Canberra Region Tourism Awards
The Canberra Region Tourism Awards represent an industry framework for peer recognition which fosters a culture for business development, excellence, and innovation. The Awards have assisted the Canberra Region Tourism Industry for over 30 years in striving for excellence.
The Awards are a submission and inspection-based program and provide the opportunity to publicly acknowledge and showcase the Canberra Region’s finest tourism businesses. The Awards cover categories ranging from attractions, events, tour and transport, accommodation, restaurants, culture, marketing and more.
Winners of the Canberra Region Tourism Awards are announced at a Gala Ceremony, the most prestigious event on the Canberra Region tourism calendar. Following the Awards, select category winners progress to the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards to be judged against finalists from each state and territory.
The Canberra Region Tourism Awards aim to:
Recognise Excellence
Publicly recognise and reward excellence within the industry.
Reinforce our value
Reinforce the value of the tourism industry
Increase publicity
Increase media and publicity of entrants and winners
Provide a benchmark
Provide a benchmark for best practice within the Canberra Region tourism industry
Highlight the region
Highlight the prominence of the Canberra Region in the Australian tourism industry
Improve businesses
Support improved business planning and development for tourism businesses
Provide opportunities
Provide an opportunity for successful entrants to progress to the Australian Tourism Awards and compete on a national level
Increase standards
Encourage the continual raising of standards among tourism operators in the Canberra Region.
Celebrate the industry
Promote an annual platform of celebration for the industry and offer networking opportunities for operators, supporters and sponsors
Recognise Excellence
Publicly recognise and reward excellence within the industry.
Reinforce our value
Reinforce the value of the tourism industry
Increase publicity
Increase media and publicity of entrants and winners
Provide opportunities
Provide an opportunity for successful entrants to progress to the Australian Tourism Awards and compete on a national level
Increase standards
Encourage the continual raising of standards among tourism operators in the Canberra Region.
Celebrate the industry
Promote an annual platform of celebration for the industry and offer networking opportunities for operators, supporters and sponsors
Provide a benchmark
Provide a benchmark for best practice within the Canberra Region tourism industry
Highlight the region
Highlight the prominence of the Canberra Region in the Australian tourism industry
Improve businesses
Support improved business planning and development for tourism businesses
Our other programs
Quality Tourism Framework
The Quality Tourism Framework (QTF) combines Tourism Accreditation, Star Ratings and the Australian Tourism Awards programs into a single pathway for business development.
National Capital Educational Tourism Project
The National Capital Educational Tourism Project is a collaborative marketing project, with the aim of encouraging schools throughout Australia to see the educational benefits of a visit to Canberra.
Become a member
Whether you’re organising an event, marketing one of our great attractions, leading a winery or walking tour, running a hotel, training the next generation of industry staff, or working with one of the other many wonderful products in the Canberra Region, a Membership with NCAA has much to offer you.