Long Island Resort - Great Barrier Reef

Long Island Resort Wins 2009 Whitsunday Tourism Award
Monday, December 28, 2009

Long Island Resort, Whitsundays has once again secured its position as one of Queensland’s leading affordable getaway locations for families and couples when it won the Standard Accommodation category at the 2009 Whitsunday Tourism Awards last Friday night for the second year in a row.

Long Island Resort beat fellow quality contender Club Crocodile Resort, Airlie Beach to take out the reputable award. The Whitsunday Tourism Awards showcases and awards the regions best operators, businesses and individuals that go beyond excellence and strive towards great tourism products, fantastic customer service and accommodation.

General Manager of Long Island Resort Samantha Wood, said she was delighted with the award win and believes the resort’s position as the best value island holiday available in the Whitsundays has certainly been recognised by the judging panel this year.

“Winning this award for the second year in a row is a fantastic achievement and I’m extremely proud of my fantastic team who consistently deliver a fabulous Long Island experience to our guests” Ms Wood said.

Long Island Resort is the Whitsunday's natural island resort.  Surrounded by 2500 acres of unspoilt national park, it is the perfect place for families and couples to connect with nature.

This relaxed, modern resort features 160 hotel rooms in Happy Bay with a choice of accommodation options to suit all budgets including beachfront rooms, garden rooms and lodge rooms.

Ferry Service
Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Cruise Whitsundays will commence a three vessel Resort Connections timetable which will service Daydream Island Resort and Spa, South Molle Island, Long Island, Airlie Beach and Hamilton Island Airport. For the first time Long Island Resort will now have direct services from Hamilton Island Airport to the Resort. As part of the new partnership Cruise Whitsundays has created a number of new day cruise options to Long Island Resort. Day guests can enjoy both the Resort facilities and the fantastic natural features and walks of the island¹s National Park. Cruise Whitsundays also features Barefoot Lodge a part of Long Island Resort in their Awesome Adventures Oz packages. Both Long Island Resort and Club Croc, Airlie Beach will also commence selling Cruise Whitsundays¹ Great Barrier Reef Adventures, Camira Whitehaven Sailing Adventure and Island Escapes to their guests as of that date. Executive Director Chris Jacobs says "This is clearly a further big step forward in our planned growth in the Whitsundays. We have brought a new, much higher level of service and standard of vessel to the Whitsundays¹ scene along with a lot of innovative ideas. It is an exciting time for all our staff and a great compliment to them. We are looking forward to great things with Ocean Resorts." South Sea Cruises in Fiji, the sister company to Cruise Whitsundays, has this week successfully completed a similar deal whereby they have taken over all the transfers and day cruises for one of Fiji¹s longest established and better known resorts­ Beachcomber. This became effective on April 1st and similarly is a significant development for the company. Marine Tourism Holdings is the New Zealand based parent company of Cruise Whitsundays, South Sea Cruises and both Awesome Adventures Fiji and Awesome Adventures Oz. All in all it has been a very big week for us.