Kiwi Experience Wins 2011 Golden Backpacker Awards For Fourth Time!
Kiwi Experience, New Zealand's legendary hop-on, hop-off bus adventure network has won its fourth Golden Backpacker
Award in the Best Tour Operator New Zealand category during a gala dinner in Sydney recently.
The Golden Backpacker Awards are Australasia's only dedicated awards program for the independent travel sector.
Run by TNT Magazine, the international campaign gathered online votes by travellers over a number of backpacker tourism
categories. The award recognises outstanding companies that work the hardest in order to give customers a truly special
and unique travel experience.
"We were thrilled to win this award the first time, but to win it four times - we're absolutely ecstatic," says Kiwi
Experience Brand Manager Liz Lindsay.
"Our success is down to the dedicated team at Kiwi Experience who are all totally focused on sharing the best of this
stunning country with travellers. They're committed to making their time in New Zealand memorable.
"We love our job, but it's made even better to have the industry recognition that this award represents. It's a big pat
on the back for the Kiwi Experience team and confirmation, once again, that we're doing the right thing by our
customers."
Kiwi Experience was one of two Tourism Holdings Limited (thl) brands to be nominated across three categories at the
awards, with Backpacker Campervans being nominated for Best Car/Campervan Rental categories in both Australia and New
Zealand.
The awards were held on November 5, and hosted by ARIA award-winning broadcasting and comedian Tim 'Rosso' Ross.
About Kiwi Experience
Kiwi Experience is New Zealand's legendary hop-on, hop-off bus tour operator for backpackers and independent travellers.
Operating for over 22 years, Kiwi Experience is part of the Tourism Holdings Limited (listed NZX: thl on the New Zealand
Stock Exchange) portfolio. Founded in 1986 as a The Helicopter Line, specialising in scenic South Island routes, thl
operations include car and motorhome rentals in Australia and New Zealand, a specialist caravan and motorhome
manufacturing company in Hamilton, backpacker bus transport operations in New Zealand, along with activities in Waitomo
which include The Legendary Blackwater Rafting Co., Waitomo Glowworm Caves, Ruakuri Cave and Aranui Cave. Whether it's
an adrenalin-fuelled rush or a mellow meander - thl provides the entire New Zealand experience at whatever price or pace
you prefer.
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