This week, Queensland Weekender reveals the winners of the 2016 Queensland Tourism Awards. This special episode will feature the very best that our great state has to offer, as well as giving viewers plenty of ideas on how to plan their next getaway in true Queensland Weekender style.
The awards will be held this Friday, November 11th. Head to the Queensland Weekender website after the event where all the lucky winners will be announced.
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| 01 Major Tourist Attractions | |
| 1st / Gold | Australian Age of Dinosaurs |
| 2nd / Silver | Australia Zoo |
| 3rd / Bronze | Mossman Gorge Centre |
| 02 Tourist Attractions | |
| 1st / Gold | Cobbold Gorge Tours |
| 2nd / Silver | Capricorn Caves |
| 3rd / Bronze | Sarina Sugar Shed |
| 03 Major Festivals and Events | |
| 1st / Gold | Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers |
| 2nd / Silver | Blues on Broadbeach Music Festival |
| 3rd / Bronze | World Science Festival Brisbane 2016 |
| 04 Festivals and Events | |
| 1st / Gold | Mount Isa Mines Rotary Rodeo |
| 2nd / Silver | Broadbeach Country Music Festival |
| 3rd / Bronze | Noosa Food & Wine Festival |
| 05 The Steve Irwin Award for Ecotourism | |
| 1st / Gold | Fun Over Fifty |
| 2nd / Silver | Tall Ship Adventures – Derwent Hunter |
| 3rd / Bronze | Ocean Safari |
| Highly Commended | Reef Magic Cruises |
| 06 Cultural Tourism | |
| 1st / Gold | Kinnon & Co |
| 2nd / Silver | Mossman Gorge Centre |
| 3rd / Bronze | No prize awarded |
| 07 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Tourism | |
| 1st / Gold | Mossman Gorge Centre |
| 2nd / Silver | No prize awarded |
| 3rd / Bronze | No prize awarded |
| 08 Specialised Tourism Services | |
| 1st / Gold | Tourism Lounge at Harbour Town Outlet Shopping Centre, Gold Coast |
| 2nd / Silver | Fun Over Fifty |
| 3rd / Bronze | Small World Journeys |
| 09 Visitor Information and Services | |
| 1st / Gold | Hervey Bay Visitor Information Centre |
| 2nd / Silver | Wirrarri Visitors Centre, Birdsville |
| 3rd / Bronze | Kuranda Visitor Information Centre |
| 10 Business Event Venues | |
| 1st / Gold | No prize awarded |
| 2nd / Silver | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre |
| 3rd / Bronze | No prize awarded |
| 11 Major Tour and/or Transport Operators | |
| 1st / Gold | Ocean Rafting |
| 2nd / Silver | Cruise Whitsundays |
| 3rd / Bronze | Reef Magic Cruises |
| 12 Tour and/or Transport Operators | |
| 1st / Gold | Fun Over Fifty |
| 2nd / Silver | Whitsunday Jetski Tours |
| 3rd / Bronze | Outback Aussie Tours |
| 13 Adventure Tourism | |
| 1st / Gold | Tangatours |
| 2nd / Silver | Reef Magic Cruises |
| 3rd / Bronze | Whitsunday Jetski Tours |
| 14 The Richard Power Award for Destination Marketing | |
| 1st / Gold | Moreton Bay Region Industry and Tourism |
| 2nd / Silver | Tourism Noosa |
| 3rd / Bronze | Southern Great Barrier Reef |
| 15 Tourism Restaurants and Catering Services | |
| 1st / Gold | Ochre Restaurant & Catering |
| 2nd / Silver | No prize awarded |
| 3rd / Bronze | O’Reilly’s Canungra Valley Vineyards |
| 16 Tourism Wineries, Distilleries and Breweries | |
| 1st / Gold | Sarina Sugar Shed |
| 2nd / Silver | O’Reilly’s Canungra Valley Vineyards |
| 3rd / Bronze | No prize awarded |
| 17 Caravan and Holiday Parks | |
| 1st / Gold | BIG4 Adventure Whitsunday Resort |
| 2nd / Silver | NRMA Treasure Island Holiday Park |
| 3rd / Bronze | Killarney View Cabins and Caravan Park |
| 18 Hosted Accommodation | |
| 1st / Gold | Cobbold Village |
| 2nd / Silver | Narrows Escape Rainforest Retreat |
| 3rd / Bronze | Adels Grove Camping Park |
| 19 Unique Accommodation | |
| 1st / Gold | Cruise Whitsundays – Reefsleep |
| 2nd / Silver | Whitsunday Escape Bareboat Holidays |
| 3rd / Bronze | Cumberland Charter Yachts |
| 20 Self Contained Accommodation | |
| 1st / Gold | Pinnacles Resort |
| 2nd / Silver | O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat and Villas |
| 3rd / Bronze | No prize awarded |
| 21 Standard Accommodation | |
| 1st / Gold | Ibis Mackay |
| 2nd / Silver | Grand Hotel and Apartments Townsville |
| 3rd / Bronze | Cape Trib Beach House Resort |
| 22 Deluxe Accommodation | |
| 1st / Gold | NEXT Hotel Brisbane |
| 2nd / Silver | Empire Apartment Hotel Rockhampton |
| 3rd / Bronze | Mirage Whitsundays |
| 23 Luxury Accommodation | |
| 1st / Gold | RACV Royal Pines Resort |
| 2nd / Silver | Spicers Peak Lodge |
| 3rd / Bronze | Pullman Palm Cove Sea Temple Resort & Spa |
| 24 New Tourism Business | |
| 1st / Gold | No prize awarded |
| 2nd / Silver | iFLY Gold Coast |
| 3rd / Bronze | Ibis Styles Brisbane Elizabeth Street |
| 25 Excellence in Food Tourism | |
| 1st / Gold | Sarina Sugar Shed |
| 2nd / Silver | NO Prize Awarded |
| 3rd / Bronze | NO Prize Awarded |
| 26 Outstanding Contribution by a Volunteer or Volunteer Group | |
| 1st / Gold | Moreton Bay Region – Tourism and Events Volunteers |
| 2nd / Silver | Brisbane Greeters |
| 3rd / Bronze | Townsville Enterprise Welcome Program Volunteers |
| 27 Young Achievers Award | |
| 1st / Gold | Nikki Dudley |
| Judges Commendation | Nicole Were |
| Judges Commendation | Thomas Angel |
| 28 The Marie Watson-Blake Award for Outstanding Contribution by an Individual | |
| 1st / Gold | The Oatley Family |
