Double success for tourism website

The Welcome to Yorkshire website was nominated for three awards – the highest number of nominations at the ceremony – and came away with two, the only double winners of the evening.

It successfully defended the award it won last year for best tourism website and picked up an additional award for best use of video. It narrowly lost out in the best use of mobile technology category.

Gary Verity, chief executive of Welcome to Yorkshire, said:

"Yorkshire.com is setting new standards in the travel industry while Yorkshire itself is exceeding the expectations of those who come to holiday here.

"We plan to continue improving what we do on both fronts and ensure Yorkshire continues to win prestigious awards like these."

Graham McKenzie, founder of TravelMole, said: "Welcome to Yorkshire and Yorkshire.com can be proud to be the only double winners on the evening against very tough opposition. The people of Yorkshire can be very proud of the website that represents them so superbly."