely by customer experience.
Guest is God as a philosophy comes from founder
Tom’s time spent working at what many people see
as the pinnacle of hospitality and service -
Walt Disney World in Florida.
During his “Traditions” induction training over a
decade ago, the leader of the group made it crystal
clear that above all else “It is always Guest with a
capital G” – something that stayed with him and he’s
never ever wavered from since. In 2014, Little
Touches was created with the purpose of bringing
to the UK hospitality industry a new form of supreme
Guest service and care.
In the last five years Little Touches has built up a
network of over 400 Blackpool properties, that are
an example of those doing things the right way and
share his vision for a future Blackpool, where there’s
not a ten-pound room in sight, great service prevails,
and their rooms are fully booked throughout the
traditional season or for those who want the
business - 52 weeks a year.

6. Focused interview & press release to announce sponsors.
Sponsor logo will be prominent on all promotional and marketing assets
both online and in print.
Sponsor will be invited to take part in the second phase judging
process.
Sponsor will be invited to present the pinnacle award of the night, the
Guest is God Service Superstar Award.
Full page A4 editorial about your company in the awards programme.
Networking with the finalists.
On the night photo opportunities for follow up PR promotions.
Videographer will capture sponsor branding and award presentation.
Table of 8 including drinks package.
Headline Sponsor £5000
Sponsor Opportunities
What's Included?

7. Sponsor logo will be featured on both promotional and marketing
assets both online and in print.
Interview to announce sponsorship.
Sponsor will be invited to take part in the second phase judging
process.
Sponsor will be invited to present their category award on the night.
Half page company editorial space in the A4 awards programme.
Networking with the awards finalists.
On the night photo opportunities for follow up promotions.
Videographer will capture sponsor branding and award presentation.
Two tickets for the ceremony including drinks package.
Category Sponsor £1000
What's Included?
Award Categories:
1) Families and Couples - South Shore
2) Families and Couples – Central
3) Families and Couples - North Shore
4) Pet Friendly
5) Adults Only
6) Groups
7) Value
8) Luxury
9) Self-Catering / Apartments
10) Guest is God Service Superstar – Chosen from the winners of 9 categories
with the focus on outstanding attention to detail (Little Touches), social
presence, words over numbers, language used by Guests in reviews, going the
extra mile, everything that encompasses the Little Touches company values.

8. Sponsor logo will be featured on both promotional and marketing
assets both online and in print.
Sponsor will be invited to take part in the second phase judging
process.
Half page company editorial space in the A4 awards programme.
Networking with the awards finalists.
On the night photo opportunities for follow up promotions.
Drinks Sponsor x 2 £750
What's Included?
What's Included?
Sponsor logo will be featured on both promotional and marketing
assets both online and in print.
Sponsor will be invited to take part in the second phase judging
process.
Half page company editorial space in the A4 awards programme.
Networking with the awards finalists.
On the night photo opportunities for follow up promotions.
What's Included?
Sponsor to provide 350 company branded bags to be handed out to
all finalists.
Sponsor logo will be featured on both promotional and marketing
assets both online and in print.
Sponsor will be invited to take part in the second phase judging
process.
Half page company editorial space in the A4 awards programme.
Networking with the awards finalists.
On the night photo opportunities for follow up promotions.
Photobooth x 2 £700
Bag Sponsor x 2 £500

9. Exclusive opportunity to raise brand awareness of your company.
Hand out branded items to all attendees.
Bag Insert
Prices:
350 printed programmes to be handed out to all attendees.
Inside Front Cover £350
Full Page A4 £219
½ Page A4 programme £149
¼ Page A4 programme £79
Advertising opportunities:
A4 Programme Space
£50 + 350 Goodies
Ticket Prices:
£69 Earlybird* After £79
Includes:
Red carpet, drinks and goodie bag on arrival.
4 course meal – table served.
Table house wine.
Awards ceremony.
Live Entertainment.
Discount available for group table bookings of 8 or 10.
* Early Bird ticket rate available until 30th April 2019.
Drinks Package:
House wine £16 per bottle.

10. Event
Partners