Saturday, 14 March 2020

Queensland shines at Australian Tourism Awards

Queensland tourism operators took home 14 Australian Tourism Awards from the official ceremony held in Canberra last Friday night, with a total of five gold, four silver and five bronze awards across a range of categories including Major Tour and Transport Operator, Festivals and Events (for the Groundwater Country Music Festival, pictured), Business Event Venues, Tourism Wineries, Distilleries and Breweries and New Tourism Business.

Businesses must excel in an exhaustive review of their business across strategic planning, marketing, environmental sustainability, innovation and customer service, and bringing home so many trophies at a national level demonstrates the extraordinary calibre of Queensland's tourism experiences. Congratulations to all winners!

In another win for the state, Queensland will host the 2020 Australian Tourism Awards for the first time in close to a decade on the Sunshine Coast in February next year.

Australian Tourism Legend
John Morse AM

Major Tourist Attractions

GOLD – Port Arthur Historic Site – TAS
SILVER – The Australian Reptile Park – NSW
BRONZE – Nitmiluk National Park – NT

Tourist Attractions
GOLD – Calypso Star Charters – SA
SILVER – Horizontal Falls Seaplane Adventure – WA
BRONZE – Cobbold Gorge – QLD

Major Festivals and Events
GOLD – MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival 2019 – TAS
SILVER – Tesselaar Tulip Festival – VIC
BRONZE – Rome City + Empire at the National Museum of Australia – ACT

Festivals and Events

GOLD – Groundwater Country Music Festival – QLD
SILVER – The Unconformity – TAS
BRONZE – Grazing Down the Lachlan – NSW

Ecotourism

GOLD – The Maria Island Walk – TAS
SILVER – Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort – QLD
BRONZE – Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park – VIC

Cultural Tourism
GOLD – Venture North Australia – NT
SILVER – Hadley’s Orient Hotel – TAS
BRONZE – Royal Australian Mint – ACT

Qantas Award for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Tourism
GOLD – Nitmiluk Tours and Cicada Lodge – NT
SILVER – Go Cultural Aboriginal Tours and Experiences – WA
BRONZE – Rainforestation Nature Park – Pamagirri Aboriginal Experience – QLD

Specialised Tourism Services
GOLD – Blue Ginger Picnics – NSW
SILVER – Launceston Airport – TAS
BRONZE – Small World Journeys – QLD

Visitor Information Services
GOLD – Swan Valley Visitor Centre – WA – Hall of Fame
SILVER – Wonders of Wynyard Exhibition and Visitor Information Centre – TAS
BRONZE – Canberra and Region Visitor Centre – ACT

Business Event Venues
GOLD – Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre – QLD
SILVER – Adelaide Hill Convention Centre – SA
BRONZE – Pullman Bunker Bay Resort Margaret River Region – WA

Major Tour and Transport Operators
GOLD – Red Cat Adventures – QLD
SILVER – SkyBus – VIC
BRONZE – Pennicott Wilderness Journeys – TAS

Tour and Transport Operators
GOLD – Kimberley Quest – WA
SILVER – Gordon River Cruises – TAS
BRONZE – Tasman Venture – QLD

Adventure Tourism
GOLD – Roaring 40s Kayaking – TAS
SILVER – Red Cat Adventures – QLD
BRONZE – Adventure Bay Charters – SA

Destination Marketing
GOLD – Bendigo Tourism Tudors to Windsors Campaign – VIC
SILVER – Orange360: Extend the weekend campaign – NSW
BRONZE – Mona Foma – Air Mofo – TAS

Tourism Restaurants and Catering Services
GOLD – Nitmiluk’s Cicada Lodge Restaurant – NT
SILVER – The Tasting Room at Mayura Station – SA
BRONZE – The River Deck – NSW

Tourism Wineries, Distilleries and Breweries
GOLD – Bundaberg Rum Visitor Experience – QLD
SILVER – Bangor Vineyard Shed – TAS
BRONZE – Bright Brewery – VIC

Caravan and Holiday Parks
GOLD – BIG4 Hahndorf Resort – SA
SILVER – Ingenia Holidays Cairns Coconut – QLD
BRONZE – NRMA Port Macquarie Breakwall Holiday Park – NSW

Hosted Accommodation
GOLD – Ashdowns of Dover Bed and Breakfast – TAS
SILVER – Heytesbury House – VIC
BRONZE – Holberry House – WA

Unique Accommodation
GOLD – Horizontal Falls Seaplane Adventure – The Horizontal Hotel – WA – Hall of Fame
SILVER – Sierra Escape – NSW
BRONZE – Jamala Wildlife Lodge – ACT

Self Contained Accommodation

GOLD – Balingup Heights Hilltop Forest Cottages – WA
SILVER – Lakeside Villas at Crittenden Estate – VIC
BRONZE – Avalon Coastal Retreat – TAS

Standard Accommodation
GOLD – IBIS Styles Hobart – TAS
SILVER – Leumeah Lodge – ACT
BRONZE – Grand Hotel and Apartments Townsville – QLD

Deluxe Accommodation
GOLD – MACq 01 Hotel – TAS
SILVER – Fairmont Resort & Spa Blue Mountains – NSW
BRONZE – Crowne Plaza Alice Springs Lasseters – NT

Luxury Accommodation
GOLD – Cicada Lodge at Nitmiluk Gorge – NT
SILVER – Pullman Bunker Bay Resort Margaret River Region – WA
BRONZE – Alkina Lodge – VIC

New Tourism Business
GOLD – Habitat Noosa – QLD
SILVER – Stillwater SEVEN – Stillwater Restaurant and Seven Room – TAS
BRONZE – Seppeltsfield Road Distillers – SA

Excellence in Food Tourism
GOLD – Two Feet & a Heartbeat – WA
SILVER – Sarina Sugar Shed – QLD
BRONZE – Margan Wines & Restaurant – NSW

Queensland, Tourism and Events Queensland
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