The 2009 Australian Gourmet Traveller's Travel Awards celebrates Australia's most outstanding attractions, destinations, accommodation and they are listed here. To make it easier for you to
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Here are the winners and runners-up;
Readers Choice Awards:
Best Eco-tourism experience:
Winner: Wilson Island in Queensland.
www.wilsonisland.com
Runners up: Freycinet Experience Walk and Maria Island Walk in Tasmania.
www.freycinet.com.au www.MariaIslandWalk.com.au
Best Family Experience:
Winner: Sea World Resort and Water Park, Gold Coast
www.seaworldresort.myfun.com.au
Runners-up: Sovereign Hill, (Melbourne) and Australia Zoo (Brisbane)
www.sovereignhill.com.au www.australiazoo.com.au
Best Small Luxury Hotel:
Winner: Emporium Hotel, Brisbane
www.emporiumhotel.com.au
Runners-up: Islington, Hobart and Lake House, Daylesford.
www.islingtonhotel.com www.lakehouse.com.au
Best Adventure Tourism:
Winner: Orion Expedition Cruises
www.orionexpeditions.com
Runners-up: Cradle Mountain Walk in Tasmania and Aurora Expeditions.
www.cradlemountainlodge.com.au www.auroraexpeditions.com.au
Best hosted accommodation ( B & B )
Winner: Hunter Valley Cooperage (Sydney)
www.huntervalleycooperage.com
Runners-up: Cotterville, Victoria and Ooraminna Station Homestead.
www.cotterville.com www.ooraminnahomestead.com.au
Best indigenous tourism experience:
Winner: Anangu Waai, Northern Territory
www.ananguwaai.com.au
Runners-up: Kooljaman at Cape Leveque, Western Australia and Guurbi Tours in Queensland.
www.kooljaman.com.au www.guurrbitours.com
Best Lodge:
Winner: Cradle Mountain Lodge, Tasmania
www.cradlemountainlodge.com.au
Runners-up: Silky Oaks Lodge (Cairns) and Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Isl.
www.silkyoakslodge.com.au www.southernoceanlodge.com.au
Best Resort Accommodation:
Winner: Qualia, Hamilton Island
www: see above
Runners-up: Emma Gorge Resort and El Questro in Western Australia.
www.elquestro.com.au (for both of them)
Best Health/Spa Retreat
Winner: Salus Spa, Lake House, Daylesford \
www.lakehouse.com.au
Runners-up: Qualia on Hamilton Island and Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa, VIC.
www: see above www.hepburnbathhouse.com
Best Large Luxury Hotel:
Winner: Palazzo Versace, Gold Coast
www.palazzoversace.com
Runners-up: The Langham, Melbourne and Park Hyatt, Sydney.
www.melbourne.langhamhotels.com.au www.sydney.park.hyatt.com
Best new Hotel/Resort/Lodge
Winner: Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island.
www: see above
Runners-up: A tie for second place between Qualia on Hamilton Island and Emporium Hotel in Brisbane.
www: see above www.: see above
Best Eco Tourism:
Winner: Wild Bush Luxury
www.wildbushluxury.com
Runners-up: Maria Island Walk in Tasmania and Montague Island in NSW.
www.: see above www.montagueisland.com.au
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