Dean Bagley
Product Development Manager, SeaLink Travel Group accepting award on behalf of Kingfisher Bay Resort
Biography
The Kingfisher Bay Resort Group is part of Sealink Travel Group, and incorporates the award-winning Kingfisher Bay Resort, Eurong Beach Resort, Fraser Island Ferry, Fraser Explorer Tours and the Fraser Island Cool Dingo Tour.
The Kingfisher Bay Resort Group is the largest tourism operator on World Heritage-listed Fraser Island and in the Fraser Coast/Hervey Bay region. The company employs some 600 staff in tourism businesses focused on Fraser Island including resorts, tours and ferries. The group has been operating on Fraser Island for more than 20 years, from around the time Fraser Island was World Heritage-listed.
Dean Bagley, is the Product Development Manager for SeaLink in South Australia and has over 30 years experience in the Australian tourism industry. Dean is responsible for developing tourism product on Kangaroo Island including nature & wildlife tours for the Advanced Eco-Tourism accredited business, Kangaroo Island Odysseys. Recently, Dean developed a new 4x4 tour visiting the majestic Flinders Ranges, under the brand Flinders Ranges Odysseys with the same eco-tourism principles as the Kangaroo Island operation.