Nominations still open for 2023 Blue Badge Access Awards

The 2023 Blue Badge Access Awards are continuing to accept nominations for hospitality venues setting the best (and worst) accessibility standards in the industry.

Nominations for all 12 categories, which include Best Restaurant, Best Spa, and two conceptual design awards, will close on 18 September.

The awards will be held at Great Scotland Yard Hotel in London’s Westminster on 26 October.

As well as celebrating the very best, the event will draw attention to the very ‘worst’ of the industry in the form of the Ludicrous Loo and Ridiculous Ramps Award.

Fiona Jarvis, founder of Blue Badge Style and a judge of the Blue Badge Access Awards, said: “Mobility – or the lack of it – shouldn’t mean you can’t have style. We are looking for exceptional accessibility across hotels, restaurants, bars and other public venues worldwide, with a focus on style, thoughtful design, innovation and liberty.

“We are also unafraid to give a couple of awards which highlight the regular abominations that sadly continue to exist, and we encourage nominations for Ludicrous Loos, Ridiculous Ramps, Bewildering Bathrooms and Obnoxious Obstructions in restaurants, hotels, cafés and visitor attractions around the country!”

Robin Sheppard, co-founder and judge of the Blue Badge Access Awards, added: “There is progress in accessibility, but we still have a long way to go. I am optimistic and confident that the hospitality industry will do better in the years to come.”

Nominations can be made here.