Attendees
Cairns Colonial Club Resort - Paolo Gambino
The resort is nestled within 11 acres of lush tropical gardens boosting 345 rooms spread over 4 different categories. An extensive refurbishment took place in 2008.Overlooking one of the three lagoon pools is the Homestead Restaurant, offering modern Australian cuisine. For light snacks and cocktails, the Poolside Café is ideal.
www.cairnscolonialclub.com.au
Cairns Dive Centre - Rick Miles
Cairns Dive Centre offers daily snorkel and dive trips to the Outer Great Barrier Reef on either the MV Sunkist for our day trip or on our live aboard, the MV Kangaroo Explorer. Cairns Dive Centre also offers learn-to-dive courses from beginners through to instructor level in our SSI Platinum level training facility. Great value for money. The Only Way To See The Great Barrier Reef!!!
www.cairnsdive.com.au
Cruise Whitsundays - Mary Mougelas
Cruise Whitsundays is an innovative tour and transfer operator based in the Whitsundays offering a variety of tours including the Great Barrier Reef Adventure to iconic Knuckle Reef lagoon, Whitehaven Beach "Camira" Sailing Adventure and Resort Connections services to a variety of Whitsunday Island resorts.
www.cruisewhitsundays.com
Gilligans Backpackers Hotel & Resort - Tess Petho
Gilligan’s is a 600+Bed purpose built backpackers hotel resort located in the city centre of magnificent Cairns, Far North Queensland, the stepping off point to the Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest. Gilligan’s offers a blend of traditional backpacker accommodation (with loads of added comforts) plus four star hotel rooms.
www.gilligans.com.au
Hamilton Island - Riley Carter
Perfectly situated in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef, Hamilton Island offers an experience like no other: glorious weather, azure waters, brilliant beaches, spectacular coral reefs, extensive bushwalking trails, fine food and wines and a plethora of activities.
Getting there is easy with direct flights from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Cairns, or by boat from Shute Harbour (near Airlie Beach).
Hamilton Island features accommodation for everyone; 3 star island-style garden bungalows, extremely spacious 4 star hotel rooms, luxurious 5 star waterfront rooms and a wide range of 3-5 star holiday properties spread throughout the island.
Qualia is a unique Australian expression of world-class luxury. Opened in late 2007 and located on the secluded northern-most tip of Hamilton Island, qualia is a truly special place where everything has been meticulously considered to relax the mind yet completely spoil the senses. Feel time unravel in exquisitely appointed pavilions that sit in perfect harmony with the rare, natural beauty of the Island. Once inside, the two exclusive restaurants provide the ideal stage to whet the appetite with the fresh and innovative. And for a truly memorable experience step inside Spa qualia, which offers an extensive range of luxurious local and international treatments.
Jungle Surfing Canopy Tours - Leslie Miles
Jungle Surfing Canopy Tours offer a unique award-winning eco-adventure tour on ziplines and tree platforms through the pristine Daintree Rainforest at Cape Tribulation. A blend of exhilaration and education, spectacular views and great photo opportunities, and with no experience necessary, Jungle Surfing is the adventure activity for all ages.
www.junglesurfing.com.au
Livingston Tourism Marketing - Sheree Verdon
Livingston Tourism Marketing provides high quality sales and marketing representation for a select group of TNQ tourism operators. The products represented at QLD Exchange 2009 are:
- HABA Dive & Snorkel - experience the Great Barrier Reef without the crowds. A 2 site outer barrier reef day tour ex Port Douglas offering diving, snorkeling and glass bottom boat tours.
- Flames of the Forest - a magical evening of dining and aboriginal culture set in the rainforest.
- Shantara Resort & Spa - a boutique couples only resort in the heart of Port Douglas with onsite Day Spa.
- The Meridian Port Douglas - centrally located in Port Douglas a recently refurbished resort catering for guests over 16 yrs old.
