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Tourism Award Winners

The South Australian Tourism Awards and Australian Tourism Awards acknowledge achievement and encourage better business practices. Winners from the South Australian Tourism Awards then represent the state at the Australian Tourism Awards.

South Australia Tourism Awards

The South Australian Tourism Awards recognise and promote business excellence in tourism. Managed by the South Australian Tourism Industry Council (SATIC), the annual awards form part of the Australian Tourism Awards.

2012 South Australian Tourism Award Winners

Awards cover a range of categories, from five star international hotels to bed and breakfasts, festivals, events and wineries. Winners are judged to be the most outstanding entry in their category. Here are the 2012 winners:

Major Tourist Attractions: Adventure Bay Charters
Tourist Attractions: Hahndorf Farm Barn
Major Festivals and Events: Adelaide Fringe
Festivals and Events: Cellar Door Wine Festival Adelaide
Ecotourism: Sinclair's Gully
Heritage and Cultural Tourism: West Terrace Cemetery
Indigenous Tourism: Aboriginal Cultural Tours - Adjahdura Land, Yorke Peninsula*
Specialised Tourism Services: Harbour Town Outlet Shopping Centre
Visitor Information and Services: Barossa Visitor Centre
Meetings and Business Tourism: Hilton Adelaide
Major Tour and/or Transport Operators: Outback Spirit Tours - All South Australian Tours
Tour and/or Transport Operators: Tour Barossa
Adventure Tourism: Adventure Bay Charters*
Tourism Marketing: Adelaide Convention Bureau - Conventions Adelaide Program*
Tourism Education and Training: Australian Tourism College and Recruitment Centre
Tourism Restaurants and Catering Services: Jacob's Restaurant at Jacob's Creek Visitor Centre*
Tourism Wineries, Distilleries and Boutique Breweries: Pindarie Cellar Door
Tourist and Caravan Parks: BIG4 Adelaide Shores Caravan Park*
Backpacker Accommodation: Adelaide's Shakespeare Backpackers International Hostel
Hosted Accommodation: Adelaide Hills Country Cottages
Unique Accommodation: Rawnsley Park Eco Villas
Standard Accommodation: Narnu Farm
Deluxe Accommodation: Emaroo Port Hughes
Luxury Accommodation: The Australasian Circa 1958
New Tourism Development: Australia's Ultimate Ocean Safari - Adventure Bay Charters
Qantas Award for Excellence in Sustainable Tourism: Sinclair's Gully*
Outstanding Contribution by an Individual: Rodney Fox
Excellence in Tourism by Local Government: The Barossa Council
Excellence in South Australian Food Toursim: Barossa Valley Cheese Company
*Hall of Fame recipient

Australian Tourism Awards

The Australian Tourism Awards are the tourism industry’s peak Awards – recognising and promoting excellence in tourism. The Australian Tourism Awards are now owned and managed by the National Tourism Alliance.  

National Tourism Award Winners

Winners are announced at the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards Ceremony in front of an audience of their industry leaders and peers.

Congratulations to National Tourism Award Winners 2012 Gold Medal winners: 

Standard Accommodation: Narnu Farm
Deluxe Accommodation: Emaroo Port Hughes

A further eight South Australian tourism businesses were also awarded Silver and Bronze medals.

Silver medal for Specialised Tourism Services: Harbour Town Outlet Shopping Centre
Silver medal for Tourism Wineries, Distilleries and Breweries: Pindarie Cellar Door 
Silver medal for Qantas Award for Excellence in Sustainable Tourism: Sinclair's Gully
Bronze medal for Festivals & Events: Cellar Door Wine Festival Adelaide  
Bronze medal for Visitor Information & Services: Barossa Visitor Centre
Bronze medal for Tourism Restaurants & Catering Services: Jacob's Restaurant - Jacob's Creek Visitor Centre
Bronze medal for Tourist & Caravan Parks: BIG4 Adelaide Shores Caravan Park
Bronze medal for Unique Accommodation: Rawnsley Park Eco Villas

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