On Friday, the Launceston-based family enterprise gained national recognition when it took out the Specialised Tourism Services category at the Australian Tourism Awards.

The win capped off a period of continuous growth for the business, which moved into the Kingsway two years ago and has recently expanded its workforce to five employees. 

Having returned from the awards ceremony in Darwin on Saturday morning, Riverfly 1864 co-owner Daniel Hackett said he was focused on cementing the business’ high standing in the Tasmanian and national tourism sector. 

“(The win) is massive,” Mr Hackett said.

“Everyone on the night said ‘you guys need to understand this is a big deal’, and when leading Tasmanian tourism operators like Rob Pennicott come along and say this is a big deal, you take it in.

“For us it sets a benchmark that we need to keep working to and keep maintaining, and always trying to continue to improve what we do for our customers and friends.”

Co-owner Simone Hackett said a united and passionate workforce had played a huge role in the business’ success.

“We have a team as opposed to staff and we work really hard with them,” Mrs Hackett said.

“They are the reason that we are in a position to win an award like that because we put a lot of responsibility on them as well,” Mrs Hackett said.