SkyBus wins second Gold at the 2017 Victoria Tourism Awards
“SkyBus is tremendously proud of our contribution to the Victorian Tourism Industry, with this our 39th year of service”
Melbourne, Australia – SkyBus, operators of Melbourne’s popular airport express services, took the much coveted Gold prize for the second year running, this time for the ‘Major Tour and Transport Operators’ category at the 2017 RACV Victoria Tourism Awards.
Winning its first Gold in 2016, SkyBus won this year for its major contributions to Victoria’s tourism industry for its unparalleled world-class service transit between Melbourne city, its inner and outer suburbs, Tullamarine and Avalon airports.
“SkyBus is truly honoured to win this prestigious award for the second year running. I am extremely appreciative of the consistency of every SkyBus employees who have worked tirelessly around the clock seven days a week to provide our customers an excellent service that is reliable, safe, affordable and convenient,” said Michael Sewards, Co-CEO and Director, SkyBus.
“Over the last 12 months, SkyBus has expanded rapidly through the launch of four new airport express services – St Kilda, Avalon Airport services (Melbourne CBD and Geelong), and Southbank and Docklands. We are proud to share that SkyBus has recorded its most successful period of customer growth for its Melbourne CBD-Tullamarine Airport service.”
“All of these new services have exceeded our expectations tremendously and feedback from customers is nothing but positive. As a result, we received our second TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence based on customers’ rating,” added Mr Sewards.
“SkyBus is tremendously proud of our contribution to the Victorian Tourism Industry, with this our 39th year of service.
In its 39th year of service, SkyBus will continue to contribute significantly to the Victorian tourism industry. The company plans to develop and launch more services in the months to come, with announcements already made for Gold Coast, marking its first entry into Queensland.
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About SkyBus
SkyBus has been providing safe, convenient airport transport in Melbourne for more than 39 years. Its iconic red vehicles run seven days a week, transferring over 3.5 million passengers each year between the CBD and Tullamarine and Avalon Airport on the most affordable airport transport service in Australia, when measured by cost/kilometres travelled. SkyBus pairs affordability with superior service, offering customers free Wi-Fi, luggage racks, reliable running times, and online, mobile and kiosk ticketing options.
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