Best Hostel | |
Winner | Bunk |
Finalists | Gilligan’s, Bunk, Greenhouse Backpackers Cairns, Base Airlie Beach, Nomads Cairns |
Best tour/activity | |
Winner | AJ Hackett Bungy Cairns |
Finalists | Whitsunday Sailing Adventures, True Blue Sailing, AJ Hacket Cairns, Passions of Paradise, Pro Dive Cairns |
Best Backpacker Night | |
Winner | Full Moon Down Under Base |
Finalists | The Woolshed, Birdee Num Nums, Full Moon down under (Base), Gilligan’s, The Down under bar and grill, Airlie Beach |
Best Hostel | |
Winner | The Pickled Frog, Hobart |
Finalists | Launceston Backpackers, Bicheno Backpackers, The Pickled Frog, Central City Backpackers, Cradle Mountain Lodge |
Best tour/activity | |
Winner | Jump Tours |
Finalists | Adventure Tours, 6-day Taste of Tasmania, Under Down Under, Jump Tours, Tours Tasmania ‘one day tour’, Cradle Mountain Canyon Tours |
Best Backpacker Night | |
Winner | The Pickled Frog |
Finalists | BBQ night – Strahan YHA, Pickled Frog, Backpacker Hub, Lloyds Hotel, Republic Bar & Cafe |
Best Hostel | |
Winner | Toddy’s Backpackers |
Finalists | Annie’s place, Youth Shack, Melaleuca On Mitchell, Toddy’s Backpackers, Banyan View Lodge |
Best tour/activity | |
Winner | The Rock Tour |
Finalists | Rock Tour, Adventure Tours, Crocosaurus Cove, Topdeck, Wayoutback Kakadu |
Best Backpacker Night | |
Winner | The Rock Bar |
Finalists | Bojangles Saloon & Dining Room, Annie’s Place, The Rock Bar, Melaleuca On Mitchell, Shenanigan |
Best Hostel | |
Winner | Old Swan Barracks |
Finalists | Billabong Backpackers Resort, Witches Hat, Emperors Crown, The Old Swan Barracks, Perth City YHA |
Best tour/activity | |
Winner | Western Xposure |
Finalists | Red Earth Safaris, Aussie Wanderer, Nullabor Traveller, Western Exposure, Easy Rider Tours |
Best Backpacker Night | |
Winner | Mustang |
Finalists | Mustang Bar, Hip-E Club, Kimberley Club Broome, Old Swan Barracks, Night Cruiser Party Bus |
Best Hostel | |
Winner | Habitat HQ |
Finalists | Greenhouse Backpackers, Space Hotel, Urban Central, Habitat HQ, Coffee Palace |
Best tour/activity | |
Winner | Groovy Grape, Great Ocean Road |
Finalists | Bunyip, Great Ocean Road, Autopia Tours, Great Ocean Road, The Official Neighbours Tour, Wildlife Tours, Great |
Best Backpacker Night | |
Winner | The Official Neighbours Night |
Finalists | The Official Neighbours Night, Habitat HQ open mic night, Turf Bar (Hit The Turf), Blue Moon Bar, Red Eye Bar |
Best Hostel | |
Winner | Wake Up! |
Finalists | Bounce, Art Factory Byron Bay, Sydney Harbour, YHA Woodduck (Boomerang), Wake Up! |
Best tour/activity | |
Winner | Mojosurf |
Finalists | Sky Dive the Beach , Oz Snow Adventures, Surf Camp Australia, OZIntro, Mojosurf |
Best Backpacker Night | |
Winner | Scary Canary |
Finalists | Spot X Mojo Surf, Oz Party Bus, Scary Canary, Side Bar, Scubar |
Best Hostel | |
Winner | Shakespeare Backpackers |
Finalists | Barossa Backpackers, Shakespeare Backpackers, Backpack OZ Adelaide, Nomads Traveller’s Inn Adelaide, Adelaide Central YHA |
Best tour/activity | |
Winner | Groovy Grape, Barossa Valley |
Finalists | Groovy Grape, Adventure Bay Charters, Sealink SA, Nullarbor Traveller, Shark Cage Diving – Calypso Star Charters |
Best Backpacker Night | |
Winner | Backpack OZ |
Finalists | Adelaide Pub Crawl , Adelaide Central YHA, Bar 108, P.J.O’briens Irish Pub, BackpackOZ |
Best Hostel | |
Winner | Nomads Queenstown |
Finalists | Base Queenstown, Jucy Hotel, Auckland, Nomads Wellington, Nomads Queenstown, Downtown Backpackers Wellington |
Best tour/activity | |
Winner | AJ Hackett Bungy, Queenstown |
Finalists | JUCY Cruize Milford Sound, Shotover Canyon Swing, Zorbing Rotorua, MojoSurf NZ, AJ Hacket Bungy |
Best Backpacker Night | |
Winner | Big Night Out, Queenstown |
Finalists | Base Queenstown, Globe Bar (Base Auckland), The World Bar, Queenstown, Big Night Out, Queenstown, Minus5 Ice Bar |
Best Car / Campervan Rental Australia | |
Winner | Spaceships |
Finalists | Hippie Camper, Jucy Rentals AUS, Spaceships, Travellers Auto Barn, Wicked Campers |
Best Car / Campervan Rental New Zealand | |
Winner | Jucy |
Finalists | Escape Rentals, Mighty Cars and Campers, Jucy Rentals NZ Hippie Camper, Spaceships |
Best Tour Operator Australia | |
Winner | Oz Experience |
Finalists | Mojosurf Australia, Oz Experience, Adventure Tours Australia, Topdeck, Wildlife Tours Australia |
Best transport company Australia | |
Winner | Greyhound Australia |
Finalists | Great Southern Rail, Greyhound Australia, Jet Star, Oz Experience, Premier Motor Service, Virgin Australia |
Best Tour / Transport Operator New Zealand | |
Winner | Kiwi Experience |
Finalists | Kiwi Experience, Stray, Magic Travellers Network, Jucy Cruise |
Best large travel agent | |
Winner | Peterpans Adventure Travel |
Finalists | Adventure Travel Bugs, Backpackers World Travel, Peterpans Travel Adventure, Tribal Travel, Mad Travel Shop |
Best small travel agent | |
Winner | Cairns Tribal Travel |
Finalists | Cairns Tribal Travel, Ultimate OZ, Duck Travel Shop Sydney, Mr Travel.com, Airliebeach.com |
Best Backpacker Website | |
Winner | Hostelworld |
Finalists | Hostelbookers, Hostelworld, Stayatbase.com, peterpans.com.au, TNTdownunder.com |
Best Recruitment Service | |
Winner | Travellers at Work |
Finalists | Travellers at Work, The Job Shop, Down under jobs (hotel discovery), TNT down under jobs, Australian Backpacker Jobs |
Best Indigenous Cultural Experience | |
Winner | Tamaki Maori Village, Rotorua |
Finalists | Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, Mitai Maori Village, Rotorua, Whakarewarewa Thermal Village Tours, Rotorua, Tamaki Maori Village, Daintree Dreaming |
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