Bravo to all the hard-working tourism awards winners!
It's tourism award season!
Find out the winners through the links below.
Listed are the Hall of Fame inductees (i.e. those who win so many times they have to give others a chance to win).
The Gold winners of most categories will go on to represent their state at the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards, this year held in Perth on 23 February, 2018.
If you know a winner, reach out and congratulate them: they've done a lot of hard work to get there!
South Australian winners
Hall of Fame inductees:
Sounds By The River music festival - Festivals and Events
Adelaide’s Haunted Horizons - the creepiest ghost tours at arguably the scariest locations in the state - Tour and Transport Operators
Calypso Star Charters cage shark diving - Adventure Tourism
Griffens Marina Blanchetown houseboats - Unique Accommodation
The Frames ultra-luxury accommodation - Self Contained Accommodation
Tasmanian winners
Hall of Fame inductees:
Avalon Costal Retreat - Self-Contained Accommodation
Josef Chromy Wines - Tourism Wineries, Distilleries & Breweries
Queensland winners
Hall of Fame inductees:
Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers - Major Festivals and Events
BIG4 Adventure Whitsunday Resort - Caravan & Holiday Parks
Sarina Sugar Shed miniature working sugar mill and distillery- Excellence in Food Tourism
(We were contracted by QTIC to give feedback on awards submissions for some of the applicants, and we are proud to see some of these operators won awards. We know how much work went into their submissions!)
Northern Territory winners
Western Australian winners
Hall of Fame inductees:
Cable Beach Club Resort & Spa - Luxury Accommodation
Adams Perth - Transport
Lake House Denmark winery - Excellence in Food Tourism
City of Albany - Local Government Award for Tourism
NSW winners
Hall of Fame inductees:
Bluesfest music festival - Major Festival & Event
ACT (Canberra Region)
Victoria
Hall of Fame Inductees:
Peninsula Hot Springs - Ecotourism
Harmony Bed and Breakfast - Hosted Accommodation
All Seasons Houseboats - Unique Accommodation
Attending the Tourism Awards
If you've never been to a tourism awards and wonder what they're like, here's a clip from the Queensland Tourism Awards:
Your submission
Awards submissions are a business health check on how well your business is tracking on goals and for setting some new ones, supporting business planning, development and internal analysis for tourism operators. Here is an idea of what is involved in an award application.
If you are interested in applying next year, sign up to download our free guide: Write Successful Tourism Award Submissions. Don't leave it to the last moment! It's quite an involved process. If you would like help, read about how we help with award submissions.
We won too!
We have been inspired to enter the state tourism awards next year with a win on our first destination brand development. Our brand for Tenterfield, developed with Anna Stephenson of Conscious Enterprise, won at the Regional Development Australia Northern Inland NSW Innovation Awards (Retail, Tourism, Leisure category). Read about our night!