Cable Beach Club takes top gong at Tourism Awards

After 26 years, Broome's Cable Beach Club Resort and Spa is still at the top of its game - taking out the top award at the 2014 Perth Airport Western Australian Tourism Awards.

  • 77 award winners at the 2014 Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards

  • Organised by Tourism Council WA

  • Supported by the State Government, through Tourism WA

After 26 years, Broome's Cable Beach Club Resort and Spa is still at the top of its game - taking out the top award at the 2014 Perth Airport Western Australian Tourism Awards.

Acting Tourism Minister John Day said the Sir David Brand Award was considered the pinnacle of the Western Australian tourism industry and he congratulated the world-class resort for taking out the honour.

"Cable Beach Club Resort and Spa is one of the most recognised tourism attractions in Broome, developed in 1988 by the late Lord Alistair McAlpine, who played a significant role in the town's tourism boom," Mr Day said.

"The property has now established itself at the top of a very competitive local, national and even international market and it is great to see the resort recognised for its important role in tourism."

Rottnest Island won the Major Tourist Attractions award.

Other winners included:

  • 2014 Drug Aware Margaret River Pro - Major Festivals and Events

  • Vino Foods - The Lake House Denmark - Excellence in Food Tourism

  • Destination Marketing - Australia's North West Tourism: Characters of the Kimberley

  • Koomal Dreaming - Indigenous Tourism

  • Jeff Hayley (Triple J Tours) - Sir David Brand Medal.

The Acting Minister said the awards recognised and celebrated excellence in the tourism industry and he thanked all the category winners and finalists for helping attract visitors to WA and ensuring they had a great time.

"Tourism is big business in WA - generating about 91,000 jobs and contributing $8.3 billion in visitor spend to the economy," he said.

"The State Government has a strategy in place to see that figure grow to $12 billion by 2020."

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