MORE than a dozen tourism operators from throughout the Geelong area are shortlisted among the many greatest within the state on this yr’s Victorian Tourism Awards.
The annual awards, run by the Victorian Tourism Business Council (VTIC), are the top of excellence for the state’s tourism operators
and repair suppliers, in addition to a premier occasion within the business calendar.
Now of their thirty seventh yr, the Victorian Tourism Awards recognise winners in 28 classes and three particular person excellence classes.
The 15 native companies and occasions named as finalists, listed under in alphabetical order, are:
- Accessible Lodging
- Lodging @ Curlewis
- Journey Park – Winter Glow Competition
- Avalon 2023 Australian Worldwide Airshow
- BIG 4 Aireys Inlet
- Geelong Gallery
- Go Journey A Wave Victoria
- Nice Ocean Street Regional Tourism
- Nice Ocean Street Resort
- Greater Mark
- Hop It
- ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2022 (partially held at Geelong’s GMHBA Stadium)
- Port Fairy People Competition
- Searoad Ferries, and
- The Woods Ocean Grove.
Of the 15 finalists, 10 are Tourism Better Geelong and the Bellarine (TGGB) members, and TGGB congratulated them for “flying the flag for Geelong and the Bellarine” in an e-mail replace to its subscribers.
In 2022, 12 native tourism operators obtained both gold, silver or bronze awards or have been extremely recommended as finalists, together with Journey Park Geelong (Vacationer Sights – Gold), Geelong Gallery (Cultural Tourism – Gold), The Woods Ocean Grove (Self Contained Lodging – Gold), and TGGB (Tourism Training and Coaching – Gold).
A panel of business leaders appointed by the chair of judges and VTIC decide the Victorian Tourism Awards.
VTIC says it goals to nominate a panel that may comprise a cross-section of tourism business professionals, together with former award winners.
The Victorian Tourism Awards can be introduced at a gala ceremony at The Palladium at Crown Melbourne on November 30.
As a part of a nationwide awards program, winners within the first 25 classes will routinely obtain entry to compete on the Australian Tourism Awards, to be awarded in March 2024.
For extra data, head to vtic.com.au/victoriantourismawards
