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, 2024
- 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)
- 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