Traverse Awards for Excellence in Kentucky Tourism

Each year, the Kentucky Travel Industry Association invites members to enter the Traverse Awards for Excellence in Kentucky Tourism competition, where travel and tourism professionals are honored and recognized for talent, creativity and effectiveness. For recipients, the awards represent a way for hard working individuals and teams to receive the recognition they deserve, and for the communities in which recipients are located, to better understand and appreciate the work of the travel and tourism industry and the professionals who comprise it.

Winners for the 2025 awards will be announced during the 2025 Kentucky Travel Industry Annual Conference in Louisville on Thursday, November 7.

2025 Application

Though we are no longer accepting entries for the 2025 Traverse Awards for Excellence in Kentucky Tourism, you can click below to learn more about the application process including information on divisions, categories as well as detailed submission instructions.

Eligibility Requirements

Participation in the 2025 Traverse Awards for Excellence in Kentucky Tourism is open for KTIA members only. There is no limit to the number of entries a member can submit but the same entry can only be submitted in one category. Note that entries may be submitted by industry organizations, advertising agencies or by other communication firms. However, entries must be submitted in the name of the KTIA member and organization for whom the work was produced.

All entries must have been published or distributed for the first time between March 1, 2024 and July 31, 2025.

Questions

Contact Katherine Bowman via email at [email protected] or by phone at 502-223-8687 with any questions.