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WINNER - ECOTOURISM Category - 2008 WA Tourism Awards
GOLD, SILVER & BROZE MEDAL WINNING PERFORMANCE!
The Gumala Aboriginal Corporation and the management and staff of Karijini Eco Retreat are thrilled to announce their GOLD medal win in the Ecotourism category, a SILVER medal in the Indigenous Tourism and a BRONZE medal in the Unique Accommodation category in the 2008 WA Tourism Awards. Karijini Eco Retreat also won GOLD in the 2007 WA Tourism Awards in the New Tourism Development category.
The Retreat is now an automatic finalist in the 2008 Australian Tourism Awards in the Ecotourism category, with the national results being announced in February 2009 following a Gala Dinner being held in
Melbourne, Victoria .
Tourism industry representatives and guests from around the state gathered on 29 November 2008 at Burswood Entertainment Complex Grand Ballroom for the prestigious 2008 Western Australian Tourism Awards- the State’s highest honours in tourism excellence. The Gala Dinner attended by over 850 guests and hosted by WA’s own Ernie Dingo and Monica Kos saw the coming together of the top tourism business throughout
Western Australia .
Tourism Council WA have held the Western Australian Tourism awards competition since 1972 and have played a major role in assisting the industry to strive for excellence over these years, working with the industry to improve standards and ensure superior delivery of product so visitors have a positive experience, thus encouraging repeat visits.
For further information and to view the results of each category, visit http://www.watourismawards.com.au/
AAA TOURISM
Karijini Eco Retreat is proud to announce that in April 2008 we became Green Star Accredited by AAA Tourism. For Karijini Eco Retreat to be awarded the Green Star Accreditation we must achieve adequate points against a set of practical environmental criteria. These include Energy effiency, Waste minimization and Water management.
Over 60% of Australian's are environmentally conscious and have made behavioral changes in support of the environment. This star shows you that we care about the environment to and wont to do our part to help make this earth a cleaner and more healthier planet to live on.
GOLD MEDAL WINNING PERFORMANCE!
The management, staff and partners of Karijini Eco Retreat were thrilled to have been announced as gold medalists in the New Business Development category of the 2007 WA Tourism awards. The prestigious gold medals are awarded to entrants in various award categories whose submission ranks between 90 – 100%.
Tourism Council WA have held the Western Australian Tourism awards competition since 1972 and have played a major role in assisting the industry to strive for excellence over these years, working with the industry to improve standards and ensure superior delivery of product so visitors have a positive experience, thus encouraging repeat visits.
The National Tourism Accreditation Program, operated by Tourism Council WA in this state, is a perfect example of how the Council assists tourism operators to achieve these outcomes.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF KARIJINI ECO RETREAT’S ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES!
Karijini Eco Retreat was thrilled to have recently been granted Advanced Eco Tourism Status as a result of a large number of environmentally sound initiatives implemented at the Retreat.
The Eco Certification Program is Ecotourism Australia's flagship program. Ecotourism and nature tourism accreditation provide industry, protected area managers, local communities and travellers with an assurance that an accredited product is backed by a commitment to best practice ecological sustainability, natural area management and the provision of quality ecotourism experiences.
Developed in Australia, the Eco Certification Program is now being exported to the rest of the world as the International Ecotourism Standard.
KARIJINI ECO RETREAT EARNS FULL ACCREDITATION!
In July 2007 the new Karijini Eco Retreat was thrilled to be announced as a fully Accredited Tourism Business - proudly joining over 460 other Accredited Tourism Businesses in Western Australia.
The Western Australian Tourism Accreditation Program is operated by Tourism Council Western Australia. This program is designed to establish and continually improve industry standards for conducting a tourism business.
Accreditation involves documenting a system of management in order to ensure that businesses are able to continuously supply the goods and services advertised. It moves the emphasis to a pattern of checking processes which, when regularly carried out will prevent mistakes from occurring and help overcome problems prior to them affecting the customer.
Accreditation provides consumers with an assurance that businesses are committed to professionalism both in operations and delivery of service - values that everyone at the Karijini Eco Retreat are proud to uphold!
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