AUSTRALIA'S favourite family holiday destination, the Gold Coast, has received a boost with Treasure Island Holiday Park receiving a “Judges Commendation” at the recent state tourism awards.

Treasure Island Holiday Park (managed by FreeSpirit Holiday Parks) is celebrating after being awarded with a judges commendation for the ‘Best Tourist and Caravan Park’ at the annual Queensland Tourism Awards on the Gold Coast on Friday, 13th November.

The awards honour the regions industry leaders through the acknowledgement of innovative business processes, business excellence and overall business success. The most comprehensive of its kind, the awards are open to any tourism company or organisation operating in Queensland.

The annual award is judged by a panel of independent business experts and coordinated by the Queensland Tourism Industry Council (QTIC) and audited by Ernst & Young.

To read more about Treasure Island winning this award, please visit http://www.treasureisland.com.au/news/news

To read more about the Queensland Tourism awards, visit www.queenslandtourismawards.com.au

Fraser Lodge Holiday Park (managed by FreeSpirit Holiday Parks), located in Hervey Bay was again recognised for their excellence in service during the 2009 Fraser Coast & South Burnett Tourism Awards held on Saturday 24th October. Winning for the third year in a row, ‘Best Caravan & Tourist Park”, Fraser Lodge will now be automatically inducted into the ‘Hall of Fame’ in 2010.

This outstanding recognition for the park marks the culmination of a highly successful year after picking up on the same night the “Access Tourism” award for the second year in a row. This has once again recognised the high standard of services and facilities that Fraser Lodge continues to deliver.

The annual awards are designed to recognise the outstanding contribution made by those businesses and individuals whose tourism services set a high standard throughout the Fraser Coast/ South Burnett region.

To read more about Fraser Lodge winning this award, please visit http://www.fraserlodge.com.au/latest-news/news

To read more about the Fraser Coast South Burnett Tourism awards, visit
http://www.frasercoastholidays.info/membership/tourism-awards/winners/wi...

Five holiday parks that FreeSpirit are contracted to manage have been awarded in the top ten Family-Friendly Holiday Parks in Australia for 2009, as voted by Holidays with Kids Magazine - an Australian family travel magazine.

Blue Dolphin Holiday Resort was awarded first place, followed by Treasure Island Holiday Park in 2nd, Ocean Beach Holiday Park in 5th and Darlington Beach Holiday Park in 7th place.

The annual award is decided by the readers of the magazine after they vote for their favourite holiday park. Readers were invited to rank their nominations on categories including activities and facilities for kids, staff hospitality, accommodation standard, location, accessibility, safety, fun for the entire family, value for money and overall experience.

Nominations came from the magazine’s vast readership, who nominated our parks for outstanding holiday appeal and facilities and activities for families.

To read more about the Holidays with Kids awards, visit www.holidayswithkids.com.au/top_10_awards

Darlington Beach Holiday Park (managed by FreeSpirit Holiday Parks) was proud to accept the award as winner of NSW's Best Resort/Holiday 4.5 - 5 stars (more than 100 sites) at the recent Caravan and Camping Industry Association (CCIA) of NSW's annual Awards of Excellence. This was in addition to winning the overall Best of the Best NSW Holiday/Resort Park in NSW.

Congratulations also go to Darlington Beach's Trainee, Marie Wilson, who was awarded Trainee of the Year at the Awards night.

To find out more about Darlington Beach Holiday Park, please visit http://www.darlingtonbeach.com.au

FreeSpirit now manage and operate 10 holiday parks in different locations around Australia. There are 2 in the Northern Territory (Darwin), 2 in Queensland (1 in Hervey Bay, 1 on the Gold Coast) and 6 in New South Wales (2 in Yamba, 1 in Coffs Harbour, 1 in Umina Beach, 1 in Parklea (Sydney) and 1 in Merimbula). There is something for everyone to enjoy. We look forward to welcoming all our visitors to our holiday parks.