TICT has a formal nomination process for both of the Individual Award categories. Nominations for the 2025 awards are now closed. The 2026 program will open in March.

Tasmanian Tourism Champion

The Tasmanian Tourism Champion is the Tasmanian tourism industry’s highest individual honor.

This award is conferred each year by Tourism Industry Council Tasmania to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the Tasmanian tourism industry through their investments, leadership, advocacy, professional, or voluntary service.

TICT welcomes you to nominate a Tasmanian Tourism Champion for 2025. View the 2025 Tasmanian Tourism Champion Criteria & Entry Info.

2025 Tasmanian Tourism Champions, Severine Demanet & Rodney Dunn

The 2025 Tasmanian Tourism Champions are Severine Demanet and Rodney Dunn

The highest honour in Tasmanian tourism – the 2025 Tasmanian Tourism Champions – has been awarded to Rodney Dunn and Séverine Demanet of The Agrarian Kitchen. Pioneers of paddock-to-plate dining, Rodney and Séverine have transformed a heritage site in New Norfolk into a world-class hub of culinary and agritourism. Their vision has not only earned international acclaim, including Gourmet Traveller’s 2024 Australian Restaurant of the Year, but also strengthened the Derwent Valley economy, championed local producers, and educated visitors and locals in sustainable food practices. Values-driven and community-minded, they embody the very best of Tasmanian tourism, leaving a legacy that will inspire generations to come.

The Honour Roll of Tasmanian Tourism Champions celebrates the visionaries, the agitators, the entrepreneurs, the creators, and drivers, who have together created a modern tourism industry to be proud of.

Check out the Honour Roll here.

Tourism Minister’s Young Achiever

Each year as a part of the Tasmanian Tourism Awards, Tourism Industry Council Tasmania invites Tasmania's Minister for Tourism to recognise an outstanding young achiever in our industry.

The Tourism Minister’s Young Achiever is awarded to an exceptional emerging business leader, entrepreneur, or tourism professional, aged under 35-years, from across the Tasmanian tourism industry.

Many past recipients of this award have gone on to shape the Tasmanian tourism industry in very significant ways.

TICT welcomes you to nominate an individual or couple, aged 35 or under, who you believe has made an outstanding contribution to the Tasmanian Tourism industry in their career so far. Nominees will be shortlisted based on the judging criteria and presented to the Tourism Minister for consideration. View the 2025 Tourism Minister's Young Achiever Criteria & Entry Info.

2025 Tourism Minister's Young Achiever, Sofia Tsamassiros

The 2025 Tourism Minister's Young Achiever is Sofia Tsamassiros

The 2025 Tourism Minister’s Young Achiever Award celebrates Sofia Tsamassiros of Eudaimonia Tasmanian Cycling Tours as a rising leader in Tasmanian tourism.

At just 22, Sofia founded her business with a vision for slow, sustainable, community-focused cycling experiences, and she has since grown it into one of the state’s most innovative adventure operators.

Reviving the Spirit of Tasmania Cycling Tour and Cygnet Cycling Festival and creating inclusive programs such as Girl Gang and Queers & Gears, she has brought fresh energy, national exposure, and lasting benefits to Tasmania’s tourism economy.

Sofia represents the next generation of industry leadership – passionate, values-driven, and deeply committed to ensuring Tasmanian tourism thrives well into the future.

Previous Tourism Minister’s Young Achievers: