Questacon Named Best Tourist Attraction at 2009 Hospitality Awards

18 June 2009

Questacon—The National Science and Technology Centre, was last night awarded the Best Tourist Attraction Award at the OutinCanberra and Australian Hotels Association 2009 Hospitality Awards.

The award recognised Questacon’s role in the ACT tourism and hospitality industry as a significant tourism destination, the activities undertaken to attract visitors to the ACT and Questacon’s collaborative relationship with the hotel and hospitality sector.

“The past twelve months have been successful and rewarding for Questacon with new exhibitions, new programs and a series of popular family events. I am delighted to accept this award in recognition of the hard work of our enthusiastic and dedicated team,” said Questacon Director, Professor Graham Durant.

“I would particularly like to thank our 3 in Fun partners the Australian Institute of Sport and Cockington Green. This popular joint ticket continues to attract many interstate visitors to the ACT and is a successful packaging option for the ACT tourism and hotel sectors,” continued Graham Durant.

The OutInCanberra and AHA 2009 Hospitality Awards, held at the National Convention Centre, showcased the outstanding achievers of the hospitality industry in the ACT. The awards recognise all sectors of the industry, from dining venues, bars, pubs, nightclubs, accommodation venues through to the tourism sector.

“Questacon continues to work collaboratively with regional tourism, hotel and hospitality bodies and contributes to the ACT tourism industry as a significant tourism destination alongside the other national institutions. Visitors to Questacon explore scientific concepts in an accessible and entertaining way and discover the fascinating world of science through various interactive exhibitions, programs and science theatre,” said Graham Durant.

In the last financial year more than 406,000 people visited Questacon in Canberra including over 109,000 school children from across Australia.