2017 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards

  On 24 February 2017, the who’s who of the tourism industry flocked to Darwin for the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards. Signature Media was among the crowd at the gala event as a premium sponsor of the event and was assigned the luxury accommodation category, which was won this year by Tasmania’s Saffire Freycinet is a luxury hotel that offers a range of elegant accommodation including luxury suites, signature suites and private pavilions.

Saffire Freycinet is located mid-way along the Tasmanian east coast, a two-hour-and-15-minute drive from Hobart and a two-hour drive from Launceston. Australia’s major airlines conduct daily flights into Hobart and Launceston from most capital cities.

The Freycinet Peninsula took over 400 million years to form into two massive, eroded blocks of granite, now known as the Hazards mountains and Mt Graham/Mt Freycinet. These granite monoliths span the length of Wineglass Bay and Hazards Beach. The nights big winners: Major Tourist Attractions Sovereign Hill, VIC Tourist Attractions Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre, ACT Major Festivals and Events Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers, QLD Festivals and Events MountIsa Mines Rotary Rodeo , QLD Excellence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Tourism Voyages Ayers Rock Resort, NT Ecotourism Tasmanian Walking Company, TAS Cultural Tourism Bendigo Tramways, VIC Specialised Tourism Services RiverFly1864 , TAS Visitor Information Services Alice Springs Visitor Information Centre, NT Business Event Venue The Old Woolstore Apartment Hotel, TAS Tour and Transport Operators Fun Over Fifty, QLD Major Tour and Transport Operators Ocean Rafting , QLD Adventure Tourism Horizontal Falls Seaplane Adventures, WA Destination Marketing Reset your senes in Mudgee Region , NSW Tourism Restaurants and Catering Services Masons of Bendigo , VIC Tourism Wineries, Distilleries and Breweries Seppeltsfield Estate Winery, SA Caravan and Holiday Parks BIG4 Deniliquin Holiday Park, NSW Hosted Accommodation The Beach House at Bayside, WA Unique Accommodation Taronga Western Plains Zoo , NSW Self Contained Accommodation The Frames, SA Standard Accommodation Moama on Murray Resort, NSW Deluxe Accommodation Yondah Beach House, SA Luxury Accommodation, Sponsored by Signature Media Saffire Freycinet, TAS New Tourism Business Three Capes Track, TAS Excellence in Food Tourism Margan Wines & Restaurant, NSW Australian Tourism Legend Harvey Lister, QLD