{"id":21750,"date":"2011-11-18T01:18:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-18T01:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/prestigious-accolades-for-2011-nsw-tourism-awards-winners-3\/"},"modified":"2011-11-18T01:18:00","modified_gmt":"2011-11-18T01:18:00","slug":"prestigious-accolades-for-2011-nsw-tourism-awards-winners-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2011\/11\/prestigious-accolades-for-2011-nsw-tourism-awards-winners-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Prestigious accolades for 2011 NSW Tourism Awards Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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Winners of the Caravan & Camping Industry NSW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Tourism Industry Council NSW Chair, Ken Corbett<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Minister for Tourism \u2013 George Souris<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Winners of the 2011 NSW Tourism Awards<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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MC Mike Whitney, Jon Hutchinson and Minister George Souris<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Mr Percival enthralling the crowd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

From adventure pursuits such as Tri State Safaris in the outback and Sydney Harbour YHA backpacker accommodation, to Indigenous Tourism leaders Coffs Coast Aboriginal Discovery and major tourist attraction The Magic of Jenolan, NSW’s most innovative and outstanding tourism businesses were recognised last night in Sydney as the winners of the 2011 NSW Tourism Awards.<\/p>\n

Recognising 30 categories of tourism operators from NSW’s exciting tourism industry, the winners were judged from hundreds of entries covering restaurant and catering services, accommodation, tourism education and training, heritage and cultural tourism, festivals and events.<\/p>\n

Now in its 22nd year, the NSW Tourism Awards managed by Tourism Industry Council NSW supports the development of the tourism industry which contributes $28.7 billion per year to the NSW economy.<\/p>\n

The depth of offering and professional calibre of product has strongly grown since the awards began and Ken Corbett, Chairman, Tourism Industry Council NSW, said that the range of entries symbolises that the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well, especially in the many small businesses that make up the industry. <\/p>\n

“Small businesses are a vital element to the NSW tourism landscape. The value that they bring to providing employment opportunities to their regions cannot be underestimated.<\/p>\n

“This year the winners demonstrated an enormous amount of pride in what they do; this exceptional pride in their product is exemplified in the innovative thinking and dedication to client experiences that we see all around the state,” said Mr Corbett.<\/p>\n

Jon Hutchinson, outgoing CEO of Business Events Sydney was recognised for his Outstanding Contribution to Tourism and Lori Modde was recognised for her Outstanding Contribution to Regional Tourism.<\/p>\n

The Young Achiever award was presented to Ollie Philpot, CEO of Central Coast Tourism.<\/p>\n

The 2011 NSW Tourism Awards were announced at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in front of 700 people. The NSW Tourism Award winners will automatically become finalists in the National Tourism Awards, to be held in Cairns in March 2012.<\/p>\n

The Full List of Winners:<\/b>

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Category                                                        Winner<\/b><\/p>\n

Adventure Tourism                                          Tri State Safaris<\/p>\n

Backpacker Accommodation                         Sydney Harbour YHA<\/p>\n

Deluxe Accommodation                  Macquarie Waters Boutique Apartment Hotel<\/p>\n

Ecotourism                                                    Lane Cove River Tourist Park<\/p>\n

Festivals and Events                NSW Caravan, Camping, RV & Holiday Supershow<\/p>\n

Heritage and Cultural Tourism                      Written in Stone<\/p>\n

Hosted Accommodation                           Mollymook Beach Waterfront<\/p>\n

Indigenous Tourism                          Coffs Coast Aboriginal Discovery<\/p>\n

Luxury Accommodation                         Sheraton on the Park<\/p>\n

Major Festivals and Events                     Bluesfest Byron Bay<\/p>\n

Major Tour and\/or Transport Operators            Moonshadow Cruises<\/p>\n

Major Tourist Attractions                                   Taronga Zoo<\/p>\n

Meetings and Business Tourism                   Shoal Bay Resort & Spa<\/p>\n

New Tourism Development                              Tandara<\/p>\n

Outstanding Contribution to Regional Tourism       Lori Modde<\/p>\n

Outstanding Contribution to Tourism by an Individual          Jon Hutchison<\/p>\n

QANTAS Award for Excellence in Sustainable Tourism  Lane Cove River Tourist Park<\/p>\n

Specialised Tourism Services                      Newcastle Airport<\/p>\n

Standard Accommodation                     Scone Motor Inn<\/p>\n

Tour and\/or Transport Operators             Tri State Safaris<\/p>\n

Tourism Education and Training              Travel 21fiftythree<\/p>\n

Tourism Marketing                             The Legendary Pacific Coast<\/p>\n

Tourism Restaurants and Catering Services        Margan Restaurant<\/p>\n

Tourism Wineries, Distilleries and Boutique Breweries       Wyndham Estate Winery<\/p>\n

Tourist and Caravan Parks        BIG4 North Star Holiday Resort & Caravan Park<\/p>\n

Tourist Attractions                             The Magic of Jenolan<\/p>\n

Tourist Pubs                            Shoal Bay Country Club Hotel<\/p>\n

Unique Accommodation                 Somewhere Unique \u2013 An Escape for 2 in the Hunter<\/p>\n

Visitor Information and Services     Greater Port Macquarie Visitor Information Centre<\/p>\n

Young Achiever in Tourism Award                 Ollie Philpot<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Winners of the Caravan & Camping Industry NSW Tourism Industry Council NSW Chair, Ken Corbett Minister for Tourism \u2013 George Souris Winners of the 2011 NSW Tourism Awards MC Mike Whitney, Jon Hutchinson and Minister George Souris Mr Percival enthralling the crowd From adventure pursuits such as Tri State Safaris in the outback and Sydney […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21750"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21750\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}