There have been rewards aplenty for the Hunter’s tourism industry in the annual Tourism Awards.
Hunter Valley Gardens director David Mulham took out the Outstanding Contribution by an Individual award, while Hunter Valley Gardens took the gong for the best tourist attraction.
Bimbadgen Estate was judged as the best tourism winery.
And the Bitter and Twisted International Boutique Beer Festival won the Festival and Events category.
HUNTER TOURISM AWARD WINNERS
Tourist Attraction Hunter Valley Gardens
Festival and Events Bitter & Twisted Festival
Ecotourism Blackbutt Reserve
Heritage & Cultural Tourism Tocal Homestead
Specialised Toursim Services Newcastle Airport
Visitor Information and Services Lake Macquarie Visitor Information Centre
Meetings and Business Tourism Crowne Plaza, Newcastle
Major Tour & Transport Operators Moonshadow Cruises
Tour & Transport Operators Boutique Wine Tours
Adventure Tourism Port Stephens Parasailing
Tourism Marketing Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley
Tourism Education and Training Shoal Bay Resort and Spa
Tourism Restaurants and Catering Services Redsalt Restaurant
Tourism Wineries Bimbadgen Estate
Hosted Accomodation Chaucer Palms B&B
Unique Accomodation Banjos Bushland Retreat
Standard Accommodation Comfort Inn Lake Macquarie
Deluxe Accommodation Shoal Bay Resort & Spa
Luxury Accommodation Tower Lodge
New Tourism Development Christina’s B&B
Regsitered Clubs Belmont 16 ft Sailing Club
AHA Young Achiever Matthew Vanderwall
OUSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS
Regional Tourism John Rydge
by an Individual David Mulham
Tourism in Newcastle Debera Mackenzie
Tourism in Maitland/Hunter Valley The Enderle Family, St Helena
Tourism in Wine Country Bob Algie
Tourism in Singleton/Hunter Valley Broke Fordwich Tourism Assoc
Tourism in Upper Hunter Murrurundi Visitor Information Centre
Tourism in Barrington Tops Wendy Hughes
