Awards, Accolades & Anniversaries

Recognition for Tucson's travel industry, accolades for jobs well-done & anniversaries of tourism partners.

Tucson Destination & Visit Tucson Partners

• Travel + Leisure lists Tucson as one of 10 of the Best Food Cities in the U.S. for 2023
• The Tucson Festival of Books makes Conde Nast Traveler's 2024 list of 8 Best Literary Festivals in the World 
• Conde Nast Traveler recognizes Barrio Viejo in their 2024 Best Places to Go in North America and the Caribbean.
• Tucson makes Good Housekeeping's 2024 Family Travel Awards list of must-see cities. 
• Tucson made Outside Magazine's 2024 Travel Awards list of the Best Places to Travel in 2024.
• Men's Journal 2024 Travel Awards ranks Tucson no. 25 for 50 Best U.S. Vacation Destinations.

Visit Tucson & Tucson Destination Marketing Awards

• Association Conventions & Facilities magazine - Distinctive Achievement Award, August/September 2017, September 2019,
• Cvent, Inc. - Top 50 Meeting Destinations in the United States - 2013 , 2015, 2016, 2017, 
• Corporate & Incentive Travel magazine - Award of Excellence for service to meeting and incentive planners, selected by the subscribers - 1989, 1993, 1996-2001, 2005-2007, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
• Gold Service Award for Professionalism, Dedication and Service to Corporate and Association Meeting Planners - 1988, 1990-2017 (27 consecutive years in 2017) 
• Successful Meetings Magazine, Pinnacle Award for Outstanding Destination Support Organization - 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000-2018 (20 consecutive years in 2018)     

Anniversaries - Visit Tucson Partners

• The Tucson Museum of Art celebrates its centennial in 2024.
• Seis Kitchen's Mercado location celebrates 10 years in 2024.
• Tucson's SunLink street car celebrates 10 running years in 2024.
• Cup Cafe inside Hotel Congress will celebrate 35 years in 2025.
• The Arizona Inn will celebrate 95 years in 2025.
• JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort will celebrate 20 years of being open in 2025.
• Fox Tucson Theatre will celebrate 20 years since its reopening in 2025. 
   

For More Information, Contact:

Mary Rittmann
Vice President of Communications & Tourism
1 (520) 770-2127

Cindy Aguilar
Director of Communications
1 (520) 770-2145