We are so excited to announce the recipients of the 2023 Omaha Metropolitan Area Tourism Awards with you! The public was asked to nominate and vote for the best retail shop, attraction, restaurant, and hotel in Pottawattamie, Sarpy, and Douglas Counties to celebrate the metro's tourism industry. Rural Pottawattamie County won big this year! See the results below. 

Best Retail Business in Pottawattamie County: 

  • The Occasional Collective

Best Attraction in Pottawattamie County: 

  • Dreamland Theatre 

Best Restaurant in Pottawattamie County:

  • The Back Forty Bar & Grill 

Best Hotel in Pottawattamie County: 

  • Ameristar Casino Hotel 

Congratulations to the winners! They are being celebrated in promotional videos on social media during National Travel & Tourism Week (May 7-13, 2023) and are featured on area billboards. 

The Omaha Metropolitan Area Tourism Awards are presented in partnership with the Council Bluffs Convention & Visitors Bureau, Sarpy County Tourism, and Visit Omaha to celebrate and highlight the more than 18,000 local residents who work in the travel and tourism industry. 

 

This post was originally published on May 8, 2023 on the Watta Way blog.