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Tourism Awards Consulting
Tourism Tribe's awards consulting team helped clients win Gold in 5 of 26 categories at the 2025 National Tourism Awards. The 5-hour consultation package gives you dedicated expert support to strengthen your submission — led by Liz Ward, an experienced awards judge and multiple gold winner.
- 5 x 1-hour sessions with an experienced awards judge and submission writer
- Foundational strategy session to plan your submission approach
- Draft review and feedback at each stage
- Visual evidence and image guidance
- Tailored to your business and award category
Price
$1,100.00
Inc. GST
- 5 x 1-hour sessions with an experienced awards judge and submission writer
- Foundational strategy session to plan your submission approach
- Draft review and feedback at each stage
- Visual evidence and image guidance
- Tailored to your business and award category
100% satisfaction guarantee
We will start with a foundational planning session to help you form the strategy for your submission.
We will then work with you to review your submission drafts and make recommendations to strengthen your responses based on our expertise and understanding of what judges are looking for.
Our 2025 National Tourism Awards results
At the 2025 National Tourism Awards, held in Fremantle, Western Australia in March 2025, our clients achieved outstanding results across 10 of the 26 national categories:
- 5 Gold wins
- 1 Silver win
- 1 Bronze win
- 3 Finalists
These results followed strong performances at State level across three states. Having clients feature in 10 of 26 national categories is a reflection of the depth of support our team provides.
- Liz Ward has been a judge for the tourism awards for over 14 years
- She has also entered the awards for her own business, achieving Gold three times in Queensland and Silver at the national level over a period of six years
What the 5-hour consultation package includes
This product is our 5-hour consultation package ($1,100 incl. GST). You will receive five dedicated one-hour sessions with our expert team, covering:
- A foundational strategy session to map out your submission approach and areas of focus for each question
- Review and feedback on your drafts at each stage
- Guidance on visual evidence — what to include and how to present it
- Critique and strengthening of responses before final submission
- Support tailored to your business and award category
Other ways we can help
Not sure where to start? Contact us and we will work out the right level of support for you.
First step
Discovery Meeting
A free conversation to understand your situation before you commit to anything. Included when you engage any of our services.
Complimentary
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Getting started
3-Hour Scoping Session
Ideal if you are not sure whether you are ready to enter. We work through your submission strategy and identify your areas of focus for each question.
$770 incl. GST
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5-Hour Consultation Package
Five dedicated sessions covering strategy, draft review, visual evidence guidance and critique. Tailored to your business and category.
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Full Submission Writing
Our team writes the entire submission for you, from strategy through to final copy. Ideal for operators who want expert hands on every word.
$8,000 – $10,000
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Need extra convincing? Read our article about Why entering the Tourism Awards is a win-win for tourism businesses.
Your experts
Delivered by
Liz Ward
Liz has contributed to the Tourism Awards for over 14 years as a judge, where she volunteers her time supporting the industry to continue to evolve and implement best practice service, operations and marketing. She is also an award-winning nominee, and mentor to nominees. Liz has mentored operators across the nation to assist them in putting their best foot forwards and articulating why they and their business are deserving of a tourism award. With extensive experience as a judge in multiple states, Liz thoroughly comprehends what is required to compete at this level. In addition to her contribution to the Tourism Awards, Liz has 25 years of experience specialising in marketing and technology for tourism, uniquely blending knowledge and expertise for the benefit of regions across Australia and the world. As an innovator and a creator of breakthrough strategies that have had lasting impacts Liz created Queensland’s first destination websites and started up the Australian Tourism Data Warehouse where she was the CEO for over ten years. Liz is also the co-founder of the award-winning online learning platform TourismTribe.com, helping thousands of tourism operators to navigate the quickly changing digital marketing environment.
Julia Retson
Julia is Tourism Tribe's Operations Manager and brings particular expertise in the visual side of award submissions. She compiles and curates evidence-based image suites that are carefully edited and presented as branded visuals — a part of the submission that many operators underestimate. Julia is also an expert reviewer. She reads drafts with a critical eye, identifying gaps and strengthening responses before they are finalised. Her background in graphic design, engineering and education means she approaches every submission with both attention to detail and a clear understanding of what makes a compelling, well-supported entry.
Claire McCollum
Claire is a Tourism Tribe coach with genuine grassroots experience in the tourism industry. She has worked as a tour guide in both Kakadu and the Kimberleys, and spent five years as Marketing and Business Manager for an accommodation business. That first-hand experience as an operator gives her a real understanding of what businesses face day to day. This background makes Claire a strong awards consultant. She helps operators articulate their achievements and strengths in a way that resonates with judges, drawing on six years of coaching and mentoring tourism businesses. She holds a Cert IV in Tourism and a Bachelor of Applied Science (Environmental Science).
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