Rodney Harrex, General Manager, Tourism Australia UK/Europe, said: "It is wonderful to be recognised by BETA for our innovative work in promoting the Australian Working Holiday Visa to the British youth market."

G.A.P Adventures took home the ‘Green Tourism' award on the night.  CEO Bruce Poon Tip.  said: "We're absolutely delighted. Being a responsible tour operator is at the heart of what we are all about and we are committed to giving back to the communities we travel through."

Winner of the ‘Most Promising Young Marketer' award, Gavin Daniel, Sales & Marketing Manager from Anglophiles Academic, said: "This is a great privilege and certainly the best recognition I could wish for.  The student market has evolved and changed considerably over the last few years. One of the most interesting areas of my work has been to source new language programmes to present to the international student markets, answering the needs of a more sophisticated and demanding youth sector."

David Smith, Chief Operating Officer at HostelBookerssaid: "We are absolutely delighted that HostelBookers.com has won Best Youth Product. HostelBookers is a company made up of young, passionate travellers, so it's particularly satisfying to be recognised by an organization that focuses on youth and student travel."

BETA founder Jack Coronna was presented with the ‘Outstanding Contribution to Youth Tourism' award: an award given to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the development of youth travel internationally. This is a great and fun industry to be in today and I still get a real buzz out of it after all these years," he told guests. "Those starting out in 2008 may believe they are facing a difficult time, but this is nonsense: there are always amazing opportunities to come up with a new idea that works!"