Be sure to read the the eligibility requirements.

Regardless of the Tourism Award category, nominees must first be nominated through the nominations page. 

Entries for the Tourism Growth Award and Tourism Resilience Award categories can be self-nominated or nominated by another organization, or individual.

Entries for the Tourism Inspiration Award category should be nominated by their employer, a work colleague, or an industry partner, but not by themselves, nor by an immediate family member.

Once submitted, the nominations will be reviewed by TIAA's Administration team.  Approved nominations will be notified by email to create an account and access their award application form.  An award application will not be accepted if a nomination was not submitted previous to the application submission.

The application form does not need to be completed all at once; it can be saved and revisited later.  Make sure to save your progress.

Once the application is complete, the applicant will be required to pay the $100 (+GST) fee for the nomination submission.  Only submitted entries will be reviewed by the judges. 

The deadline to complete submissions is 11:59pm, August 31, 2025

This awards system is entirely web-based. You can create your entries on your phone, iPad, laptop, or any computer. All you need is a browser. Your account is protected by industry-leading 4096-bit encryption, and the entire system is backed up every day.