A staggering 24,576 votes were cast for this year’s Omaha Metropolitan Area (OMA) Tourism Awards, marking a new record. Now in their eighth year, these awards celebrate outstanding tourism businesses across Douglas, Sarpy, and Pottawattamie counties. Drum roll please, and the winners are…
Douglas County:
Best Attraction: Winner: Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium
Runners-up: Kiewit Luminarium and Boys Town
Best Hotel: Winner: The Farnam, Autograph Collection
Runners-up: Kimpton Cottonwood Hotel and Moxy Omaha Downtown
Best Restaurant: Winner: Greek Islands Restaurant
Runners-up: Yoshitomo and V. Mertz
Best Retail:Winner: Made in Omaha
Runners-up: Prairie in Bloom and Nouvelle Eve
Sarpy County:
Best Attraction: Winner: Schramm State Park Education Center
Runners-up: Sarpy County Fairgrounds and Gifford Farm
Best Hotel: Winner: Embassy Suites by Hilton La Vista
Runners-up: Courtyard by Marriott La Vista and Hampton Inn & Suites La Vista
Best Restaurant: Winner: Sweet Rice Thai Food Express
Runners-up: Good Life Sports Bar & Grill and Luigi’s Italian Restaurant
Best Retail: Winner: Main Street Decor and More
Runners-up: Robin’s Nest and Town & Country Floral
Pottawattamie County:
Best Attraction:
Winner: Mt. Crescent Ski Area
Runners-up: Phoenix Movie Theater and Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center
Best Hotel: Winner: Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites @ Ameristar
Runners-up: Hilton Garden Inn and SpringHill Suites
Best Restaurant: Winner: Pizza King
Runners-up: Buck Snort Neola and Minden Bowl Cafe
Best Retail: Winner: The Unique Boutique Iowa
Runners-up: Bev’s Porch and The Olive Branch
If you’re unfamiliar with any of these businesses, take the opportunity to explore and find out why they were voted as this year’s favorites. The OMA Tourism Awards are presented in partnership with the Council Bluffs Convention & Visitors Bureau, Sarpy County Tourism, and Visit Omaha. For more details, go to OMATourismAwards.com.
For more information, go to visitnebraska.com/omaha-convention-visitors-bureau.
This article originally appeared in the June/July 2024 issue of B2B Magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe.
