| | | | | | | |  | | TOURISM AUSTRALIA UPDATE | | I know many of you are struggling with the uncertainty the latest coronavirus restrictions bring for our industry, and my thoughts are with you all. You are not alone in grappling with these new set of challenges and facing yet another twist as the coronavirus situation evolves. I would encourage you to read on below for some sources of information and inspiration. I would also encourage you to join this week’s webinar to be held on Friday 17 July at 11am. We will hear three very different perspectives on how you can manage recovery from a practical point of view, what insights and trends to look to as you plan for the future, and how you can approach marketing through the crisis and beyond. I will be joined by Michael Londregan, Virtuoso’s Managing Director Australia and New Zealand; Michael Shoory, a senior economist from Oxford Economics; and Chris Savage who spoke to us at the Destination Australia Conference in March this year about marketing through a crisis. Register here. Phillipa Harrison | | | |
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| | |  | | Funding boost for Commonwealth National Parks | | The Australian Government has announced a $233 million funding boost for National Parks including Uluru-Kata Tjuta and Kakadu, Booderee on the New South Wales south coast, Christmas Island, and the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra. The funding will go towards upgrading and improving infrastructure and tourism experiences in the National Parks, creating more than a thousand jobs for regional and remote communities. Find out more here. |
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| |  | | New Australia podcast series launched on Monocle Radio | | Tourism Australia has partnered with Monocle Radio to create a new podcast – Only in Australia. The five-part series is hosted by journalist Georgina Godwin and explores unique luxury Australian tourism experiences. Georgina visited all eight states and territories in late 2019 and shares her experiences with listeners on the podcast. The series launched this week and a new episode will go live every Tuesday for the next five weeks. Listeners can access the podcast via Monocle 24 online, the Monocle App, Spotify, the podcast apps for iPhone and Android and Australia.com. Episodes will also be broadcast live to global listeners on Monocle 24 radio each Friday night (AEST). |
|  | | Discover Aboriginal Experiences featured on SBS | | Discover Aboriginal Experiences businesses featured recently on The Point on SBS in a segment titled ‘Rebuilding Black Business’. Bart Pigram from Narlijia Experiences Broome and Margret Campbell from Dreamtime Southern X talked about how they have approached recovery in the wake of coronavirus, offering virtual experiences as well as offering smaller group tours. They are now looking forward to welcoming visitors again as restrictions start to lift. The segment is free to watch on SBS, with a short registration process. |
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| |  | | Virtual Market Briefing series | | Registrations are open for Tourism Australia’s upcoming virtual Market Briefings. The eight briefings, kicking off on 20 July, will cover all Tourism Australia’s priority markets. Each briefing will include a regional market update, current market sentiment, consumer behaviour and key distribution insights. For more information and to register, visit the Market Briefings website. |
|  | | Australia Marketplace Online | | Applications are now open for Australia Marketplace North America and Australia Marketplace UK & Europe. Both Australia Marketplace events are taking place online this year in a revised virtual format. The virtual events will provide an opportunity for attending Australian tourism operators to establish and maintain business relationships with qualified travel agencies and tour operators from key international markets. Please visit Australia Marketplace Online – North America and Australia Marketplace Online – UK & Europe for more information and to submit your application. |
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| | | | | |  | | Griffith University offering free tourism short course | | The Griffith Institute for Tourism at Griffith University has developed a new free micro-credential course, ‘Tourism - Ready for Recovery’. The course provides tourism businesses with key insights and information, access to video interviews with tourism operators, activities, scenarios and case studies that will assist them to navigate their way through the COVID-19 pandemic. The course supports the development of a recovery action plan and builds resilient and competitive businesses. All participants will receive a Griffith digital badge on completion that they can use to promote that they are ready for recovery. Sign up for the free course here. |
|  | | New blog to help consumers discover Mossman Gorge | | Tourism and Events Queensland have created a new blog post to educate visitors on How to visit Mossman Gorge. The blog includes tips on where to park, how to safely enjoy the gorge and respect the local community. For the best way to discover this region check out Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia - Mossman Gorge Centre. The Centre is a Discover Aboriginal Experiences collective member and offers an Aboriginal guided experience, the Dreamtime Gorge Walk at Mossman Gorge. The walks are led by the Kuku Yalanji people, the traditional owners of the land. Visitors can take an easy guided walk through the lush Daintree rainforest for a journey steeped in heritage, ancient culture and traditions. |
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| | | | |  | | New exclusive heli-charter luxury packages to experience Tasmania | | Award-winning sparkling house, Clover Hill, has partnered with premier heli-charter company, Unique Charters, to create a new portfolio of wine and wilderness experiences across northern Tasmania. Showcasing some of the region’s best attractions, the new range will allow guests to choose from a series of exclusive experiences including dining on fresh crayfish on Flinders Island, a private oyster tour tasting in the Bay of Fires, arriving by chopper to Barnbougle golf course or soaring over Cradle Mountain – all paired with wine from the Clover Hill cellar door. Choose from a range of half day, full day and short scenic experiences. Bespoke charter experiences are also available upon request. Bookings are available through the Clover Hill website or cellar door, from 4 July. Each experience departs from Clover Hill, located 40 minutes north east of Launceston. |
|  | | Explore the surrounds of Alice Springs with new outback cycling experience | | A new fully guided overnight outback electric bike and brewery tour experience from Outback Cycling is now available for adventurers looking to explore Alice Springs and surrounds. Fully guided, the E-Bike Overnight + Brewery tour takes guests along Alice's renowned handcrafted single trail as well as sealed and unsealed tracks to Alice Springs Brewing Co. At night, travellers will get to sleep under the stars. With electric bikes allowing guests to see more and feel less tired, riders will have more time and energy to enjoy the region. All inclusive, riders will be provided with an e-bike, guide, helmet, mechanical support, swag, meals and snacks, a brewery tour with complimentary pizza and craft beer tasting, as well as hotel pick up and drop off. Bookings are available online now and with tours kicking off from July 2020. |
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| | |  | | Alice Springs' dazzling Parrtjima festival set to light up the Red Centre this September | | The annual Parrtjima festival is returning to Alice Springs this year, rescheduled to run from 11 to 20 September 2020. The only authentic Aboriginal light festival of its kind, Parrtjima is a free ten-day event with luminous displays of light installations from a number of Aboriginal artists set against MacDonnell Ranges. Alongside the artworks, revellers can enjoy a program packed full of live talks, events and music by local and national musicians. This year’s theme, ‘Lifting Our Spirits’, will aim to lift spirits from the work of the artists and transport them to the audience. To view the full program and find more information, visit www.parrtjimaaustralia.com.au. |
|  | | Join the road to recovery with new Kangaroo Island tour | | To aid the recovery of Kangaroo Island following the summer bushfires, Kangaroo Island Odysseys has launched a new one-night/one-day Kangaroo Island Road to Recovery Tour. The tour has been designed in consultation with local guides to allow guests to witness the amazing regeneration and regrowth of the flora and fauna that is bringing a whole new sense of beauty and life to the island. The tour visits bushfire affected areas at the western end and North Coast of Kangaroo Island. See tree trunks and roots shoot with buds, visit Seal Bay Conservation Park for a guided beach walk amongst wild Australian sealions and in the afternoon, spot kangaroos, koalas and Glossy Black Cockatoos in Stokes Bay. Bookings can be made online now, for travel from 5 to 31 August 2020. |
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