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Queensland, Australia – December 11, 2014: A Qantas plane, above the rain forest hills and the Barron River, leaving Cairns in Tropical North Queensland, Australia. Qantas Airways is the third oldest airline in the world.
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The TropicalNorthQueensland tourism industry celebrated a year of record achievement at the 2023 Expedia Group TNQ Tourism Industry Excellence Awards at the Cairns Convention Centre on October 27.
Tourism TropicalNorthQueensland chief executive officer Mark Olsen said the record number of 30 entries and a new award category highlighted the growing significance of the awards.
“We celebrate a year of recovery with the tourism industry delivering a record $4.3 billion domestic visitor expenditure to our regional economy in the past financial year,” Olsen, said.
“It is fitting that we further acknowledge the hard work of our members with the addition of the outstanding commitment to the industry award recognising businesses, groups or organisations who go above and beyond to contribute to the TropicalNorthQueensland tourism industry.
“I congratulate each of the winners and Life Members who have helped the TropicalNorthQueensland tourism industry to excel.”
New life members
Pip Woodward, founder of the CaPTA Group: Pip and her late husband Charlie Woodward pioneered rainforest tourism in TropicalNorthQueensland with the founding of Rainforestation Nature Park and expanded the family business over 50 years to become one of the largest tourism operators in the region. Pip is also well known for her philanthropic work through the charity COUCH founded by the Woodward family.
Ken Chapman, Chairman of Skyrail Rainforest Cableway: As TTNQ’s immediate past Chair, Ken Chapman was instrumental in securing a record $10 million in Federal funding through the Recovery for Regional Tourism program for domestic marketing during the pandemic and $15 million under the International Tourism Recovery Program administered by Austrade. His family business Skyrail Rainforest Cableway is an iconic attraction that plays a key role in marketing TropicalNorthQueensland.
Other award recipients
Outstanding Commitment to the Industry – Cairns Airport Ambassadors
Outstanding Contribution by an Individual – AJ Hackett, Skypark by AJ Hackett
Chair’s Award for Excellence – Silky Oaks Lodge
Young Achiever Excellence Award – Jamie Binder, Marketing and Social Media Executive, Crystalbrook Collection
1st finalist – Jasmyn Tureia, People & Culture Business Partner, Crystalbrook Bailey
2nd finalist – Justin Baume, Guide, Cairns Adventure Group
Customer Service Excellence Award – Cedric Lootvoet, Luxury Concierge, The Reef House
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