Winners announced at the 2009 NSW Tourism Awards Gala Event

The NSW Tourism Awards recognise and celebrate the
diverse range of tourism product throughout NSW
and the outstanding individuals who promote and
support the industry.

The 2009 NSW Tourism Awards Gala evening was held on Thursday 19 November 2009 in the Bayside Grand Hall at The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour.

Presented by the Tourism Industry Council NSW (TICNSW) and proudly supported by Tourism NSW, the Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner is the largest and most prestigious event on the NSW tourism calendar.

The NSW Tourism Awards celebrate and acknowledge tourism businesses that have demonstrated outstanding achievement and success throughout the year.

The Awards are held annually and are a submission and inspection-based competition. The Awards ceremony provides the opportunity to publicly recognise and showcase the State's finest tourism operators.

The New South Wales Tourism Awards aim to:

• Encourage and celebrate creativity, professionalism and innovation.
• Provide a benchmark for best practice within the tourism industry.
• Promote business planning amongst New South Wales tourism operators.
• Encourage the continual raising of standards.
• Publicly recognise and reward excellence.
• Reinforce the value of the tourism industry.
• Reinforce consumer confidence in the tourism industry.
• Promote an annual platform of celebration for the industry and offer networking opportunities for
   operators, supporters and sponsors alike.
• Provide an opportunity for successful entrants to progress to the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards.

In the end it's about you.  Some of the major benefits and rewards to enter the NSW Tourism Awards:

• Answering the questions and completing a submission allows you to focus on all your business
   aspects and gives you an opportunity to improve on your return of investment.
• It enhances staff moral.
• You gain recognition from your local tourism community and the tourism industry at large.
• Your visitors and guests found you first through extra media coverage and marketing opportunities.

There are many new exciting announcements and developments this year and moving into 2010.  To keep up with all the latest news and information please register your name and email address for our Tourism Industry Council NSW Awards newsletter.

Further information

For information in relation to the awards judging and results, please contact:

• Shan Lawson
  NSW Tourism Awards Coordinator
  02 4333 8908 or 0408 153 605
  Email: awards@ticnsw.com.au

For information in relation to the Awards Gala evening, please contact:

• Pamela Wheat
  Tourism Industry Council NSW
  Tel: 02 9287 9908
  Email: pamela@ticnsw.com.au