NOMINATIONS OPEN 2024 NSW TOP TOURISM TOWN AWARDS
The NSW Tourism Industry Council invites towns from across the state to showcase their tourism excellence at the prestigious Top Tourism Town Awards 2024.
The Top Tourism Town Awards recognise and applaud the tourism excellence of cities, towns, and villages throughout NSW. These Awards celebrate their dedication in promoting tourism and attracting visitors to their destinations, and their contribution to the economic and social prosperity of their communities.
“The Top Tourism Town Awards are a wonderful way to acknowledge communities that join forces to elevate their town as the ultimate destination.” said NSW Tourism Industry Council Executive Director Paula Martin
Local Chambers of Commerce, Tourism Associations, Councils, Visitor Information Centres, or motivated groups of local operators are encouraged to collaborate and present their town as an outstanding visitor destination.
Towns can enter under three categories: Tiny Tourism Town, Small Tourism Town, and Top Tourism Town, with the winners progressing to the National Awards.
Last year’s NSW winners — Newcastle (Top Tourism Town), Berry (Small Tourism Town), and Huskisson (Tiny Tourism Town) — competed against towns across Australia, and Mudgee secured the coveted Hall of Fame Award for taking out the Top Tourism Town Category in 2021 and 2022, and Huskisson took home the 2023 Bronze Award for Tiny Tourism Town.
“With so many offering top destinations across the country in 2023, NSW towns have worked hard to find their niche with exciting and unique visitor experiences.
“2023 entrants told us that the program gave towns the chance to embrace their local identity and showcase their unique place in NSW.” Ms. Martin said.
There are three categories within the NSW Top Tourism Town program:
• Top Tourism Town – suited to established tourism towns where a range of attractions, accommodation and visitor experiences already exist, particularly those with a population over 5,000 people.
• Small Tourism Town – suited to towns which are in the process of establishing a tourism strategy and developing visitor experiences, particularly those with a population below 5,000 people.
• Tiny Tourism Town – for emerging towns in the process of establishing a visitor strategy and developing their tourist offerings, with a population less than 1,500 people.
Winners in each category will be announced in partnership with Local Government NSW at theLGNSW Destination & Visitor Economy Conference to be held on 28 – 30 May 2024 in Wagga Wagga NSW.
Key dates:
- Tuesday 30 January – Nominations Open (expression of interest to enter)
- Friday 1 March, 5pm – Nomination Deadline
- Wednesday 3 April, 5pm – Submission Deadline
- Monday 29 April – Finalists announced
- Monday 29 April (9am) – Monday 13 May (5pm) – Public voting
- Tuesday 28 – Thursday 30 May – NSW Winners announced during LGNSW Destination & Visitor Economy Conference, Wagga Wagga
For further information and to submit a nomination: https://www.businessnsw.com/events/2024-nsw-top-tourism-town-awards
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