2013 RACV Victorian Tourism Awards program

To Nominate and view Categories for this years VTA program, go to the Eawards Portal - https://secure.eawards.com.au/qata13/vic/intro.php

Please Note:  You need to complete a new online Nomination form, with a new login and password for 2013.  Your details do not carry over from last year. 
If you have any problems or queries regarding the Eawards portal, please contact the Eawards Coordinator on 1300 366 602 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

NEW DATE - Business Submissions are due on Tuesday 13 August at 4.00pm.

To view the RACV Victorian Tourism Awards Rules for Entry, go to 2013 Rules for Entry

If you are nominating in the category of Festivals and Events and your festival/event will happen before August, please advise the VTA team via email ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) and we can try to arrange for a judges site visit to be conducted during your festival/event.  We require at least one months notice of your event. 

There are two new categories this year, as follows:
-  Excellence in Food Tourism - this is being piloted by Victoria, South Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.
-  Local Government Award for Tourism - this is a new National category

The VTA Mentors will be working with first time and experienced entrants this year.  This is a free program to assist businesses through the process of completing a submission.  We have 28 mentors this year to support all businesses from March to August.  To apply for the Mentor Program, complete the application form that is available through the Support section of the website. 
You must complete the Eawards Nomination Form before you can apply for the Mentor Program.

If you need any assistance in writing your submission we have a list of people under the Support section of the website. 
These businesses do charge a fee for there services.

RACV Victorian Tourism Awards Gala will be held on Monday 11 November 2013, commending at 6.00pm.  More details will be available shortly.
 

2013 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards

Congratulations to Victoria’s tourism operators for being recognised at the 28th Qantas Australian Tourism Awards held by the National Tourism Alliance (NTA) in Hobart on Friday 15 February 2013. This year there were three levels of recognition.

The Victorian placegetters were:

Gold (Winner):
Frankston Visitor Information Centre (Visitor Information and Services)

Silver:
Suzuki Night Market (Festivals and Events)
Max’s at Red Hill Estate (Tourism Restaurants and Catering Services)
Habitat HQ (Backpacker Accommodation)
Blue Moon Cottages (Standard Accommodation)

Bronze:
Melbourne Museum (Major Tourist Attractions)
V/Line (Major Tour and/or Transport Operators)
Fowles Wine Cellar Door & Cafe (Tourism Wineries, Distilleries and Breweries)
Crown Metropol (Luxury Accommodation)
The Falls Music & Arts Festival ( Qantas Award for Excellence in Sustainable Tourism)

For more information on the Australian Tourism Awards visit - www.australiantourismawards.com.au

Qantas Australian Tourism Awards Media Releases

Qantas Australian Tourism Awards Judges Feedback now available.  National finalists can log in with their user name and password via the follow link http://www.eawards.com.au/qatanat/national/

2012 Judges Feedback - now available 

To access your 2012 Judges Feedback, click on the link below and go into your account log-in, put in your email details and password that you provided when you originally nominated your business.  You will then see a green box on the right hand side, just click on this to access feedback.

State Winners who are participating in the National Tourism Awards, will not receive their national judges feedback until late March, after the National Tourism Awards Gala.

Victorian Judges Feedback - https://secure.eawards.com.au/qata12/vic/mylogin.php

If you have any issues/problems accessing your feedback or forgotten your password, please contact the Eawards Coordinator via email, as follows - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

Congratulations to all the placegetters at the RACV Victorian Tourism Awards Gala Ceremony 

To view a full listing of the Winners and Finalists from the RACV Victorian Tourism Awards Gala, go to Entrants and Results - 2012 Award Winners.

Photos from the Gala can now be viewed/downloaded - http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/26618981_27VHBn#!i=2225644017&k=JzfGSBW

You will be prompted for a password, this has been emailed to all entrants

Any image posted can be viewed and downloaded to your desktop at various sizes. Its hugely sharable so feel free to forward onto clients, colleagues or guests as required!

Access to Placegetter logos and media releases are now available, through About the Awards section.

Victorian Tourism Awards media release

Please note that VTA judges feedback will be available shortly.  Access to feedback will be through the Eawards Portal again and an email will be sent advising that feedback is available.
Note that Winners feedback will not be available until late February/early March, after the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards Gala. 

Qantas Australian Tourism Awards Gala are being held in Hobart on Friday 15 February 2013 - full details are above. 

2012 VTA Workshop Webinar/Video Now Online!

In a first for the RACV Victorian Tourism Awards (VTA), a recent awards preparation workshop was recorded and is now available to view online. This workshop was held and recorded at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) using recently introduced audio-visual technology called M-Channel. MCEC clients can record their conference, seminar or workshop; the live recording is then combined with the relevant PowerPoint presentation used to create an easy-to-follow video package of the event.

MCEC kindly offered to pilot this service for VTIC and Tourism Victoria for a 2012 VTA Workshop and the end product is now available via the following link:
http://mcec.webcastcloud.com.au/Mediasite/Play/39d4f7b2da72456ea94d5252cae5ceeb1d

VTA nominees who were unable to attend a workshop, and experienced entrants who need a refresher, are encouraged to view the workshop video, which provides a step by step guide to answering the submission questions, as well as tips and advice from a panel of VTA judges and mentors.

Note: This is not a downloadable file. This is a live link to a full length recording of an actual VTA Workshop, duration approx. 2 hours. The video can be viewed and paused on-demand. You can also skip forwards and backwards through the presentation as desired.