

The AHA Perth Airport Accommodation Awards for Excellence applaud WA’s outstanding accommodation hotels, which pride themselves on delivering the very highest levels of service, quality, and amenities.
Presented at the Devil’s Lair Gala Ball, awards are presented to hotels and their key management staff who are deeply committed to striving for, and attaining, excellence on behalf of their guests and their industry.
TICKETS
Secure your tickets to attend one of WA’s most prestigious and exclusive gala balls.
Join us for a five-course dinner, premium beverages and outstanding hospitality as we celebrate excellence within WA’s accommodation sector.
Tickets to this black-tie event are strictly limited and sell out each year, so we encourage you to act quickly to avoid disappointment.
**Please note, full payment is required by 13th March 2023. Cancellations received after 13th March 2023 cannot be refunded.**
We look forward to your company on the evening.
For any questions regarding the Accommodation Awards for Excellence, please email pem@ahawa.asn.au or call 08 9321 7701
The best of WA’s hospitality industry was on show on Monday evening as we celebrated the finalists and winners of the 2022 AHA-Aon Hospitality Awards for Excellence. The Lion Gala Ball was the premier awards program for WA’s hospitality industry attracted historic levels of interest, reflecting the strength and quality of the state’s hotels, bars, pubs, taverns and restaurants.
The awards provided an important opportunity to celebrate the extraordinary hospitality offering found across Perth and regional WA. The first time in three years we can celebrate WA’s hospitality venues and their dedicated staff, with the pandemic firmly in the rear-view mirror.
Last night’s award winners included The Beaufort (Perth’s Best Hospitality Venue), Treendale Farm Hotel (WA’s Best Regional Hospitality Venue), Wildflower (Superior Restaurant Award), Flight Club (Themed Venue Award) and Finlay's Kalbarri (Tourism Initiative Award).
Nearly 1,200 guests attended the Lion Gala Ball at Crown Perth, for what was an unforgettable night.
Congratulations to all of the venues and employees who entered this year’s awards. A full list of winners can be found here:
Check out the photos here!

Hospitality Expo is WA’s largest annual hospitality convention and an unmissable event for venue owners, industry suppliers and hospitality professionals.
Held at Crown Perth over two days, this leading industry-only tradeshow regularly attracts over 2,000 delegates and showcases new products, premium food and beverages and innovative business solutions.
The Hospitality Expo is a key event for industry professionals across Australia, offering a place where exhibitors and delegates can create new partnerships, develop existing relationships and network with the best in the business.
Delegates to Hospitality Expo will benefit from the range of leading exhibitors as well as access to exclusive Bankwest Master Classes, delivered by industry experts.
For a limited time, you can secure a booth at the 2023 AHA Hospitality Expo and take advantage of Early Bird pricing, locking in a significant saving on the cost of exhibiting to over 2,000 delegates.
Booths are currently selling fast. To avoid disappointment, please act quickly and secure your preferred booth.
You can reserve your booth today by completing and returning the exhibitor booking form. Simply click the button below to get started.
What is Hospitality Expo?
The Hospitality Expo is a key event for industry professionals across Australia, offering a place where exhibitors and delegates can create new partnerships, develop existing relationships and network with the best in the business.
The AHA Hospitality Expo offers visitors with access to WA’s leading hospitality products and services.
The two-day event showcases cutting edge technologies, the latest in beverages, fresh produce and high-quality venue equipment. The Expo will feature numerous interactive displays and demonstrations of products from over 100 industry suppliers.
Secure a place for you and your team to see, feel, taste and experience first-hand the latest in innovations, products and services that drive WA’s hospitality industry.
For more information click here.
You can view photos of previous Hospitality Expos by clicking here.
The AHA & Little Creatures Best Steak Sandwich Competition provides an opportunity to be recognised as WA’s best creator of the holy grail of bar meals. After 16 years, the competition has gone from strength to strength, cementing itself as the battle that stops the state.
From Broome to Busselton, Exmouth to Esperance and Mandurah to Mindarie – venues in every part of the state can put their hand up to take part in a competition that raises both the steaks and the bottom line. More information here.
View the photos here.

Showcases the outstanding suppliers, promotions, products and services that help WA’s hospitality industry succeed.
Presented at the Perth Airport Gala Dinner at Crown Perth, this event acts as a preview to the Hospitality Expo, WA’s largest hospitality tradeshow, which takes place on the following two days. More information here.
View the 2022 photos here.