A. INSTITUTIONAL AWARDS – presented to those considered as the best in their respective areas in terms of expertise, professionalism and quality of facilities and services.

1. Western Visayas’ Best Hotel (First Class, Standard Class, Economy Class)
2. Western Visayas’ Best Special Accommodation Facility
3. Western Visayas’ Best Resort (Class AAA, AA, A, Special Interest Resort)
4. Western Visayas’ Best Restaurant
5. Western Visayas’ Best Tour Operator
6. Western Visayas’ Best Tourism Event
7. Western Visayas’ Best Tourism Convention/Marketing Bureau
8. Western Visayas’ Best Tourism Council/ Association
9. Western Visayas’ Best LGU (Provincial/City/Component City/Municipal)
10. Western Visayas’ Best Tourist Transport Operator

B. CREATIVE AWARDS – presented in recognition of the professional skills and insights of individuals and entities in their marketing, advertising and promotional efforts, taking into account the creativity, imagination, ingenuity and factual presentation of information, organization and implementation.

1. Western Visayas’ Best Tour Package
2. Western Visayas’ Travel Writer
3. Western Visayas’ Travel Publication
4. Western Visayas’ Best Travel Photo

C. INDIVIDUAL AWARDS – presented in recognition of individuals directly or indirectly engaged in the industry who lives up to the high standard of service and customer/client satisfaction.

1. Western Visayas’ Best Tour Guide
2. Western Visayas’ Best Tourism Frontliner
3. Western Visayas’ Best Taxi Driver
4. Western Visayas’ Best Tourist Transport Driver
5. Western Visayas’ Best Tourism Office Award (Provincial/City/Component City/Municipal)

D.  DESTINATION AWARD – presented to a destination in recognition of its contribution to the development and promotion of the tourism industry through the cooperative efforts exhibited by both private and local government sector.

E. SPECIAL AWARDS

       Environmental Tourism   

1. Western Visayas’  Best Eco-Tourism Product
2. Western Visayas’  Best Business Practice.

F. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – presented to an individual in recognition of his/her noteworthy career as a tourism practitioner.

G. REGIONAL DIRECTOR’S AWARD – this special award recognizes an outstanding contribution by an individual or a private organization to the development and promotion of the tourism industry in Western Visayas. This contribution should have a significant impact and bring about long term positive benefits to the industry.