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<strong>QHA</strong> AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE NEWS 2023<br />
The 2023 <strong>QHA</strong> Awards for Excellence Gala<br />
Presentation Evening celebrated nearly 300 finalists<br />
across 45 award categories, showcasing the remarkable<br />
accomplishments of Queensland’s hotels. The evening<br />
was attended by more than 1,400 guests as we took a<br />
trip down memory lane celebrating the 30th year of the<br />
Awards for Excellence program.<br />
Tracy Hatch from the Wellshot Hotel in Ilfracombe was<br />
named Hotelier of the Year, thanks to her commitment<br />
to her local community and tireless efforts in supporting<br />
her local region. The Prince Consort Hotel in Brisbane’s<br />
Fortitude Valley took the title of Hotel of the Year –<br />
Metropolitan Division, while The Rix Hotel in Charters<br />
Towers took out the Hotel of the Year award for the<br />
Regional Division. In the Accommodation Division, The<br />
Langham Gold Coast took out the top honours as Hotel<br />
of the Year – Accommodation.<br />
Thank you to our Platinum Partners, ALM, Aristocrat,<br />
Carlton & United Breweries, Hostplus, IGT, Keno,<br />
Lion and TAB for their continued support of the <strong>QHA</strong><br />
Awards for Excellence program. Thank-you also to our<br />
beverage partners, Coca Cola Europacific Partners,<br />
CUB Premium Beverages, Diageo, Accolade Wines,<br />
Brown-Forman, Campari, Pernod-Ricard, Treasury Wine<br />
Estates and Yalumba, for keeping guests well hydrated<br />
throughout the evening.<br />
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