Ettalong Beach has been nominated as a finalist in the inaugural NSW Top Tourism Town Awards for 2021.
With voting closing last Friday, May 14, the public had the chance to take their pick of the 26 towns in the category.
The categories were split into two categories: towns with populations over 5,000 residents, and towns with populations under 5,000.
NSW Tourism Industry Council Executive Manager, Greg Binskin, said the Awards are a testament to the resilience of towns.
“The Top Tourism Town Awards celebrate the unwavering spirit of these communities and demonstrates the true value of tourism and the visitor economy to these towns,” Binskin said.
“These Awards are all about community collaboration, groups such as Local Chambers of Commerce, Tourism Associations, Councils and Visitor Information Centres have come together to showcase their town as a tourism destination worthy of celebrating.
“The process was highly competitive with inspiring editorial, images and video content accompanied by a compelling 3 – 4 day itinerary essential to be a Top Tourism Town finalist.”
The Awards were established in 2021 by the NSW Tourism Industry Council to provide communities, business chambers, visitor centres or local governments the opportunity to showcase what makes their town ‘special and unique’ to encourage tourism development, increase visitation and to drive the visitor economy.
NSW Tourism Industry Council President, Simon Spellicy, said it has been great to see so many towns embrace the Awards.
“The number and quality of entries has been remarkable, and they are an exciting example of what NSW has to offer,” Spellicy said.
“Enormous work is done by regional towns to attract visitors, all in support of their local businesses and economies, and this has been a wonderful opportunity to acknowledge and reward that work.”
Results of the competition are expected to be announced next Thursday, May 27 at the Local Government NSW Destination and Visitor Economy Conference.
Source:
Media release, May 7
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