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CETT Alimara Barcelona Awards

Categories

The CETT Alimara Awards recognize the transformation of organizations in the tourism, hospitality, and gastronomy sectors through experiences, digitalization, sustainability, and applied research.

  • THROUGH EXPERIENCES
     

    We reward products, services, or marketing and communication actions by organizations that, by appealing to sensitivity, generate an inspiring, emotional, and/or motivational experience for their audience or users.

  • THROUGH AUDIOVISUAL

    Premiamos estrategias y/o acciones de marketing que tienen el contenido audiovisual como elemento clave para dar a conocer una empresa, posicionar una marca o promover un territorio.

  • THROUGH DIGITALIZATION
     

    We reward specific strategies and/or actions, as well as new business models, that highlight organizations’ commitment to applying digital technologies to increase their competitiveness and efficiency, with the aim of enhancing the added value delivered to customers and improving their user experience.

  • THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY
     

    We reward specific strategies and/or actions that demonstrate an organization’s commitment to sustainability and corporate social responsibility. This award will be granted in collaboration with UN Tourism, who also takes part in the final jury.

  • THROUGH RESEARCH
     

    We reward applied research carried out in academic, business, or public and private organizational settings, focused on studies and/or specific actions that help address the challenges faced by the sector.

  • ALIMARA CAT

    It recognizes those initiatives that stand out for the good use of the Catalan language in the field of communication linked to tourism, hospitality, and gastronomy. This category focuses on linguistic correctness, communicative clarity, and the expressive richness of Catalan, especially valuing those actions that make the language a strategic tool to connect with audiences, strengthen identity, and promote linguistic diversity.

    All organizations can apply for the Alimara CAT Award, whether they are headquartered in Catalan-speaking territories or operate from outside, as long as they make prominent use of Catalan in their products, services, campaigns, or projects. This category is especially relevant for those companies, institutions, or entities that, despite not having Catalan as their usual language, are committed to incorporating it in a respectful, careful, and strategic manner in their communication, recognizing its cultural and commercial value.

    This award is given jointly with the Generalitat de Catalunya – Directorate General for Language Policy and Directorate General for Tourism.

Out-of-competition categories

We recognize through distinctions those trajectories, contributions, companies or initiatives that have marked an ante and an after in the sector. These special awards respond to the commitment to make visible referents who, due to their impact, dedication or transformative vision, deserve to be highlighted.

  • CETT STUDENTS AWARD

    Among all the candidacies submitted to the competition in each edition, CETT students will award a prize to the one that deserves the majority of their votes.

  • CETT SPECIAL

    The CETT, with the approval of the jury, grants this award to those people or organizations who, for their contribution and dedication to the sector, are deserving of this special distinction.

  • “THE 3 PIONEERS” AWARD from the CETT Foundation

    As part of the Alimara Awards, the CETT Foundation presents its prize '3 pioneers'. The award, created jointly by the Jordi Comas Matamala Foundation, the CETT Foundation and the Climent Guitart Foundation, recognizes those people or institutions that, from any field, have been pioneers and have contributed to the development and improvement of tourism in Catalonia. Each foundation awards a 'The 3 pioneers' award.

Awards Ceremony

The Alimara night

The Alimara night

The Alimara night is a landmark celebration that brings together professionals from the tourism, hospitality, and gastronomy sectors to recognise innovation and excellence. This unique event includes an awards ceremony honouring the most outstanding projects.

Student-led gastronomy

Student-led gastronomy

After the awards ceremony, you will enjoy a cocktail designed and prepared by CETT students. This gastronomic proposal showcases dishes that reflect their creativity and training, offering a first-class culinary experience.

High-level networking

High-level networking

The Hotel Alimara, located within the CETT Campus, hosts this exclusive evening. It is a unique opportunity to connect with professionals and institutional representatives from the sector, celebrate shared successes, and discover new trends in tourism, hospitality, and gastronomy.