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Australia’s Best 2009

Monday, June 8th, 2009

The Australian Gourmet Traveller’s 2009 Traveller Awards has recently been published and you’ll find some outstanding attractions. The panel of travel experts comes up with a shortlist of nominations in each category then voting is open to Gourmet Traveller’s readers. An enthusiastic 33000 readers voted this year. We can offer you the best deals so please feel free to contact us : info@australiantravel.us

 

 

Here are the Winners and Runners-up;

 

Readers Choice Awards:

Best Eco-tourism experience:

Winner: Wilson Island in Queensland.

 

Runners up: Freycinet Experience Walk and Maria Island Walk in Tasmania.

Best Family Experience:

Winner: Sea World Resort and Water

Park, Gold Coast

Runners-up: Sovereign Hill, (Melbourne) and Australia Zoo ( Brisbane)

Best Small Luxury Hotel:

Winner: Emporium Hotel, Brisbane

Runners-up: Islington, Hobart and Lake

House, Daylesford.

Best Adventure Tourism:

Winner: Orion Expedition Cruises

Runners-up: Cradle

Mountain Walk in Tasmania and

Aurora Expeditions.

Best hosted accommodation ( B & B )

Winner: Hunter Valley Cooperage (

Sydney)

Runners-up: Cotterville, Victoria  and Ooraminna Station Homestead.

Best indigenous tourism experience:

Winner: Anangu Waai, Northern Territory

Runners-up: Kooljaman at Cape Leveque, Western Australia and Guurbi Tours in Queensland.

Best Lodge:

Winner: Cradle Mountain Lodge,

Tasmania

Runners-up: Silky Oaks Lodge ( Cairns) and Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Isl.

Best Resort Accommodation:

Winner: Qualia, Hamilton

Island

Runners-up: Emma Gorge Resort and El Questro  in Western Australia.

Best Health/Spa Retreat

Winner: Salus Spa,Lake House, Daylesford

Runners-up: Qualia on Hamilton Island and Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa, VIC.

Best Large Luxury Hotel:

Winner: Palazzo Versace, Gold Coast

Runners-up: The Langham, Melbourne and Park Hyatt, Sydney.

Best new Hotel/Resort/Lodge

Winner: Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island.

Runners-up: A tie for second place between Qualia on Hamilton Island and Emporium Hotel in

Brisbane.

Best Eco Tourism:

Winner: Wild Bush Luxury

Runners-up: Maria Island Walk in Tasmania and

Montague

Island in NSW.

 

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The Australian Travel & Tourism Awards 2007

Friday, November 16th, 2007

Australia’s No. 1 national newspapers “The Australian” has just announced the winners of their Travel & Tourism Awards for 2007 and for anyone planning a trip to Australia this should be worth reading. Any bookings and further enquiries please contact us on info@australiantravel.us. Our website: www.australiantravel.us

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Best Family Focused Tourism

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

The Australian newspaper has nominated the following for their 2007 Travel & Tourism Awards. This could be of interest to families planning to come to Australia.

Monarto Zoo, Monarto, South Australia . An easy 45 minutes drive from Adelaide, this pioneering open range zoo, set on the scrubby plains bordering South Australia’s Murraylands, plays a significant role in international breeding programs and features Australia’s only drive-through cheetah habitat and the country’s largest herd of giraffes. From white rhinos to Mongolian wild horses and one of the world’s largest zoo packs of the critically endangered African painted dog. Monarto is home to some of the most threatened species. Join an exciting behind-the-scenes tour to feed lions, pat cheetahs or work as a zookeeper for the day.  www.monartozp.com.au

Phillip Island Nature Park, Victoria. Phillip Island’s nightly parade of the little penguins is an Aussie holiday favourite and ranks as the country’s most popular wildlife attraction. With a sophisticated interpretative centre and ranger-guided tours, the Penguin Parade is also home to world-leading research facility. The island’s newest drawcard, located on Nobbies cliffs, features state-of-the-art facilities for viewing one of Australia’s largest fur seal colonies with cameras beaming back footage from above and below water. The multimillion-dollar Nobbies Centre rounds out Victoria’s leading ecotourism attraction, which also includes the popular Koala Conservation Centre and Churchill Island historic farm. www.penguins.org.au

Sydney Wildlife World - Sydney, New South Wales.  Celebrating its first birthday, this exciting attraction enables children to experience down under’s varied wildlife in the urban environment of Sydney’s Darling Harbour. With three floors of exhibits ( and about 1 km of walkway space), Wildlife World includes a range of habitats, from the two-storey Flight Canyon, with its colourful population of loriekeets and parrotts, to semiarid grasslands, both recently expanded to become walk-through attractions. The nocturnal and butterfly houses are a hit but at the koala sanctuary guests can pat the cuddly marsupials. Daily bird and reptile shows add to the fun. www.sydneywildlifeworld.com.au

Werrobee Open Range Zoo,  Victoria. Werreibee Open Range Zoo provides children with a first-hand glimpse of the dark continent only 30 minutes from Melbourne. Clever landscaping featuring towering reeds and grasses hides paths and scary soundscapes makes visitors feel they’ re in the deepest Africa. Observe lions feeding in a natural setting or get up close and personal with hippos in their special river habitat. Best of all, families can sleep over in a specially constructed camp perched above the wildlife-rich savanna. Bunk down in stylish tents, then tuck into dinner around the campfire while zebras,rhinos and giraffes graze nearby. www.zoo.org.au

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