- Mandalay Luxury Beachfront Apartments - 5 star 1 & 2 bedroom beachfront spacious apartments at Port Douglas’ Four Mile Beach.
- The Peninsula Boutique Resort - 34 1 bedroom suites at Port Douglas’ Four Mile Beach with onsite licensed café.
- Coconut Grove - Brand new 3 bedroom apartments in central Port Douglas featuring private plunge pools, spas and outdoor terraces
- Coral Sands - A beachfront property at Trinity Beach offering 1,2 & 3 bedroom apartments
- 201 Lake Street - a contemporary property central to Cairns city with studio and 1 & 2 bedroom apartments.
- Billy Tea Bush Safaris - offers day tours to the Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation & Bloomfield Track, with a new tour to Chillagoe, an outback town famous for limestone cave formations.
- Blazing Saddles - Offers horse riding and ATV riding on a 1200 acre property west of Kuranda.
Mirvac Hotels & Resorts - Mike Smith
In 2009, Mirvac Hotels and Resorts offers 11 properties in Queensland ranging from stunning beachside resorts in the Far North to ideally located hotels in Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. The hotels and resorts fill 3 categories in the 4 to 5 star range.
www.mirvachotels.com.au
Thala Beach Lodge - Michelle Behsman
5 star Thala Beach Lodge, located just south of Port Douglas, sits spectacularly atop a headland with breathtaking views of the Coral Sea. Deluxe timber bungalows are built high on stilts and nestle in the forest canopy providing an unobtrusive relationship with the natural world. Paths meander through rainforests onto private sandy beaches placing guests in an unsurpassed secluded, relaxing environment.
www.thala.com
Tourism Marketing Services - Cheryl Kelly
Tourism Marketing Services is a representation company with over 20 years experience in the Tropical North Queensland region. We will be representing the following products at Queensland Exchange in 2009:
- Ocean Spirit Cruises
Ocean Spirit Cruises has been operating in Cairns for the past 21 years. We conduct, on a daily basis, a range of day sailing experiences from the port of Cairns in Tropical North Queensland, Australia, to the Great Barrier Reef. Three vessels sail daily to the Great Barrier Reef and a fourth sails the still waters of the Trinity Inlet for our Dinner Cruise.
www.oceanspirit.com.au - Tropical Horizon Tours
Tropical Horizons Tours is a recognized leader in quality tours in the region of Tropical North Queensland. Our award-winning guides provide a friendly and fun environment to enhance our visitors experience in our wonderful region.
www.tropicalhorizonstours.com.au
Tourism Sunshine Coast - Vynka Carvill
Queensland's Sunshine Coast is 100 kilometers of pristine beaches bordered by beautiful blue water, one hour's drive north of the state capital, Brisbane, complemented by radiant sub-tropical rainforests and ancient volcanic mountain landscapes. The region extends from the seaside town of Caloundra, west to the Glass House Mountains and Blackall Range, north to Noosa and Rainbow Beach and gateway to UNESCO World Heritage listed Fraser Island.
www.tourismsunshinecoast.com.au
Tourism Tropical North Queensland - Jana Stankovich
Tourism Tropical North Queensland is the regional tourism organization for the Cairns & Great Barrier Reef region.
www.tropicalaustralia.com
Visitoz and Adventure Marketing - Dan Burnet
Visitoz was founded in 1992 by Joanna and Dan Burnet in Goomeri, Queensland. The programme focuses on the youth market targeting young visitors who have the right to work in Australia. Visitoz gives participants an introduction to Australian agricultural techniques coupled with guaranteed work in the Outback.
www.visitoz.org
Voyages Hotels & Resorts - Amy Heacock
Voyages is a unique Australian travel company offering unique holiday experiences in some of Australia's most remote and breathtaking locations. Choose from an array of award-winning resort accommodation and tours from the red heart of Central Australia, the soothing green depths of the Daintree Rainforest, the vibrant colors of the Great Barrier Reef, to the vast canyons and rugged alpine mountains of Tasmania.
www.voyages.com.au
