Novotel Forest Resort Creswick has won the Best Tourism Development award at the prestigious 2008 Victorian Tourism Awards.
Sydney, NSW (PRWEB) November 22, 2008 -- Novotel Forest Resort Creswick has won the Best Tourism Development award at the prestigious 2008 Victorian Tourism Awards.
Philip Johnson, Novotel GM; Jim Walsh, owner and developer; and Tim Holding, VIC Minister for Tourism
The Best Tourism Development category recognises excellence in the planning of tourism infrastructure and/or services with a focus on entrepreneurial vision, harmonious integration with the environment, design and functionality, and the uniqueness of the service.
For Novotel Forest Resort Creswick owner/developer, Jim Walsh, winning the award is the icing on a cake that has taken more than six years to make and has involved his entire family.
"Creating the Forest Resort development has been an exhilarating and exhausting journey that has included many highlights such as negotiating the first Indigenous Land Use Agreement between traditional landowners and a golf course/resort developer and building an environmentally sustainable resort through the construction of Australia's first privately owned water-treatment plant," he said.
"We are all absolutely thrilled that Novotel Forest Resort Creswick has been recognised at the 2008 Victorian Tourism Awards, particularly in this category, as it reinforces our primary goal which was to create a tourism development that would attract people, investment and tourism dollars to the Creswick region," said Jim.
Hotel General Manager Philip Johnson agrees. "The Resort plays an important role linking all other local tourism products together maximising visitation to the region as well as providing a range of tourism experiences including golf, health and wellness and food and wine."
"Entering the Victorian Tourism Awards was an integral part of our plan to gain widespread exposure and recognition for both Novotel Forest Resort and Creswick and we are confident that winning the Best Tourism Development Award will bring long-term benefits for local businesses as well as the Resort," said Philip.
Judged by a panel of distinguished industry leaders, the Victorian Tourism Awards plays an integral role in encouraging and rewarding excellence, innovation and commitment in the industry. The awards also help to raise standards through a process of self-assessment, and used to benchmark future business practices.
Novotel Forest Resort Creswick is the ultimate Creswick hotel, situated on 150 acres in Victorian Spa Country. Featuring a health and wellness centre with spa, a gym, swimming pool, restaurant, cafe, bars, and a championship golf course designed by Robert Allenby, Novotel Forest Resort Creswick offers 144 rooms and suites, and its conference centre caters for up to 1000 people, making it ideal for meetings and events. Novotel Forest Resort Creswick is part of the worldwide Accor Hotel Group.
Novotel Forest Resort Creswick is offering a special Summer rate which begins at just $159 per night with free breakfast. This rate is valid for stays between 1 December 2008 and 31 January 2009 and can be booked on the Accor website.
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