Here in Yorkshire we've often thought "why bother with the hustle and bustle of grey London, when you can stick to the pubs and parks of glorious Yorkshire?" Now it seems the
rest of Europe agrees, as Yorkshire has been awarded the title of Europe’s
Leading Destination 2013, beating London, Berlin and Madrid to the title.
In fact, we're so good that we are the only location that
is not a major city or country to ever win the award. The World Travel Award
recognised our 'God’s Own County' status in Antalya, Turkey, in a ceremony which has been
described as “the Oscars of the travel industry”. Previous winners include
Istanbul, Paris and Barcelona.
Yorkshire was given the award for its contribution to the
travel industry, which generates £7 billion annually and sees 216 million
visitors each year. I personally don’t have a clue where they’re going, because
they sure as shit aren’t sunning it up in Costa Del Doncaster.
As a further “suck it” to Lancashire, we’re also the starting destination of the Tour de France in July 2014, which will
take place in Leeds. So next year, instead of dragging your mates to Madrid or
Berlin for your results celebrations, why not just stick to the heart of England instead?
Words by Khia Reynolds
