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read moreTasmania has dominated the honour roll at the 30th Annual Qantas Australian Tourism Awards with eight Gold: awards, among which Robert Pennicott was named Australian Tourism Legend for outstanding services to tourism over the years, while his Pennicott Wilderness Journeys won the Qantas Award for Excellence in Sustainable Tourism.
Bruny Island Cruises was notable success winning the tourism attraction and ecotourism awards while the Port Arthur Historic Site was named best major tourism attraction and best cultural and heritage attraction.
Announced last night (10th April) at a gala ceremony in the Adelaide Convention Centre, the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards of 2014 were attended by over 800 industry leaders and operators.
Special guests included Federal Minister for Trade and Investment, Andrew Robb; South Australian Tourism Minister Leon Bignell; the Lord Mayor of Adelaide Martin Haese; Premier of Tasmania Will Hodgman and Victorian Minister for Tourism John Eren.
Commenting on the Awards, John Hart, Chair of the National Tourism Alliance, which runs the awards on behalf of the industry, stated “we congratulate the outstanding tourism operators from around Australia who have won tonight (and) honour their achievement as the finest of Australia’s tourism industry”.
In good news for the Australian industry, the Minister Robb announced on the night that the current online visitor visa pilot is now offering three-year, multiple-entry visitor visas to approved applicants. This means that Chinese tourists can more easily make repeat visits to Australia. The industry welcomes this decision from the Federal Government as China is one of Australia’s fastest growing and most important markets for tourism.
The winners of the Australian Tourism Awards are:
Major Tourist Attractions
Gold: Port Arthur Historic Site, Tasmania
Silver: Taronga Zoo, NSW
Bronze: Dreamworld, Queensland
Tourist Attractions
Gold: Bruny Island Cruises, Tasmania
Silver: Taronga Western Plains Zoo, NSW
Bronze: Capricorn Caves, Queensland
Major Festivals & Events
Gold: Woodford Folk Festival 13/14, Queensland
Silver: The Falls Music & Arts Festival, Tasmania
Bronze: Melbourne Cup Carnival, Victoria
Festivals and Events
Gold: Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers, Queensland
Silver: 2013 Maryborough RACV Energy Breakthrough, Victoria
Bronze: 2014 National Folk Festival, ACT
Ecotourism
Gold: Bruny Island Cruises, Tasmania
Silver: Out of Sight Tours, Western Australia
Bronze: Life's An Adventure - Blue Mountains Products, NSW
Heritage & Cultural Tourism
Gold: Port Arthur Historic Site, Tasmania
Silver: Venture North Australia, Northern Territory
Bronze: The Workshops Rail Museum, Queensland
Indigenous Tourism
Gold: Ayers Rock Resort, Northern Territory
Silver: Tri State Safaris/Mutawintji Eco Tours, NSW
Bronze: Mossman Gorge Centre, Queensland
Specialised Tourism Services
Gold: Canberra Airport
Silver: Launceston Airport, Tasmania
Bronze: Leisure Options, Victoria
Visitor Information Services
Gold: Frankston Visitor Information Centre VIC
Silver: Barossa Visitor Centre, South Australia
Bronze: Geographe Bay Tourism Association, Western Australia
Business Tourism
Gold: The Old Woolstore Apartment Hotel, Tasmania
Silver: Uluru Meeting Place, Northern Territory
Bronze: Cairns Convention Centre, Queensland
Major Tour & Transport Operators
Gold: Par Avion Wilderness Tours, TasmaniaAS
Silver: SeaLink Ferries, Tours & Holiday Packages, South Australia
Bronze: Cruise Whitsundays, Queensland
Tour & Transport Operators
Gold: Top Drop Tours, Western Australia
Silver: Fun Over Fifty Pty Ltd, Queensland
Bronze: Life's An Adventure - Blue Mountains Products, NSW
Adventure Tourism
Gold: Enchanted Adventure Garden & Tree Surfing, Victoria
Silver: Jungle Surfing Canopy Tours, Queensland
Bronze: Life's An Adventure - Blue Mountains Products, NSW
Destination Marketing
Gold: 2013/14 Bundaberg Turtle Campaign QLD
Silver: Wine Food Farmgate, Victoria
Bronze: My Southern Highlands VFR Program, NSW
Tourism Education and Training
Gold: Kingthing Marketing,Tasmania
Silver: Canberra Institute of Technology, ACT
Bronze: Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School, NSW
Tourism Restaurants & Catering Services
Gold: Byron Beach Cafe NSW
Silver: Stillwater at Crittenden, Victoria
Bronze: Noosa Boathouse, Queensland
Tourism Wineries, Distilleries & Breweries
Gold: Pindarie Cellar Door, South Australia
Silver: Margan Wines, NSW
Bronze: James Boag's Brewery, Tasmania
Tourist & Caravan Parks
Gold: Cairns Coconut Holiday Resort QLD
Silver: BIG4 Beacon Resort, Victoria
Bronze: BIG4 Deniliquin Holiday Park, NSW
Backpacker Accommodation
Gold: Railway Square YHA NSW
Silver: Space Hotel, Victoria
Bronze: Cairns Central YHA, Queensland
Hosted Accommodation
Gold: Bli Bli House QLD
Silver: Mollymook Beach Waterfront, NSW
Bronze: Curringa Farm, Tasmania
Unique Accommodation
Gold: Riviera Nautic, Victoria
Silver: Rawnsley Park Station Eco Villas, South Australia
Bronze: Taronga Western Plains Zoo, NSW
Standard Accommodation
Gold: Ibis Styles Katherine, Northern Territory
Silver: Cottesloe Beach Hotel, Western Australia
Bronze: Maroochy River Resort & Bungalows, Queensland
Deluxe Accommodation
Gold: Yondah Beach House SA
Silver: Avalon Coastal Retreat, Tasmania
Bronze: Macquarie Waters Boutique Apartment Hotel, NSW
Luxury Accommodation
Gold: Drift House, Victoria
Silver: Cable Beach Club Resort & Spa, Western Australia
Bronze: Saffire Freycinet, Tasmania
New Tourism Development
Gold: Tasmanian Seafood Seduction TAS
Silver: The Frames, South Australia
Bronze: Segway Tours, Western Australia
Qantas Award for Excellence in Sustainable Tourism
Gold: Pennicott Wilderness Journeys, Tasmania
Silver: The Falls Music & Arts Festival, Victoria
Bronze: The Observatory Port Macquarie, NSW
Local Government Award for Tourism
Gold: City of Fremantle, Western Australia
Silver: The Barossa Council, South Australia
Bronze: Murrindindi Shire Council, Victoria
Food Tourism
Gold: Margan Restaurant & Winery, NSW
Silver: Green Olive at Red Hill, Victoria
Bronze: Udder Delights Cheese Cellar, South Australia
Australian Tourism Legend
Robert Pennicott, Tasmania
For further awards information go to www.australiantourismawards.com.au
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