2008 Award Winners

Categories

• Melbourne Airport Award for Major Tourist Attractions
• Herald Sun Award for Tourist Attractions
• Major Festivals & Events
• Festivals & Events
• Parks Victoria Award for Ecotourism
• Heritage & Cultural Tourism
• City of Melbourne Award for Specialised Tourism Services
• Visitor Information & Services
• Meetings & Business Tourism
• Major Tour and/or Transport Operators
• Tour and/or Transport Operators
• Adventure Tourism
• RACV Award for Tourism Marketing
• Tourism Education & Training
• Tourism Restaurants and Catering Services
• Crown Award for Tourism Wineries
• Tourist and Caravan Parks
• Backpacker Accommodation
• Hosted Accommodation
• Unique Accommodation
• Standard Accommodation
• Deluxe Accommodation
• Victoria University Award for Luxury Accommodation
• Luxury Boutique Accommodation
• RACV Award for New Tourism Development
• Qantas Award for Excellence in Sustainable Tourism
• Qantas Award for Outstanding Contribution by an Individual
• Outstanding Contribution by a Volunteer/s
• 3AW Young Achiever's Award
• Health & Wellness Tourism
• Minister's Encouragement Award

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Melbourne Airport Award for Major Tourist Attractions

• Hall of Fame: Federation Square Pty Ltd
• Finalist: Phillip Island Nature Park

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Herald Sun Award for Tourist Attractions

• Winner: Flagstaff Hill Precinct Warrnambool

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Major Festivals & Events

• Winner: Melbourne Food & Wine Festival

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Festivals & Events

• Winner: Fun4Kids Festival
• Finalist: RACV Energy Breakthrough

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Parks Victoria Award for Ecotourism

• Hall of Fame: Phillip Island Nature Park

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Heritage & Cultural Tourism

• Winner: Old Melbourne Gaol Crime & Justice Experience - National Trust of Australia (Victoria)

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City of Melbourne Award for Specialised Tourism Services

• Winner: Geelong Visitor Information Centres

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Visitor Information & Services

• Winner: Geelong Visitor Information Centres
• Merit: Mornington Peninsula Tourism
• Merit: Mount Beauty Visitor Information Centre
• Finalist: Frankston Visitor Information Centre

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Meetings & Business Tourism

• Hall of Fame: Geelong Otway Tourism
• Merit: Melbourne Convention & Visitors Bureau

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Major Tour and/or Transport Operators

• Winner: Driver Group

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Tour and/or Transport Operators

• Winner: Bunyip Tours

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Adventure Tourism

• Winner: Auswalk Walking Holidays
• Finalist: Global Ballooning

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RACV Award for Tourism Marketing

• Winner: Destination Gippsland Inc.
• Merit: Mornington Peninsula Tourism
• Finalist: BIG4 Holiday Parks
• Finalist: Eureka Skydeck 88
• Finalist: Sovereign Hill's Winter Wonderland

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Tourism Education & Training

• Winner: Holmesglen
• Merit: William Angliss Institute
• Finalist: Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE
• Finalist: Gippsland Tourism Industry Leadership Program

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Tourism Restaurants and Catering Services

• Winner: The Outpost Retreat
• Merit: De Bortoli Winery and Restaurant

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Crown Award for Tourism Wineries

• Winner: De Bortoli Winery and Restaurant
• Finalist: Gapsted Wines Cellar Door

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Tourist and Caravan Parks

• Hall of Fame: Melbourne BIG4 Holiday Park
• Finalist: BIG4 Swan Hill Pioneer City Tourist Park
• Finalist: RACV Cobram Resort
• Finalist: Anglesea Beachfront Family Caravan Park

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Backpacker Accommodation

• Winner: Melbourne Metro YHA

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Hosted Accommodation

• Winner: Monreale Estate
• Finalist: Linden Gardens Rainforest Retreat
• Finalist: Lakes Entrance Waverley House Cottages
• Finalist: Stringybark Cottages Bed & Breakfast

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Unique Accommodation

• Winner: All Seasons Houseboats

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Standard Accommodation

• Winner: Ovens Valley Motor Inn

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Deluxe Accommodation

• Hall of Fame: Crown Promenade Hotel
• Merit: Alto Hotel on Bourke
• Merit: The Buckland - Studio Retreat
• Finalist: Comfort Inn & Suites Blazing Stump
• Finalist: Emaroo Cottages
• Finalist: Hilton Melbourne Airport
• Finalist: Radisson on Flagstaff Gardens
• Finalist: Vibe Savoy Hotel Melbourne
• Finalist: Somerset Gordon Place, Melbourne
• Finalist: Four Points by Sheraton Geelong
• Finalist: Best Western Crystal Inn
• Finalist: Limosa Rise

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Victoria University Award for Luxury Accommodation

• Hall of Fame: The Westin Melbourne
• Finalist: Melbourne Marriott Hotel

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Luxury Boutique Accommodation

• Hall of Fame: Boroka Downs

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RACV Award for New Tourism Development

• Winner: Novotel Forest Resort Creswick

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Qantas Award for Excellence in Sustainable Tourism

• Winner: Conservation Volunteers Australia
• Finalist: Alto Hotel on Bourke

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Qantas Award for Outstanding Contribution by an Individual

• Winner: Peter O'Brien

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Outstanding Contribution by a Volunteer/s

• Winner: Fun4Kids Festival Volunteers

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3AW Young Achiever's Award

• Winner: Sharee Robbins

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Health & Wellness Tourism

• Hall of Fame: Mineral Spa at Peppers Springs Retreat
• Merit: Peninsula Hot Springs
• Finalist: The Cumberland & Villa Day Spa Marysville

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Minister's Encouragement Award

• Winner: Otway Estate - Winery & Brewery

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