The Tourism Design Award is a prestigious organization that aims to bring together the tourism industry and design disciplines to showcase creative ideas on an international scale. Participation in the competition is subject to the terms and conditions set out below:
- Conditions of Participation
- All professionals and students working in the fields of architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, graphic design, industrial design, fashion design, visual arts, technology, and innovation are eligible to participate in the competition.
- Participants must hold a diploma related to the field in which they are applying.
- Participants must provide their professional association/union/guild membership information during the application process.
- For example, those applying with an architectural project must provide their registration with the Chamber of Architects, and those applying with an interior design project must provide their registration with the Chamber of Interior Designers.
- Hotel, business, or institution owners may participate in the competition with their own projects. In this case, the approval of the architect or designer who prepared the project and the relevant chamber registration information must be included in the application.
- Designers may participate in the competition individually or on behalf of the company they are affiliated with.
- Team applications may also be submitted to the competition. In team applications, all members and their roles must be clearly stated.
- Application Process
- Applications will only be accepted online via the official website.
- Participants are required to upload the project description, visuals, technical information, diploma, and chamber registration documents in full.
- A participant or team may submit multiple projects to the competition.
- Categories
The competition is organized in various categories covering different disciplines of design:
- Architecture
- Interior Architecture
- Landscape Architecture
- Graphic and Visual Communication Design
- Fashion and Textile Design
- Product and Industrial Design
- Technology and Innovation
- Sustainability and Green Design
- Art and Experience Design
- Evaluation Process
- Applications will be evaluated by independent jury members who are experts in their fields.
- Evaluation criteria are based on innovation, functionality, aesthetics, originality, sustainability, and contribution to tourism.
- The jury reserves the right to verify the professional suitability of applications and relevant chamber registrations.
- Jury decisions are final, irrevocable, and non-appealable.
- Rights and Use
- Participants declare that the projects they submit are their own and do not infringe on the rights of third parties.
- Award-winning projects may be used by the Tourism Design Award for promotional, exhibition, catalog, press, and digital media purposes.
- Participants are deemed to have granted the organization free usage rights for such purposes without transferring copyright.
- Awards and Announcement
- First-place awards, jury special awards, and honorable mentions will be given for each category.
- Awards will be presented to the winners at a special ceremony held as part of the Antalya Tourism Fair.
- Award-winning projects will be announced internationally through the press and media.
- Confidentiality
- All projects submitted to the competition are kept confidential.
- The organization will not share any work with third parties until the winning projects are announced.
- Disclaimer of Liability
- The organization cannot be held liable for any copyright infringements arising from the projects submitted by participants.
- Participants are responsible for the accuracy of the information they provide during the application process.
- Acceptance
- Every participant who applies to the competition is deemed to have accepted these terms and conditions in full.
