COMMUNICATIONS
Nominations Open for 2024 Perfect in Walton County Awards:
Just a quick reminder that nominations for the 2024 Perfect in Walton County Awards can be submitted at Perfectinwaltoncounty.com until Friday, Aug. 18 at 5 p.m. Anyone can nominate their favorite businesses from North and South Walton. Every nomination counts!
Nominations can be made in as many or as few categories as you wish, but only one online form per email address will be accepted. Visitor-facing businesses may encourage their guests, customers, followers, friends and family to nominate them in any of the 30 categories. Graphics for social media use can be found HERE.
Businesses and/or individuals must be located and serve/do business in Walton County to qualify, and businesses and/or individuals who provide beach services (i.e., photographer, yoga, bonfires, chair vendor, etc.) must hold a current vendor permit with the Walton County Code Compliance Department to be considered. The contest rules can be found HERE.
The top five nominees in each category will move on to the final voting round, which will be open Sept. 5-22. The top three businesses with the highest number of votes in each category will be recognized as Diamond, Platinum or Gold winners at the Perfect in Walton County Awards presentation in January 2024. These winners will be promoted in print and online by Walton County Tourism throughout the year.
To view a complete list of last year’s winners, go to visitsouthwalton.com/2023-perfect-south-walton-awards or the 2023 Perfect Guide.
Pro tip: social media engagement is the key to success. Encourage everyone you know to nominate you now and then vote for you in September!
For more information about the Perfect in Walton County Awards program, email Lisa@WCFLTourism.com or call (850) 333-2728.
Create/Update Your Business Listings:
Are you taking advantage of the free business listings on our website? Please take a moment to check your business information on our website or in the Extranet. We want to make sure we're including the most up-to-date contact details from all visitor-facing businesses throughout Walton County in our database. There is a special emphasis on updating the businesses and attractions in the northern part of the county, which are new features in our print guides and on our website.
CLICK HERE to register your business or access the partner portal, where you can review and update your company information once you're in our database. If you are a visitor-facing business in Walton County and do not currently have a listing on our website, we can help you create one. Accommodation partners are listed on the Book>Direct search engine, while non-lodging businesses are listed under different categories of our Things to Do section. Please email Lisa@WCFLTourism.com or call (850) 333-2728 for help.
Walton County in the News:
Walton County was featured in a variety of high-profile publications recently, including Forbes. Examples of these press mentions can be found below, and a complete list is available HERE.
- Forbes: Spain, Greece, Japan And Vietnam Are Booming: 80 New Summer Hotel Openings
- Time Out: The 10 Best Places to Snorkel in the USA
- AARP: 7 Wheelchair-Accessible Beaches
What's New in Walton County:
Does your business have a new menu, location/offering, event or have you recently renovated? We want to know "What's New" at your business. Please submit your details to Summer Padgett, Content and Public Relations Specialist, at Summer@WCFLTourism.com or call (850) 353-3939.
Events Calendar:
Check out our Events calendar to find out what’s happening in Walton County! If you want to share your upcoming or recurring event(s) on our calendar, we encourage you to submit your event details HERE. For more information, contact Industry Relations Specialist Lisa Foster at Lisa@WCFLTourism.com or (850) 333-2728.
2023 Spring Visitor Tracking Report:
The latest visitor tracking report for Spring 2023 can be found on our Industry Research page.
2023-2024 School Break Calendar:
The new school break calendar can be found at on our website in both PDF and Excel formats.
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