The Gozo Tourism Association, organised the fifteenth edition of the Gozo Tourism Awards. These Awards were bestowed to the Gozo Tourism Worker of the Year, the Gozo Tourism Investment and Entrepreneurship Award and the Gozo Business Niche Tourism Achievement Award and the Gozo Cultural Niche Tourism Achievement Award.

The main objectives of these awards are to acknowledge, commend, encourage and thank all the workers, Entrepreneurs and Entities who distinguish themselves in the performance of their duties and activities in the vital touristic industry in Gozo.

Caroline Veranneman, a shift leader at HOG cafeteria, won the Gozo Tourism Worker of the Year Award 2024.

This year's Gozo Tourism Entrepreneurship Award 2024, was won by Alda Bugeja of Gozo Weaving and Creations.

The winner of the Gozo Business Niche Achievement Tourism Award 2024 was awarded to Ms Leanne Meilak of Taste of Gozo, whilst the Gozo Cultural Niche Achievement Award 2024 was won by the Aurora International Folk Festival of the Leone Philharmonic Society

The winners were officially announced by Alfred Grech, Chairman of the adjudicating board which also included Naomi Macdonald, Peter DeCourcy, and Godfrey Swain.

 The Gozo Tourism Association Council also awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in Tourism to the late Frank Magro of the Mariblu Guest House and Barbarossa Excursions for his investment and achievements in the tourism sector along the years, which contributed towards job creation and economic growth on Gozo.

The Special Recognition Award in Tourism was awarded to Amand Veranneman, whilst the Gozo Tourism Commitment Award this year was conferred to the Directorate for Tourism and Economic Development within the Ministry for Gozo and Planning.

These awards were presented to the respective winners by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism Ian Borg, Clint Camilleri, Minister for Gozo and Planning, Carlo Micallef CEO of the Malta Tourism Authority, and Paul Scicluna Chairman GTA.