Nominate for the 2025 North Coast Regional Tourism Awards

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Nominate your business for the 2025 North Coast Regional Tourism Awards NOW!

Recognising excellence in North Coast tourism, the 2025 North Coast Regional Tourism Awards are now accepting nominations until Friday 11 April.

The nomination process is simple, applicants just need to pay at this stage and then complete their applications by 9 May. 

To nominate your business, go to 2025 North Coast Tourism Symposium and North Coast Regional Tourism Awards

If you or your business are leading the way in innovation, visitor experience, or sustainability, this is your chance to be acknowledged. 

Benefits of entering

  • One entry, two awards programs
  • Access to comprehensive entrant support program
  • An opportunity to review business goals and record successes
  • Raise your profile by receiving public recognition of your achievements
  • Ensure business growth and development
  • Benchmark against industry competitors
  • Examine the productivity of marketing activities
  • The opportunity to represent New South Wales at the Australian Tourism Awards.

Award categories

The North Coast Regional Tourism Awards feature 18 categories.

  1. Tourist Attractions
  2. Festival and Events
  3. Ecotourism
  4. Cultural Tourism
  5. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Tourism Experiences
  6. Tourism Retail, Hire and Services
  7. Business Events Venues
  8. Tour and Transport Operators
  9. Adventure Tourism
  10. Tourism Restaurants and Catering Services
  11. Tourism Wineries, Distilleries and Breweries
  12. Caravan and Holiday Parks
  13. Hosted Accommodation
  14. Self-Contained Accommodation
  15. 4-4.5 Star Deluxe Accommodation
  16. 5 Star Luxury Accommodation
  17. New Tourism Business
  18. Accessible tourism

These categories align with: 

Byron Shire winners of the 2024 Tourism Awards

Excellence in Camping, Glamping and/or Caravanning

BRONZE: Reflections Byron Bay

Excellence in Cultural Tourism

GOLD: Explore Byron Bay

Excellence in Specialised Tourism

SILVER: Lets Go Surfing

Excellence in Wellness Tourism

GOLD: Lets Go Surfing

Festival/Event of the Year

GOLD: Byron Bay Bluesfest 2024

Tour and Transport Operator of the Year

SILVER: Lets Go Surfing