BIG4 Adventure Whitsunday Resort Wins Double Gold At Tourism Awards

Leading the way in accessible tourism, the BIG4 Adventure Whitsunday Resort team shone brightly alongside some of the state’s premier tourism operators at the Queensland Tourism Awards in Cairns last Friday.

Winning two gold awards, BIG4 Adventure Whitsunday Resort was acknowledged with top honours in the ‘Caravan and Holiday Parks’ category for the sixth time at a state level, as well as the inaugural ‘Excellence in Accessible Tourism’ category.

“This recognition reflects our position, not only as one of Queensland’s most loved family holiday resorts, but also as one of the state’s leading accessible resorts for guests of all abilities,” said BIG4 Adventure Whitsunday Resort owner, Greg McKinnon.

“We’ve been told that there was a record number of tourism award entries this year and an increase of 25 percent on last year, so how fantastic is it to see operators in Queensland kicking so many goals.

“It’s such an exciting time in terms of where the Whitsundays is placed as one of the state’s most desirable holiday destinations,” said Greg.

On the back of the double gold win, Greg and the BIG4 Adventure Whitsunday Resort team will now join the other Queensland gold winners who are automatically entered into the Australian Tourism Awards to be held in Darwin in March next year.

Owned and operated by the McKinnon family, this year saw the popular Whitsunday resort have its 30th birthday. After three decades of transformation, BIG4 Adventure Whitsunday Resort is still ever growing.

This past year they have added another seven new cabins, developed a range of accessible accommodation and facilities, and finished construction of its seventy-one-bed “Bunk House” dormitory accommodation, catering to the Edutourism and groups market, in particular school groups.

Aiming to minimise obstacles guests may otherwise face, areas of focus this year have included new developments for the vision impaired and those with mobility issues, while also complementing its well-utilised Sensory Room, which caters for children on the autism spectrum and their families by offering a special holiday retreat.

“Winning this award reflects the offerings of our quality tourism product, our ongoing development and our exceptional standards of customer service,” added Greg.

“We are very aware of always exceeding our guest’s expectations so it is really wonderful for our family and our incredible team to receive these awards.

“We couldn’t ever achieve this without the support of our guests, many who return time and time again, so we thank them sincerely.”

BIG4 Adventure Whitsunday Resort offers a relaxed, family friendly environment with an extensive range of quality facilities and services, gorgeous cabins and happy, helpful staff.

Set amongst 10 hectares of beautifully landscaped tropical gardens, the resort caters for a variety of budgets with a wide range of accommodation options from camping and caravanning sites to luxury, three-bedroom condos.  

With over 15 onsite activities including a big, huge, mega waterslide park, lagoon style pool, mini golf, outdoor cinema, Kid’s Club, year-round activities program and much more, BIG4 Adventure Whitsunday Resort offers the ultimate holiday escape

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BIG4 Adventure Whitsunday Resort team take home two gold wins

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