The finalists of the highly contested 2012 NSW Tourism Awards were announced today by organisers, Tourism Industry Council of NSW.

All finalists are invited to attend the NSW Tourism Awards dinner and ceremony to be held on Thursday 22 November 2012 at Le Montage, Lilyfield.

Please see below for a list of finalists:

2012 Tamworth Country Music Festival	Tamworth	Country NSW
2012 Urban Hotel Group Ironman Australia	Port Macquarie	North Coast
52+ Things to Do	Port Macquarie	North Coast
Adventure Underground – Jenolan Caves		Blue Mountains
Ambermere Rose Inn	Little Hartley	Blue Mountains
Apartment Inn Byron	Byron Bay	North Coast
Bangalow Guesthouse	Byron Bay	North Coast
Beachcomber Holiday Park	Eurobodalla	South Coast
Belinda Stapleton		Hunter
Bells at Killcare Boutique Hotel, Restaurant & Spa	Killcare Heights	Central Coast
Ben Lancken		Blue Mountains
Bent on Food	Wingham	North Coast
Bentonu Incorporating Bent on Food/Bent on Life	Wingham	North Coast
Best Western Fairway Motor Inn	Merimbula	South Coast
Big 4 Deniliquin Holiday Park	Deniliquin	Country NSW
Big 4 Forbes Holiday Park	Forbes	Country NSW
Big 4 North Star Holiday Resort and Caravan Park	Hastings Point	North Coast
Bimbadgen	Pokolbin	Hunter
Blackheath Glen Tourist Park	Blackheath	Blue Mountains
Blessing of the Fleet, Ulladulla	Ulladulla	South Coast
Blue Mountains Discovery Walks, Talks and Tours		Blue Mountains
Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School	Leura	Blue Mountains
Blue Mountains National Park		Blue Mountains
Blue Mountains Visitor Information Centres		Blue Mountains
Blue Mountains Walking Tracks		Blue Mountains
Bodalla Dairy Cheese Factory	Bodalla	South Coast
Boutique Tours Australia		Sydney
Brand Hunter Valley	Hunter Valley	Hunter
Brewarrina Visitor Information Centre & Cultural Centre	Brewarrina	Outback NSW
Business Events Sydney		Sydney
Byron Beach Cafe	Byron Bay	North Coast
Calabash Bay Lodge	Berowra Waters	Sydney
Cape Byron State Conservation Area	Byron Bay	North Coast
Carols in the Caves – Jenolan Caves		Blue Mountains
Clarence River Tourism	Grafton	North Coast
Cronulla and National Park Ferry Cruises	Sutherland	Sydney
DAG Sheep Station	Tamworth	Country NSW
Deni Ute Muster	Deniliquin	Country NSW
Deniliquin Visitor Information & Visitor Services	Deniliquin	Country NSW
Destination Wollongong: Adapting to the Changing Visitor	Wollongong	South Coast
Diamond Waters Treehouse Retreat	Dunbogan	North Coast
Dolphin Marine Magic	Coffs Harbour	North Coast
Dolphin Watch Cruises	Jervis Bay	South Coast
Drew Grove		North Coast
Eldee Station	Silverton	Outback NSW
Fairmont Resort MGallery	Leura	Blue Mountains
Featherdale Wildlife Park	Blacktown	Sydney
Festival of the Sun	Port Macquarie	North Coast
Flint in the Vines	Murrumbateman	Country NSW
Forest Sky Pier Sealy Lookout	Coffs Harbour	North Coast
Four Points by Sheraton		Sydney
Glasshouse Port Macquarie	Port Macquarie	North Coast
Glenworth Valley Outdoor Adventures	Glenworth Valley	North Coast
Gol Gol Hotel	Gol Gol	Outback NSW
Greater Port Macquarie Visitor Information Centre	Port Macquarie	North Coast
Green Gully Track	Walcha	Country NSW
Harry Potter; The Exhibition (Powerhouse Museum)		Sydney
Heart of the Hawkesbury – Sand Sculpting Event	Hawkesbury	Sydney
Honeycomb Valley Farm	Nabiac	North Coast
Ibis Sydney on Darling Harbour		Sydney
Jamberoo Pub	Jamberoo	South Coast
Jenolan Caves – Ancient Underworld		Blue Mountains
Jenolan Caves – Written in Stone		Blue Mountains
Junee Tourism	Junee	Country NSW
Kiama Information & Visitor Centre	Kiama	South Coast
Let’s Go Surfing	Bondi Beach	Sydney
Life’s An Adventure		Blue Mountains
Lithgow City Council	Lithgow	Blue Mountains
Lowe Wines	Mudgee	Country NSW
Macquarie Waters Boutique Apartment Hotel	Port Macquarie	North Coast
