Go Orange secures national tourism award and recognition on the Fast 50

New Zealand based innovative tourism operator Go Orange, has secured the Best Activity New Zealand award in the 2019 Adventure Tourism Awards across Australia and New Zealand.

In its second year, the awards and associated Youth Tourism Conference are recognised as one of the industry’s biggest events of the year. They formally recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of tourism experiences, people and places in both countries.

Just prior to the awards, Go Orange was ranked 30 on the 2019 Deloitte Fast 50. The Fast 50 recognises and ranks the country’s fastest growing businesses and Go Orange’s 30th place on the register saw a 236% growth.

It’s the second year in a row Go Orange has been recognised on the Fast 50, ranking 37th last year with 209% growth.

Earlier this year, also for the second year, Go Orange was named the Fastest Growing Services Business in Dunedin and the lower South Island at the Deloitte Fast 50 regional celebrations.

Go Orange General Manager, Luke Taylor advised that winning the Best Activity award and making it onto the Fast 50 two years in a row are “outstanding results”, commenting "the Adventure Tourism Award recognises our drive to ‘Go Beyond’ with all our visitor experiences, inspiring them to go deeper, further and beyond the average tourist.

“Our improved Fast 50 ranking is another huge thrill, putting us at 30th among some of the best and brightest businesses in New Zealand, all striving for excellence.  It recognises the hard work and dedication of our team across our businesses in Queenstown, Te Anau and Milford Sound.”

While this week’s achievements are ones to acknowledge, Go Orange has already claimed its space as ‘one to watch’ in the tourism industry.

Earlier this year Go Orange was named AWS Legal Fiordland Tourism Operator of the Year, Luke Taylor won Emerging Tourism Leader of the Year at last year’s NZ Tourism Awards, and it was also a national finalist in the Humankind Employee Experience Awards.

In the past 12 months the company has launched the renovated Milford Haven cruise boat experience in Milford Sound, a new state-of-the-art coach fleet, and a purpose-designed and built fleet of unimogs to add additional elements of fun and exploration to its rafting experiences.