Adelaide Airport has been voted Australia’s Capital City Airport of the Year by its peers at the Australian Airport Association’s National Industry Awards, held in Brisbane overnight.

French Hotel Group Secures Coveted Spots on Annual List

EXPLORATORY tour operator Explore Worldwide has received the Independent Award for 'Best Tour Operator to the Middle East' and the Specialist Award for 'Best Special Interest/Activity Tour Operator' in the British Travel Awards.

On Friday 7 November, Roland Fasel, General Manager of The Dorchester and Regional Director UK, was awarded ‘Hotelier of the Year’ at the annual European Hospitality Awards.

Celebrating Tourism Excellence, and 25 years of this prestigious award, the Brolga winners were announced on Saturday night in Alice Springs.

TWO luxury properties within the Spicers Retreats, Hotels & Lodges portfolio have been recognised at this year’s Queensland Tourism Awards, winning three categories on the night - more than any other entrant.

Efforts made by the proprietors and staff of the Grand Old Lady of the South West have paid off with Caves House Hotel in Yallingup being named as Western Australia’s Best Regional Venue at the AHA Aon Hotel and Hospitality Awards for Excellence last night.

The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre is celebrating the talents of its specialist staff after winning the title of Worldwide Convention Centre Team of the Year in the 2011 Convention and Incentive Travel Awards.

In what has been a stellar year of award wins, the Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach is now celebrating its biggest achievement for 2011.

New inner Brisbane retreat Spicers Balfour Hotel has been recognised as Queensland’s best New Tourism Development at the Queensland Tourism Awards.

Nominations are now open for the International Cruise Council Australasia’s 2011 Cruise Industry Awards, which will see the return of popular television personality Shelley Craft as host.

Adelaide Casino has been recognised as the state¹s best tourism attraction winning the gold tourism gong at the South Australian Tourism Awards on Friday night (4 November).

The finalists for the Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia’s (EEAA) 2011 Awards for Excellence have been announced, providing the industry’s top performers an opportunity to showcase their innovation, performance and success.

The Broadbeach Alliance team is celebrating after the Blues on Broadbeach Music Festival was named the winner in the Best Festival and Event category at the 2011 Queensland Tourism Awards.

Capricorn Coast Visitor Information Centre volunteers, Trevor Belz and Beverley Gilligan (‘Gillo’) received the highest accolade for their service when they were announced the winners of the ‘Outstanding Contribution by a Volunteer or Volunteer Group’ category at the 2011 Queensland Tourism Awards.

AIBTM, which launched in Baltimore this year as the international U.S. meetings and events industry (www.aibtm.com) exhibition, has won first prize for the ‘Best of Show’ at the 2011 TSNN Event Excellence Awards.

A Top End restaurant and a heritage site in a rainforest are two of the winners in the Ecotourism Australia Annual GECKO Awards announced today at the Global ECO Asia Pacific Conference in Sydney today.

For the first time in Avis’ history, a mobile travel agent has taken out the 2011 Scholarship at the Four Seasons in Sydney.

The winner of the prestigious Avis Travel Agent Scholarship of Excellence for 2011 has gone to a mobile consultant, strong evidence that the face of the travel industry is changing from the dominance of the retail travel agent/consultant.

Brits are eager to ditch the tea scones in favour of shrimp on the barbie, voting Australia as the ‘Best Country to Visit Worldwide’ in this year’s British Travel Awards.

Jacob’s Creek Visitor Centre has again been recognised as one of Australia’s best tourism attractions winning three gongs at the South Australian Tourism Awards held in Adelaide on Friday, 4 November.

Brisbane City YHA has won the Best Backpackers Accommodation in Queensland for the second year running, it was announced at the Queensland Tourism Awards on Friday night.

Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort has reached Hall of Fame status after again being named as North Queensland’s most deluxe accommodation operator.

At a SITE Crystal Awards ceremony held in October 2011 in Las Vegas, the Fuji Xerox Top Tier programme, operated by Dragonfly Africa, was chosen as a 2011 Worldwide Site Crystal Award winner in the category Best Destination Based Experiential Travel Program.