COUNTYWIDE tourism industry awards are returning for a fourth year with a new category for best business website.

The Worcestershire Welcome Awards from Destination Worcestershire and in association with Worcestershire County Council, have been launched and are the feeder awards for the national Visit England Awards For Excellence.

Categories include: Best Bed & Breakfast/Guest Accommodation of the Year, Best Tourism Event and Festival Award, Hotel of the Year, Visitor Attraction of the Year, Self-Catering Holiday of the Year, Taste of Worcestershire, Sustainable Tourism Award, Outstanding Customer Service, Business Tourism Award and Best Tourism Website.

To vote visit visitworcestershire.

org/awards.

Closing date for entries is Friday, September 7.

The winners will be announced in October.