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The South Australian Tourism Awards celebrate and acknowledge tourism businesses that have demonstrated outstanding achievements and success throughout the year.
The Awards encourage businesses to meet and exceed industry standards and play an integral role in acknowledging business excellence together with outstanding innovation, industry professionalism and collaboration.
In 2025, your entry will include a 4,000 to 7,500-word submission, consumer rating score, digital review and a validation review, all of which are evaluated by a panel of expert judges. The TiCSA team is here to support you through the entire process to help you create the very best submission you can.
The South Australian Tourism Awards program is supported by the State Government through the South Australian Tourism Commission.
Nominations are now open via the QTF portal. So, what are you waiting for?! Put your business in the spotlight in 2025.

ABOUT THE AWARDS

CATEGORIES & CRITERIA

2024 WINNERS
Overview of the process
Exciting changes in 2025
- Written submission (minimum 4,000 words | maximum 7,500 words) – that’s a 25% reduction in words!
- Digital review – taking into account your digital and online presence against set criteria.
- Consumer rating – a look at your guest satisfaction and reviews, explored via ReviewPro.
- Validation review – a chance for our judges to verify your business and visitor experience.
Please pay close attention to the category descriptions and criteria, to not miss out on important changes that will impact your submission.
Key Dates
Nominations Open: Thursday 1 May
Nominations Close (Categories 1-26): Monday 16 June
Submissions Due (Categories 1-26): Tuesday 12 August
Nominations & Submissions Due (Categories 27 & 28): Monday 22 September
Finalists announced: Late September
Gala Dinner: Early November
Australian Tourism Awards: March 2026 in Fremantle, Western Australia
Nomination Fees
TiCSA Member | Non-Member | ||
24 employees or under | $190 | 24 employees or under | $380 |
25 employees or over | $240 | 25 employees or over | $480 |
Interested in entering in 2025?
Get a head start on your preparation by following the tips outlined in the hand document below.
2025 SA Tourism Awards Info Session
Whether it’s your first time entering or if you’re really striving for that Gold this year, this video recording of our online information session will give you all the hints and tricks to prepare for this awards program.

The SA Tourism Awards are sponsored by Tourism Australia.