Coming up Trumps in Tourism

Earlier this month the North Coast Regional Tourism Awards were held in South West Rocks. Winners across 14 categories were announced from a great line-up of finalists and represented tourism businesses, councils, accommodation providers, events, restaurants and wineries. Coastbeat was a proud sponsor of one of the categories. Category winners are now in the running for the NSW Tourism Awards which will be held in Sydney later in the year. Sealy Lookout in the Orara East State Forest was inducted into the Hall of Fame after winning gold three years in a row. Byron Bay Eco Tours was another Hall of Fame inductee. We’d love to give a special shout to one of our valued sponsors, Coffs Harbour City Council who won gold in Destination Marketing. Congrats! The businesses reflect new and exciting tourism services and long-standing success stories too. We congratulate the finalists and tip our hat to all the winners. With such a broad spectrum of experiences here on the north coast from tours to picnics, surf schools and festivals, we encourage you all to find out for yourselves why these are award-worthy. The 2019 Destination North Coast Regional Tourism Award results are as follows:

Festivals and Events

Gold – Eat the Street Lismore Silver – Woolgoolga Curryfest Bronze – Grafton Jacaranda Festival Inc. Finalist – Another Tasty Event Finalist – Volkswagen Spectacular Coming up Trumps in Tourism Image courtesy of Volkswagen Spectacular

Cultural Tourism

Gold – Hello Koalas Sculpture Trail Silver – Wajaana Yaam Gumbaynggirr Adventure Tours

Specialised Tourism Services

Gold – Blue Ginger Picnics Silver – I Love Bello Shire Bronze – Arts Mid North Coast Inc

Business Event Venues

Gold – Elements of Byron

Destination Marketing 

Gold – Coffs Harbour City Council Finalist – Clarence Valley Council Finalist – South West Rocks Country Club

Ecotourism

Gold – Vision Walks – Eco Tours Silver – Koala Preservation Society

Adventure Tourism

Gold – Coffs Coast Surf Tours Coming up Trumps in TourismImage courtesy of Coffs Coast Surf Tours 

Caravan and Holiday Parks

Gold – Reflections Holiday Parks Seal Rocks Silver – BIG4 Great Lakes at Forster-Tuncurry Bronze – BIG4 Sunshine Resort, South West Rocks Finalist – Kingscliff Beach Holiday Park

Hosted Accommodation

Gold – Telegraph Retreat Cottages

Self-Contained Accommodation

Gold – Riverside Holiday Resort Urunga Silver – Macquarie Waters Boutique Apartment Hotel Coming up Trumps in Tourism Image courtesy of Macquarie Waters Boutique Apartment Hotel

Standard Accommodation

Gold – The Observatory Holiday Apartments

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Tourism

Gold – Wajaana Yaam Gumbaynggirr Adventure Tours Silver – Bularri Muurlay Nyanggan Aboriginal Corporation

New Tourism Business

Gold – Table Under A Tree

Excellence in Accessible Tourism

Gold – Riverside Holiday Resort Urunga

Hall of Fame Inductees

Tourist Attractions – Sealy Lookout, Orara East State Forest Ecotourism – Byron Bay Eco Cruises