Voting Terms & Conditions

  1. Eligibility
    Voting is open to the general public. You must be 18 years or older to vote.
  2. One Vote Per Person
    Each individual is allowed to submit one vote per category. Duplicate entries may be disqualified.
  3. Voting Period
    Voting will be open from July 1st to October 4th. Votes submitted outside this period will not be counted.
  4. Fair Play
    Any attempts to manipulate or fraudulently influence voting results (e.g. through bots, fake accounts, or vote buying) will result in disqualification of the entrant and/or voter.
  5. Verification
    We reserve the right to request verification of any voter information or submission. Invalid or unverifiable entries may be removed without notice.
  6. Results
    Final results will be determined by a combination of public votes and judges’ scores. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  7. Privacy
    Voter information will be collected and stored in accordance with our Privacy Policy and will not be shared with third parties.
  8. Changes to Terms
    The organisers reserve the right to modify these Terms & Conditions at any time without notice.

By submitting a vote, you agree to these terms.

Nomination and Submission Terms and Conditions

The information you provide in this step will be used to determine your eligibility for the category and your consumer votes will be weighted accordingly.

  • Nominees will be awarded a weighted score based on the capacity of the business in order to enable fair comparisons across all business sizes.

  • Consumer voting shall carry 30% of the weighting to the overall score. The remaining 70% shall be based on your award submission and will be judged by an independent panel of judges. 

  • Providing false information will result in withdrawal of your nomination or submission.

Award Submission Requirements

  • Award submissions are due by midnight, 13th September 2026.

  • Late submissions will not be accepted.

  • Should the business cease to operate or suspend future trade, the Chair of the Adventure Tourism Awards judging panel carries the authority to remove the submission from the category.

  • All submissions must address the five submission questions outlined in the Submission Questions section.

Judging Process

  • Consumer voting shall carry 30% of the weighting to the overall score. 

  • The remaining 70% shall be based on the award submission and will be judged by an independent panel of judges. 

  • All nominees will be awarded a score based on capacity of the business to enable fair comparisons across all business sizes. 

Eligibility – Accreditation and Certification

Entering the 2026 Adventure Tourism Awards is subject to the following terms and conditions. By submitting your nomination or submission you are thereby agreeing to the following:

  • Nominees are required to operate a business that has a substantial and/or predominant involvement in the Backpacking, Youth and Adventure Tourism Industry in the state, territory or country for which you are nominating.

  • There is an expectation that a major focus of each nominees business activity will involve the Backpacking, Youth and Adventure Tourism Industry within Australia or New Zealand.

  • The judges reserve the right to determine whether or not a nominee and its business interests satisfy the requirement of operating a business with sufficient involvement with the Backpacking, Youth and Adventure Tourism industry and should they determine that the nominee does not meet the required criteria they may, in their absolute discretion, refuse to accept or withdraw the nomination and/or the submission.

  • Providing false information will result in withdrawal of your nomination or submission.

  • Nominees are encouraged to enter the category that best reflects their core business. If you are entering more than one category a separate and complete nomination and submission must be submitted electronically for each category. Nominees may only enter one submission in each category in which their business has a substantial involvement.

  • The judges reserve the right to determine whether or not a nominee has entered the correct category that reflects their business and should they determine that the nominee does not meet the required criteria they may, in their absolute discretion, refuse to accept or withdraw the nomination and/or the submission.

  • An entry will not be moved into another category after the closing date for the lodging of submission.

  • All nominations and award submissions must relate to activities, achievements, developments, innovations and campaigns for the period from 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026.

  • The judges decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into concerning the decisions or the manner in which they are made.

  • In no event will the judges be held responsible for any comment, or view, whether expressed or implied concerning the suitability, standard or quality of a submission and the nominee agrees that it may not bring any action claim or demand against any of the judges in relation to such matters.

  • All submissions will be independently scored by members of the judging panel. A minimum percentage score must be achieved for a winner to be announced in a category. A single entrant in a category does not guarantee the nominee as a winning entry.

  • There is no specific requirement for nominees to be members of any associations or related bodies however all nominees must comply with any and all local, state or national compliance and regulations.

  • If at any time following the submission being lodged a business goes into administration, voluntary receivership, liquidation or bankruptcy, the nominee is required to notify the Adventure Tourism Awards coordinator and accepts that the submission will be withdrawn by the judges and no longer be eligible for an award.

  • By entering the 2026 Adventure Tourism Awards, you hereby authorise the use and/or reproduction of any images and the copy provided for any editorial/advertising purposes in conjunction with the Adventure Tourism Awards.

PLEASE NOTE: The following categories need not nominate or enter a submission to be eligible to win the following Awards:

  • Industry Legend Award

  • Lifetime Achievement Award

  • People Choice Award

Disclaimer

By entering the Adventure Tourism Awards, you hereby authorise the use of any images and the copy provided for any editorial/advertising purposes in conjunction with the Adventure Tourism Awards.

Contact

For more information, please contact the Adventure Tourism Awards team on: events@adventurequeensland.com.au