About the Awards

The annual Canberra and Capital Region Tourism Awards provide an opportunity to showcase the best of our regions tourism operators and promote, encourage and reward tourism excellence. The awards are open to all tourism businesses and suppliers to the tourism industry and serve to demonstrate the value of tourism to Canberra and the Capital Region. The winners are celebrated at the annual Gala Presentation Evening, which everyone involved in the tourism industry is encouraged to attend.

Tourism Awards program aims

  • Encourage and celebrate excellence, quality, professionalism and innovation within the Canberra and Region Tourism industry
  • Provide a benchmark for best practice within the tourism industry
  • Encourage continuous improvement
  • Publicly recognise tourism excellence

Why Enter?

  • Excellent business planning tool
  • Feedback from consumer via Visitor Experience Appraisal (for relevant entrants)
  • Provides a snapshot of the business for a financial year period
  • Strengths and weaknesses of business are assessed and identifies gaps in the organisation
  • Useful form of research
  • Can analyse effectiveness of marketing activities
  • Analysis of your product and your client’s needs
  • Is accurate record and overview of business each year
  • Reviews goals and records achievements