COMMUNICATIONS

2021 South Walton Artist of the Year:

Applications for the 2021 South Walton Artist of the Year are being accepted through Sept. 18 at 4 p.m. CDT. Now in its 19th year, this award recognizes a local artist who lives and works in Walton County and whose signature style embodies the creativity and beauty for which the area is known.

Artists who meet the qualifications can download an application here. To learn more about the South Walton Artist of the Year program, contact Lisa Foster at Lisa@visitsouthwalton.com or (850) 333-2728.

 

2021 Perfect in South Walton Awards:

It’s that time of year again! The nomination period for the 2021 Perfect in South Walton Awards will be open until Sept. 13. The general public can nominate their favorite South Walton businesses, events, and activities in an online form on www.perfectinsouthwalton.com.

Nominations can be made in as many or as few categories as you wish, but we will accept only one complete online form per person (No duplicates). Our visitor-facing businesses are welcome to encourage their guests, customers, friends and family to nominate them. The Visit South Walton team has also created Perfect Award graphics that can be used on your social media channels. They can be downloaded HERE.

The top five nominees in 30 categories will move on to the voting round, which begins Sept. 25 and ends Oct. 25 on www.perfectinsouthwalton.com. The top three vote-getters chosen in each category will be recognized as Diamond, Platinum or Gold winners at the Perfect in South Walton Awards presentation in January 2021. These winners will be promoted in print and online by Visit South Walton throughout the year.

To learn more about the Perfect in South Walton Awards program, please contact Lisa Foster at Lisa@visitsouthwalton.com or (850) 333-2728.

 

Van Ness Butler Jr. Hospitality Award:

Tourism in South Walton succeeds through the efforts of dedicated, enthusiastic and innovative people. The Van Ness Butler Jr. Hospitality Award recognizes an outstanding individual who has made significant contributions to tourism in Walton County while working with other community businesses or organizations to enhance South Walton’s standing as an upscale travel destination.

Please consider nominating yourself or someone you know! The winner will be recognized and presented with an award at the Dec. 1 TDC meeting.

Download a nomination form, fill out completely, and email to Lisa@visitsouthwalton.com to recognize an individual who's made significant contributions to tourism in Walton County. Nominations are accepted Sept. 10-Oct. 2, 2020. 

 

Update Your Business Listing:

We are in the process of verifying contact information in our partner database as well as confirming accommodation listings for our upcoming 2021 STAY: South Walton guide. To ensure your short-term rental properties are listed correctly in STAY and in the Book>Direct portal on visitsouthwalton.com, please review your listing and send your information to Lisa Foster, industry relations specialist, at Lisa@visitsouthwalton.com or call (850) 333-2728.

Due to tight deadlines for this project, any requests or updates submitted after Sept. 25 will not be included in the 2021 edition of STAY.

We would also like to update our shopping, activities, and dining partner information in our Partner Extranet. Please visit our Website Listings page for more details. Contact Haley Horkman, database and web specialist, at Haley@visitsouthwalton.com if you need assistance.

 

Press Release Round-Up:

Recent Visit South Walton Press Releases include Applications for the 2021 South Walton Artist of the Year Program and Nominations Open for 2021 Perfect in South Walton Awards. You can view these press releases on the Visit South Walton website HERE.

 

2019 Annual Report:

Visit South Walton's 2019 Annual Report is now available online. Click here to see the impact of tourism in Walton County. 

 

COVID-19 Efforts:

In light of COVID-19, the Communications team has created and is constantly updating a COVID-19 Travel Updates web page linked from our Visit South Walton homepage. Here, you’ll find information current rules and regulations in place, as well as how to assist local businesses, which businesses are offering special services during this time, updates on restaurants and events, travel safety information, and opportunities to interact with South Walton virtually for those not yet ready to travel.

Please contact us with anything we can do to help during the current situation or if there's any information about your business(es) we can update. You can email Lisa Foster, industry relations specialist, at Lisa@visitsouthwalton.com with your information.

 

COVID-19 Partner Communications and Resources:

As part of our efforts to support our partners during these uncertain times, we've shared a variety of resources and updates that we hope proved helpful. Below is a collection of the information we've shared as part of our COVID-19 outreach efforts, as well as research directly related to the local impacts of COVID-19 and consumer sentiments related to travel. 

 

 

 

 

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