EWA Awards 2026 – applications now possible!

­ This year, we are once again presenting our popular EWA Awards in the categories of innovative product design (EWA Professional Award), innovative marketing (EWA Marketing Award) and sustainable business practices (EWA Sustainability Award). The awards ceremony will take place during our 10th EWA Congress on 27 April at the MEWA Arena in Mainz. All full members (leisure pools and thermal baths) of our association are eligible to apply.

You can apply for one of the awards (or all three) in a straightforward manner and with minimal effort: In the first step, you only need to provide your contact details and the topic of your application, briefly describe the project (3-5 lines) and then describe the goal of the project, the implementation period and the result in one sentence each.

To do so, simply follow this link: https://forms.gle/jZNiRdQ7tHCW8ZTVA

The jury will select the finalists for the competition from these applications, which must be received by us by 28 February at the latest. In the second phase of the competition, the finalists will be asked to submit a presentation with a maximum of 10 charts. The winners will be selected from among the finalists.

Our expert jury consists of:

– Petra Probst, publisher and editor-in-chief of Euro Amusement Professional,
– Sonja Redies, managing partner of Profund Consult GmbH,
– Dr Michael Quell, honorary president of the European Waterpark Association e.V.,
– Prof. Dr. Torsten Widmann, Head of the Leisure Management programme at the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Kind regards

Dr. Klaus Batz,
Managing Director

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