Shotover Canyon Swing named Best Experience in New Zealand

11,000 consumers have spoken and named Shotover Canyon Swing the ‘Best Experience’ in New Zealand for the second year running. The Queenstown tourism adventure operator was announced winner of the Best Experience in New Zealand category at the Golden Backpack awards in Sydney last night.

On a high after winning the Adventure Activity sub-category at the Tourism Industry Awards in August, and being the proud recipient of a 2008 Humour in Business Award in August this year, Shotover Canyon Swing General Manager Matt Hollyer was ecstatic.

“It’s been a big year, and this Golden Backpack is serious icing on the cake. We’ve been voted the Best Experience in the country, not once, but twice now. We regard this as the ultimate achievement because it’s our customers saying we’re the best - it doesn’t get much better than that!”

The company was voted Best Experience in New Zealand at the inaugural Golden Backpack awards last year.

“We’ve always been committed to delivering the best experience in New Zealand and I guess that commitment’s paying off. We like to do things a bit differently at Shotover Canyon Swing. We enjoy being creative with our unique jumpstyles and we have a bit of fun with our customers and they love it.”

The awards recognise those companies who work hardest to make backpacking around Australia and New Zealand that extra bit special. Run in association with TNT Magazine, the Golden Backpacks are the only awards for the independent travel sector that are voted for by the consumer.

Votes from 11,000 backpackers allowed TNT Magazine to issue Golden Backpack awards for ‘Highly Commended’ and ‘Winner’ for the categories of ‘Best Hostel’, ‘Best Experience’ and ‘Best Bar’, for each state and territory within Australia, and for New Zealand.

Mr Hollyer said the award was voted by the men and women in sandals and t-shirts.

“In winning this award we would like to acknowledge that we weren’t assessed by judges in suits, there was no swanky submission document, no enlightening powerpoint and no animals harmed - just international travellers voting with their heads and hearts.”
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