Brolga Awards
2024 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the awards, the 2024 Qantas Australian Tourism Award winners were announced on 21 March 2025 at Adelaide Convention Centre in Adelaide and the Northern Territory was recognised with the following:
Gold
Major Festivals and Events: Darwin Festival
Darwin Festival is Australia’s hottest winter arts festival. It combines the quintessential spirit and energy of Darwin with outdoor festivities and a vibrant program of events for an unforgettably good time. The annual 18-day international arts festival is the centrepiece of the Top End’s dry season and what makes August the best time of year in Darwin. In 2023 record crowds of over 160,000 attended, generating an economic impact of $20.7 million and over 39,000 visitor nights.
Tourist Attractions: Katherine Outback Experience
Owned by Australian singer-songwriter Tom Curtain, Katherine Outback Experience offers an award-winning, authentic glimpse into life in the Australian outback. The experience showcases real horse training, working dog demonstrations, and captivating stories that bring the rugged beauty of the outback to life. They provide visitors with a unique, immersive adventure that celebrates the rich heritage and enduring spirit of Australia’s rural heartland. This attraction continues to set the standard for cultural and educational tourism in the Northern Territory.
Silver
Business Event Venues: Darwin Convention Centre
Darwin Convention Centre is a world-class business events venue and the centrepiece of the Darwin Waterfront Precinct. With some 23,000 square metres of space, the centre hosts hundreds of business events every year and offers delegates space to think, opportunities to learn and time to network. Since opening in 2008, they have built a reputation for delivering outstanding events, first-class food and excellent customer service.
3 - 3.5 Star Accommodation: Safari Lodge Motel
Safari Lodge Motel is a vibrant 3.5-star establishment in the heart of Tennant Creek. It offers eighteen newly renovated rooms designed to provide comfort and convenience along with outstanding customer service to Barkly Region travellers. Proudly 100% Aboriginal-owned, the motel is committed to delivering a culturally enriching and sustainable experience for all guests.
Cultural Tourism: SEIT Tours
SEIT Tours provides interactive small group tours, travelling at a personalised pace, allowing time to discover a sense of spirit. SEIT offers visitors the opportunity to discover the method and the art of doing, as their tours are tactile and they tell stories, connecting places through culture, history and nature.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Tourism Experiences: Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia - Wintjiri Wiṟu
Wintjiri Wiru is a world-first, world-class cultural storytelling experience using more than 1,100 choreographed drones, lasers and projections that illuminate Uluru’s night sky. Wintjiri Wiru brings to life a chapter of the ancestral Mala story from Kaltukatjara (Docker River) to Uluru, and every element of the show has been guided by traditional owners, the Anangu, to ensure the ancient Mala story is told in the right way.
Bronze
New Tourism Business: NT Driver Guide - Escorted Touring
NT Driver Guide - Escorted Touring offers a one-stop-shop option for personalised tours and small group explorations throughout the Top End of the Northern Territory. Founded by Deb Frosch in 2023, guests benefit from Deb’s 11 years of guiding experience. Specialising in the region’s stunning national parks, rich Aboriginal culture, and hidden gems, each tour is crafted to reflect guests' specific interests, whether day trip or multi-day adventure.
Tourism Retail, Hire and Services: Uluru Audio Guide
Uluru Audio Guide allows visitors of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, to learn about this iconic Australian landmark at their own pace. The downloadable app uses GPS to share interpretative commentaries about the region. Content is available in 7 languages, allowing guests who may not speak English or would not have joined a guided tour to connect with World Heritage-listed Uluru. Uluru Audio Guide also has handheld devices available for hire.
Visit the Australian Tourism Awards website to view all the winners.