INDUSTRY FEATURE: NATIONAL TOURISM AWARDS
Pictured: Mures Tasmania. Credit: Sam Shelley
Tasmanian hospitality and tourism continues to shine on the national stage, with a host of operators glittering in gold from another national awards Not content with landing a host of gongs at February’s AHA National Awards for Excellence, thecreamofTasmanianhospitalityestablishments has again come to the top on the national stage. Four Tasmanian businesses – Cataract on Paterson, the Ship Inn Stanley, Saffire Freycinet and MACq01 Hotel – scooped titles at the AHA awards and another eight landed gold medals at the Australian Tourism Awards a few weeks later. Of the eight winners, four are THA members in Gordon River Cruises (gold in Tour and Transport Operators),MuresTasmania(TourismRestaurants and Catering Services), Saffire (5 Star Luxury Accommodation) and Coal River Farm (Tourism Retail and Hire Services).
Coal River Farm and MACq01 also took home a silver medal in two other categories, while fellow THA member Peppers Silo Hotel was awarded bronze in the Business Event Venues category. Of the 25 gold medals on offer Tasmania won nearly a third, as well as one in five medals overall, further enhancing the state’s reputation as a hospitality and tourism beacon for both locals and visitors alike. For Mures and Gordon River Cruises, it was their first national gold medal. Mures has become a seafood institution on the Hobart waterfront, and the national recognition confirms it to the wider audience. “We’re so happy and just absolutely ecstatic, the whole family. We were up there [at the awards night in Queensland] as a family, Jude, myself and the three kids, they’re all involved in the business,” Mures owner Will says. “It was the most amazing, emotional moment when we actually got named as the winners of the gold medal.
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