Madame Tussauds Sydney		Sydney
Margan Restaurant	Hunter Valley	Hunter
Mercure Kooindah Waters Central Coast		Central Coast
Mercure Sydney		Sydney
Mogo Zoo	Mogo Town	South Coast
Mollymook Beach Waterfront	Mollymook	South Coast
Moonshadow Cruises	Port Stephens	North Coast
Moree Visitor Information Centre	Moree	Country NSW
Mountain Whispers	Leura	Blue Mountains
Mowbray Park Farm Holidays	Macathur	Sydney
Mudgee Brewing Co (Micro Brewery & Restaurant)	Mudgee	Country NSW
Mutawintji Eco Tours / Tri State Safaris	Broken Hill	Outback NSW
Nambucca River Tourist Park	Nambucca	North Coast
Narrabri Shire Council Visitor Information Centre	Narrabri	Country NSW
Newcastle Airport	Newcastle	Hunter
Newcastle Ghost Tours – East End Ghost Tour	Newcastle	Hunter
Newcastle Museum	Newcastle	Hunter
Northern Highland Travel	Thornton	Hunter
Novotel Wollongong Northbeach	Wollongong	South Coast
NRMA Merimbula Beach Holiday Park	Merimbula	South Coast
NSW Caravan, Camping, RV and Holiday Supershow	Rosehill	Sydney
Park Hyatt Sydney		Sydney
Penrith City Council	Penrith	Sydney
Penrith Visitor Information Centre	Penrith	Sydney
Port Macquarie Hastings Council	Port Macquarie	North Coast
Riverina Visiting Friends & Relatives Publicity Program	Riverina	Country NSW
Rydges Port Macquarie	Port Macquarie	North Coast
Sapphire Waters Motor Inn	Merimbula	South Coast
Scone Motor Inn	Scone	Hunter
Scone Motor Inn & Conference Centre	Scone	Hunter
Segenhoe Inn Luxury Boutique Hotel	Aberdeen	Hunter
Sheraton on the Park		Sydney
Shoal Bay Country Club Hotel	Port Stephens	North Coast
Shoal Bay Resort & Spa	Port Stephens	North Coast
Silos Estate	Berry	South Coast
Silvermere Guesthouse	Wentworth Falls	Blue Mountains
Singleton Visitor Information Centre and Enterprise Centre	Singleton	Hunter
Skydive the Beach Sydney	North Wollongong	South Coast
Soldiers Point Holiday Park	Port Stephens	North Coast
Somersby Gardens	Somersby	Central Coast
Somewhere Unique	Wollombi	Hunter
Soul Quest Travel Tours	South Pambula	South Coast
South West Rocks Dive Centre	South West Rocks	North Coast
Spa Sublime	Katoomba	Blue Mountains
State Forests of the Watagan Mountains	Maitland	Hunter
Stays in the Vines		Hunter
Stockton Beach Holiday Park	Stockton	Hunter
Strickland State Forest	Maitland	North Coast
Surfest 2012	Hunter	Hunter
Sutherland Shire Council	Sutherland	Sydney
Sydney Coast Walks	Sutherland	Sydney
Sydney Harbour YHA		Sydney
Sydney Royal Easter Show	Olympic Park	Sydney
Sydney Tower Eye		Sydney
TAFE NCI Tourism Events & Hospitality Section	Ballina	North Coast
Taronga Western Plains Zoo	Dubbo	Country NSW
Tathra Beach & Bike	Tathra	South Coast
The 23rd Annual Bluesfest Byron Bay	Byron Bay	North Coast
The Carrington Hotel	Katoomba	Blue Mountains
The Corner Restaurant Cafe	Port Macquarie	North Coast
The Legendary Pacific Coast		North Coast
The Lodge Outback Motel	Broken Hill	Outback NSW
The Magic of Jenolan – Jenolan Caves		Blue Mountains
The Mountain Heritage Hotel and Spa Retreat	Katoomba	Blue Mountains
The Observatory Port Macquarie	Port Macquarie	North Coast
The Sebel Resort & Spa Hawkesbury Valley	Hawkesbury	Sydney
The Vineyard Kitchen	Ulladulla	South Coast
The Vintry	Pokolbin	Hunter
Travel 21fiftythree, WSI TAFE NSW	Hills District	Sydney
Tree Top Adventure Park	Ourimbah	Central Coast
Trelawney Farm Guesthouse	Mudgee	Country NSW
Tri State Safaris	Broken Hill	Outback NSW
Visit Blue Mountains.com.au – Win a Bufori		Blue Mountains
Waradah Aboriginal Centre	Katoomba	Blue Mountains
Wyndham Estate Winery	Pokolbin	Hunter

 

Tickets for the Awards dinner and ceremony are now on sale. To purchase tickets please click here.

TICNSW would like to wish all of the finalists the very best of luck in competing in their respective categories.