QUESTACON has won the Canberra and Capital Region Tourism Award for the best tourist attraction for 2011.
Floriade 2010 won the top gong for Major Festivals and Events, while Robyn Hendry, CEO of the Canberra Convention Bureau won the award for Outstanding Contribution by an Individual.
According to Andrew Barr, Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation, the Canberra region’s tourism industry turns over $1.5 billion and employs more than 13,000 Canberrans each year.
The winners will represent the ACT at the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards 2011 in Cairns in March 2012.
[box]Award winners are:
• Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre – Tourist Attractions category
• Floriade 2010 – Imagination: Where will yours take you? – Major Festivals and Events category
• National Folk Festival – Festivals and Events category
• Boggy Creek Shows – Heritage and Cultural Tourism category
• Kosciuszko National Park Aboriginal Discovery Program – Indigenous Tourism category
• Australian Institute of Sport – Specialised Tourism Services category
• Southern Highlands Visitor Information Centre – Visitor Information and Services category
• National Convention Centre Canberra – Meetings and Business Tourism category
• Lerida Estate – Tourism Wineries, Distilleries and Boutique Breweries category
• Thredbo YHA – Backpacker Accommodation category
• Novotel Canberra – Deluxe Accommodation category
• Hyatt Hotel Canberra – A Park Hyatt Hotel – Luxury Accommodation category
• Thredbo Valley Distillery – Qantas Award for Excellence in Sustainable Tourism category
• Royal Australian Mint Education Program – Tourism Education Program category
• Alexandria Avent – Young Achiever Award category
• Southern Highlands Visitor Information Centre, Novotel Canberra, National Gallery of Australia – Visitor Experience Award category
• Robyn Hendry, CEO, Canberra Convention Bureau – Outstanding Contribution by an Individual [/box]
More information at www.canberratourismawards.com.
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