	{"id":107553,"date":"2024-11-28T04:00:20","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T17:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=107553"},"modified":"2024-11-27T15:30:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T04:30:33","slug":"tourism-greater-geelong-and-the-bellarine-lauded-at-state-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/tourism-greater-geelong-and-the-bellarine-lauded-at-state-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourism Greater Geelong and The Bellarine lauded at state awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TOURISM Greater Geelong and The Bellarine (TGGB) has been recognised for its excellence with a gold award at the 2024 Victorian Tourism Awards.<\/p>\n<p>The organisation won in the Tourism Marketing and Campaigns category for its successful &#8220;Everyone&#8217;s An Influencer&#8221; campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The Victorian Tourism Awards annually showcase the state&#8217;s leaders in tourism excellence, innovation, professionalism and collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>Winners were announced on Thursday last week at a black-tie gala dinner in Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p>TGGB&#8217;s &#8220;Everyone&#8217;s An Influencer&#8221; campaign flipped the script on traditional destination marketing to target locals instead of visitors.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign encouraged local people to use their influence to bring their loved ones to Geelong and the Bellarine.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring clever creative and visual assets, the campaign highlighted the broad range of experiences available to every character \u2013 foodies, adventurists, shopaholics, culture vultures and sporty types.<\/p>\n<p>It also capitalised on the region&#8217;s strong visiting friends and relatives market, which makes up 43 per cent of all visitors to the region.<\/p>\n<p>TGGB executive director Tracy Carter said her organisation was incredibly proud to have won the award.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The win reflects the creativity of our small but mighty marketing team, and we&#8217;re overjoyed to see our efforts recognised at a state level.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The wider Greater Geelong and Bellarine area also had great success on the evening.<\/p>\n<p>The Q Train received top honours in Tourism Restaurant and Catering Services, Hop It won Tour and Transport Operators, and Port Phillip Ferries were awarded gold for Major Tour and Transport Operators.<\/p>\n<p>Silver and bronze awards were presented to Higher Mark, Liberty Balloons, Adventure Park, Geelong Arts Centre and Accessible Accommodation in Barwon Heads<\/p>\n<p>Ms Carter said she was elated to see so many local operators recognised for their contributions to the state&#8217;s visitor economy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve seen first-hand the incredible hard work, passion, and resilience they&#8217;ve shown through what has been a challenging period for many in the sector.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Still, they&#8217;ve continued to deliver outstanding visitor experiences, and it&#8217;s so satisfying to see their efforts rewarded.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>City of Greater Geelong chief executive officer Ali Wastie said it was thrilling for efforts in the tourism space to promote this region to be recognised.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This win reflects the city&#8217;s commitment to strengthening the visitor economy and we couldn&#8217;t be prouder of this achievement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A big thank you to our tourism team for their targeted work in driving visitation, which has led to our visitor economy growing to $1.9 billion, exceeding our pre-pandemic record.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Category winners are automatically entered into the 2025 Australian Tourism Awards in March.<\/p>\n<p>For the full list of state winners, head to<a href=\"http:\/\/vtic.com.au\/victoriantourismawards\"> vtic.com.au\/victoriantourismawards<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TOURISM Greater Geelong and The Bellarine (TGGB) has been recognised for its excellence with a gold award at the 2024 Victorian Tourism Awards. 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