| 2017 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards Gala |
Friday 23 February – Perth |
| 2017 winner feedback sessions |
Tuesday 6 March |
| Launch |
Monday 9 April |
| Nominations open/close |
Tuesday 10 April – Friday 29 June |
| General briefing – judge and mentor team |
Early May |
| Mentoring program |
May-August |
| Workshop 1 |
Friday 15 June, 9 am – 11 am |
| Judge briefing |
Friday 22 June |
| Site visits |
July – August |
| Workshop 2 |
Thursday 16 August, 9am-11am |
| Final submission review |
Monday 31 July – Monday 28 August |
| Submissions close |
Wednesday 6 September by 5 pm |
| Online judging |
Monday 10 September – Sunday 23 Sept |
| Deliberation day |
Wednesday 26 September |
| Audit |
Wednesday 26 September |
| National online judging portal opens |
October |
| CRTA Gala Event |
Friday 23 November |
| Judge feedback sessions |
Thursday 29 November |
| De-brief |
Tuesday 4 December |
| Outstanding Contribution by an Individual event |
Thursday 6 December
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| National judging day |
Early December |
| Qantas Australian Tourism Awards gala event |
Friday 1 March 2019 |
| National Judge feedback sessions |
Wednesday 13 March 2019 |
