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.
- Tucson is included in The Point's Guy “The 29 best places to travel in 2025" list.
- Tucson is featured in The New York Times "36 Hours in Tucson, Arizona".
- Tucson is included in Via Magazine's "11 Places to Go in 2025 Without the Crowds" list.
- Tucson makes Frommer's "Best Places to Go in 2025" list.
- Tucson has been included in BBC's list of "best places to travel in 2025".
Visit Tucson & Tucson Destination Marketing Awards
- Distinctive Achievement Award, 2023
- Corporate & Incentive Travel magazine - Award of Excellence for service to meeting and incentive planners, selected by the subscribers - 2024
- Smart Meetings Best CVB/DMO - 2023, 2024
- Preview Meetings & Incentives - Visionary Award 2024
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.
- Reid Park Zoo will celebrate 60 years in 2025.
- Tohono Chul will celebrate 40 years in 2025.
- La Fiesta de los Vaqueros Tucson Rodeo will celebrate 100 years in 2025.
- Tucson celebrates 250 years since its founding, which correlates to the founding of the Presidio San Agustin del Tucson in 1775.
For More Information, Contact:
Cindy Aguilar
Senior Director of Communications
1 (520) 770-2145
Mo Olivas
Communications Manager
1 (520) 770-2163
Sofia Moraga Franco
PR & Communications Manager
1 (520) 770-2147