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We are excited to announce that the nominees have been unveiled for the 2021 Omaha Metropolitan Area Tourism Awards! The top nominees in four categories will now move onto the voting phase to be considered the “best of” Pottawattamie County.
The finalists for best attraction, hotel, restaurant, and retail are listed below in alphabetical order. The four lists represent those that received the most nominations from the public in each category. To learn more about each finalist, click on the name of the business. (The top attraction category has more than five nominees due to a tie that occurred in the nomination process.)
Top Attraction
- Ditmars Orchard & Vineyard
- Historic General Dodge House
- Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center
- Joe's Indoor Karting
- Union Pacific Railroad Museum
- Wabash Trace Nature Trail
Top Hotel
- Ameristar Casino Hotel
- BridgePointe Inn & Suites
- Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites @ Ameristar
- Microtel Inn & Suites
- SpringHill Suites by Marriott
Top Restaurant
Top Retail
The voting for the “best of” begins on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, and concludes at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, March 26, 2021. We encourage everyone to cast a vote for their favorite in each category! Balloting is also open for nominees in Douglas and Sarpy counties in the same categories to determine the “best of” in those counties, too! 2020 was an extremely tough year for the tourism industry and this is a great opportunity to celebrate the strength, unity, and resilience of our community.
The award winners will be publicly recognized through a paid media campaign.
The awards are made possible by gold sponsors Pottawattamie Countywide Tourism Promotion Committee and Omaha Magazine and silver sponsor Metropolitan Hospitality Association. Visit Omaha, Sarpy County Tourism, and the Council Bluffs CVB are the organizers of the Omaha Metropolitan Area Tourism Awards.
