Explore Asheville Superstar Awards
2024 Explore Asheville Superstar Award Recipients
Superstars honored
Recognizing Our Outstanding Tourism Partners
Since 2013, the Explore Asheville Superstar Awards have celebrated the invaluable contributions of our partners. These annual accolades recognize those who deeply engage with our initiatives and consistently support the BCTDA's important work throughout the year.
Recipients of the Explore Asheville Superstar Awards
2024
- Hood Huggers International
- River Arts District Artists
- Cooks for Carolina
- Soulshine
- Stars Servin’ Up Love
2023
- Sheriff Quentin Miller – Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department
- Chief Michael Lamb – Asheville Police Department
- J Chong – J Chong Eats
- Reggie Tidwell – Curve Theory
- Jack Benton – Parks Hospitality Group
2022
- Congressman Chuck Edwards
- Senator Julie Mayfield
- Senator Warren Daniel
2021
- Alexandria Ravenel – Noir Collective
- Bruce Waller & J Hackett – Grind AVL and Black Wall Street
- Fletcher Tove – Buncombe County
- J Smilanic – WNC Photo Tours
- Nikki Stewart – The Foundry Hotel
2020
- Chris Cavanaugh – Magellan Strategy Group
- Dana Frankel – City of Asheville
- Demp Bradford – Asheville Buncombe Regional Sports Commission
- Katie Button – Katie Button Restaurants
- Marie Dalis-Brown – McKibbon Hospitality
- Tim Love – Buncombe County
2019
- Brenda Durden – Asheville Hotel Group
- Cleaster Cotton – Artist & Educator
- Ken Stamps – Navitat Canopy Tours
- Lisa White – White Labs
2018
- Kevan Frazier – Well Played Board Game Cafe & Asheville By Foot Walking History Tours
- John Almagear – Asheville Art Studio Tours
- June Vengoechea – Visions of Creation
- Ruth Summers – Grove Arcade
2017
- Banquet Staff – Omni Grove Park Inn
- Chris Corl – U.S. Cellular Center
- DeWayne Barton – Hood Huggers Tour
- Tom Roberson – Asheville Visitor Center
2016
- Josh Blake – Asheville Commercial Music Enterprise
- Leslie Brewer – Biltmore
- Robert Foster – DoubleTree by Hilton Asheville – Biltmore
- Sherry Masters – Art Connections With Sherry Masters
2015
- Himanshu Karvir – Holiday Inn Asheville – Biltmore West
- Jane Anderson – Asheville Independent Restaurants Association (AIR)
- The Renaissance Team
- The Woodys – Isis Restaurant & Music Hall
2014
- Alan Muskat – No Taste Like Home Foraging Tours
- Haley Batsel & John Luckett – The Grand Bohemian
- John Fleer – Rhubarb
- Roy Dickerson – Asheville’s Fun Depot
2013
- Biltmore Farms
- Deb Bowman – Accents on Asheville
- Jeff Greiner – Adventure America Zipline Canopy Tours
- Matt Popowski – Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park
- Nina Bradbury – Inn at Wintersun