2014 Adventure Travel Awards

The 2014 Adventure Travel Awards were held on Friday the 7th of November at the Rydges Sydney, with 34 awards on offer their were 250 guests in attendance and Australia’s favourite cricketer Kerry O’Keefe to MC the night. To give you some more insight into the awards in just two months over 33,000 votes were cast from 11,000 tourists and working holiday makers voting for over 350 Businesses across Australia and New Zealand.
 

Australian National Awards – Sponsored by Website Travel

 

 

Best Recruitment Service

 
Finalists: Workerswanted.com.au, Job Shop Perth & Job Search Australia
 
Winner: Fruit Picking Jobs
 
 

Best Transport

 
Finalists: Integrity Coachline’s, Premier Motor Service, Tigerair
 
Winner: Greyhound Australia
 
 

Best National Tour Company

 
Finalists: Topdeck, G Adventures & Wayoutback Australian Safari’s
 
Winner: Adventure Tours Australia
 
 

Best Camper Rental

 
Finalists: Hippie Camper, Jucy Rentals & Mighty Campers
 
Winner: Spaceships
 
 

Best Night Out

 
Finalists: Scubar Downunder, Sydney, Gilligans, Cairns & Nomads KB’s Bar Noosa
 
Winner: Scary Canary, Sydney
 
 

Best Online Travel Agent

 
Finalists: Bookme.com.au, Tours To Go & Hostelworld
 
Winner: One Stop Adventures
 
 

Best Independent Travel Agent

 
Finalists: Woodduck, Adventure Cairns and Beyond & Travel Bugs – Urban Central
 
Winner: Gilligan’s Travels
 
 

Best Large Travel Agent

 
Finalists: Adventure Travel Bugs, Backpackers World Travel & STA Travel
 
Winner: Peterpans Adventure Travel
 
 

Best Destination

 
Finalists: Cairns, QLD, Noosa, QLD & Gold Coast, QLD
 
Winner: Melbourne, Victoria
 
 

Best Accommodation Australia

 
Winner: United Backpackers
 
 

Best Tour Activity Australia

 
Winner: Skydive Australia – Cairns
 
 
 

New Zealand Awards – Sponsored by Taxback.com

 

 

Best Accommodation NZ

 
Finalists: Base Auckland, Base Queenstown & Downtown Backpackers, Wellington
 
Winner: Nomads Queenstown
 
 

Best Tour/Transport NZ

 
Finalists: Stray, Intercity & Naked Bus
 
Winner: Kiwi Experience
 
 

Best Camper Rental NZ

 
Finalists: Mighty Campers, Jucy Rentals & Wicked Campers
 
Winner: Spaceships
 
 

Best Activity NZ

 
Finalists: AJ Hacket – Nevis, Zorb Rotorua & NZONE
 
Winner: Canyon Swing, Queenstown
 
 

Best Night Out

 
Finalists: Nomads Blend Bar, Wellington, Big Night Out Queenstown & Minus-5 Ice bar Queenstown
 
Winner: Globe Bar Auckland
 
 

Victorian Awards – Sponsored by Relocations 2 Go

 

 
 

Best Accommodation Victoria

 
Finalists – Urban Central, Greenhouse Backpackers & Base St Kilda
 
Winner – United Backpackers
 
 

Best Tour/Activity Victoria

 
Finalists: Autopia Tours, Bunyip Tours, Groovy Grape
 
Winner: Wildlife Tours
 
 

New South Wales Awards – sponsored by Global Gossip

 

Best Accommodation New South Wales

 
Finalists: Base Sydney, Arts Factory Byron Bay, Nomads Westend
 
 
Winner: Bounce Sydney
 
 

Best Tour/Activity New South Wales

 
Finalists: Aussie Adventures, Surf Camp, Lets Go Surfing
 
Winner: Skydive Australia – Byron Bay
 
 

Queensland Awards – Sponsored by Relocations 2 Go

 

 

Best Accommodation Queensland

 
Finalists: Brisbane Backpackers Resort, Gilligans Cairns & Nomads Noosa
 
Winner: Bunk Backpackers, Brisbane
 
 

Best Tour/Activity Queensland

 
Finalists: AJ Hackett Cairns, Drop Bear Adventures & Deep Sea Divers Den
 
Winner: Skydive Australia – Cairns
 

South Australian Awards – sponsored by Wwoof

 
 

Best Accommodation South Australia

 
Port Lincoln Hotel, Backpack Oz Adelaide & Shakespeare Backpackers, Adelaide
 
Winner: Port Lincoln YHA
 
 

Best Tour/Activity South Australia

 
Finalists: Nullabor Traveller, Adventure Bay Charters & Kangaroo Island Adventure Tours
 
Winner: Calypso Star Charters
 
 

Northern Territory Awards – Sponsored by THE WORD

 
 

Best Accommodation Northern Territory

 
Finalists: Melaleuca on Mitchell, Darwin, Youth Shack, Darwin & Chilli’s, Darwin
 
Winner: Toddy’s Backpackers, Alice Springs
 
 

Best Tour/Activity Northern Territory

 
Finalists: Mulga’s Adventures, Adventure Tours Kings Canyon & Jump Tours
 
Winner: The Rock Tour
 
 

Western Australian Awards – Sponsored by WWOOF

 

 

Best Accommodation Western Australian

 
Finalists: Perth City YHA, Billabong Backpackers & The Old Swan Barracks
 
Winner: Witch’s Hat, Perth
 
 

Best Tour/Activity Western Australian

 
Finalists: Australian Adventure Travel, Nullarbor Traveller & Kimberly Adventure Tours
 
Winner: Adventure Tours Australia – Perth to Broome
 
 

Tasmanian Awards – sponsored by Byte Custom Media

 
 

Best Accommodation Tasmania

 
Finalists: YHA Hobart, Launceston Backpackers & Bicheno Backpackers
 
Winner: Pickled Frog, Hobart
 
 

Best Tour/Activity Tasmania

 
Finalists: Under Downunder, Wayoutback Australian Safaris & Adventure Tours Australia
 
Winner – Jump Tours
 
 
 

Industry Awards – sponsored by WWOOF

 

 

Best Innovation Award

 
Winner: Wherewolf
 
 

Best Newcomer Award

 
Winner: Alex Harper – Nomads Westend
 
 

The Website Travel Excellence Award

 
Winner: Tony Brown – True Blue Sailing
 
 
 
Thanks to the guys at Byte Custom Media for hosting a great event and making all the winners and finalist available for us to share onsite.