| | | | | | | |  | | TOURISM AUSTRALIA UPDATE | | Yesterday I virtually attended the Global Eco Asia-Pacific Conference which is being held in Margaret River, Western Australia and I took this opportunity to shine a light on sustainable tourism. Sustainability is a trend that was growing before COVID-19 hit and has been amplified over the last year as a result of the global pandemic. We will be talking more about sustainability and what it means for Australia’s tourism industry over the coming weeks and month. With that in mind, our final webinar for the year will be held this Friday 4 December at 11am AEDT. We will be joined by two guest speakers, Jan Hutton, CEO of the Australian Tourism Data Warehouse and Janine Duffy, co-founder and operator of Echidna Walkabout, who will be talking about what sustainability means to them and how they incorporate it into their businesses. I encourage you to register here if you haven’t already done so. As it is the last webinar of the year, I will also be giving a bit of an overview of Tourism Australia’s priorities going into 2021. You may have also seen Channel Nine’s Today Show ‘summer series’. Tourism Australia is a partner of the series which will run through until February 2021. Travel segments will be featured throughout the program as well as in the weather section that together aim to encourage consumers to travel over the summer holiday period. Tourism Australia is launching a burst of activity around this as well, so make sure you tune into the webinar on Friday to hear more about these initiatives. The launch of the series complements further announcements this week on domestic borders reopening as we move into the peak holiday season. Finally, I’d like to extend my congratulations to the new Chief Executive Officer of Austrade, Mr Xavier Simonet. I am looking forward to working with him to support Australia’s tourism industry. Phillipa Harrison | | | | | | | |  | |
| Register for Tourism Australia’s final webinar for 2020 | | Tourism Australia’s final webinar for 2020 will be held on Friday 4 December 2020 at 11am AEDT. The focus will be on sustainability, and we will also talk about what 2021 has in store from a Tourism Australia perspective. Register to attend here. | | | | | | | | Tourism Australia Activity | |
| | | | |  | | Malaysia Aussie Specialists immersed in 8D videos | | Tourism Australia recently held a virtual event for the Aussie Specialist Program partners in Malaysia. The online event was attended by around 180 participants made up of Aussie Specialists, management teams of key distribution partners and State Tourism Organisations. Tourism Australia’s 8D Video campaign was utilised to take participants on an immersive tour of Australia. They were also updated on Tourism Australia’s activities in market with the rollout of the second phase of the content amplification campaign as well as upcoming Aussie Specialist Program activities. | | |  | | TABIPPO online events in Japan | | Tourism Australia kicks off a series of new online events with TABIPPO digital media in Japan today. The events focus on the ‘New Normal Travel in Australia’ post COVID-19. Derek Baines, Tourism Australia’s Country Manager Japan, Key Distribution Partner, HIS, as well as a number of travel influencers will participate as guest speakers. The project aims to keep Australia top of mind as a holiday destination and to reinforce the attractiveness of Australia through the online discussions and by creating tour plans and itineraries for Japanese travellers. The event will be run four times on 2, 6, 10 and 19 December and will be broadcast live on the TABIPPO YouTube channel. It is expected to reach an audience of over 354,000. | | |
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| | | | | | | | |  | | Travel agents to receive COVID-19 payment | | A one-off payment has been announced to assist travel agents in recognition that many continue to work hard processing consumer refunds, whilst unable to trade due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Federal Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham said most travel agents face the unique circumstance of having to refund existing bookings at the same time as they manage their operating models in the face of ongoing uncertainty about international travel. “This one off payment recognises that travel agents are operating in an exceptional set of circumstances where most are having to refund last year’s income while continuing to work with no additional income,” Minister Birmingham said. | | |  | | 2020 Meetings and Events Australia National Awards open | | The 2020 Meetings & Events Australia (MEA) annual National Awards portal is open for submissions. Following a review by 18 industry professionals from across the country, the awards have been reshaped to recognise the impact of COVID-19 on the industry, the evolution of hybrid and virtual events and of course recognise and reward the professionals, organisations and suppliers that have continued to deliver excellence under challenging circumstances. The Awards are open to members and non-members. Download the criteria and apply online here. Submissions close 1 March 2021. | | |
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| | | | | | |  | | Australian Museum adds new permanent Climate Change exhibition | | A new Changing Climates display has been installed within the permanent exhibition, ‘Surviving Australia’ at the Australian Museum. The display explores key themes of how humans are changing the climate, the scale of impacts and how we can all play a part in reducing emissions. Touchscreen interactives and videos within the display allow immersive and personalised exploration of topics related to individual and community actions and broader impacts across Australia. The newly reopened museum is also the first natural history museum to be Climate Active Carbon Neutral certified. Admission to the Changing Climates display is free. | | |  | | Three Blue Ducks at Nimbo Fork Lodge | | Three Blue Ducks welcomes its fifth outpost at Nimbo Fork Lodge in regional New South Wales, where authentic produce, real food and incredible Australian landscape all connect. Nestled at the bottom of the Snowy Mountains, Nimbo Fork Lodge is a boutique hotel with six cottages and five suites, as well as a bar and restaurant. The new venue will share the same passion for sustainable and ethically farmed produce as other Three Blue Ducks venues. Mark LaBrooy will lead the kitchen, shining a light on the best of regional produce and suppliers through the new menu. | | |
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| | | | |  | | Wander out yonder in WA's Great Southern region | | Great Southern Outback Tours and Accommodation has launched several new tours designed to encourage locals to 'wander out yonder' and experience the best of the region. The three-day Wheatbelt to Great Southern Wilderness Escape Tour includes stops at Wave Rock, Katanning, Albany and Ravensthorpe. The nine-day Southern Edge Wilderness Escape Tour explores a variety of outback locations in the Ongerup and Ravensthorpe regions. | | |  | | Reef Live airs this week | | Broadcasting live over two nights from the Great Barrier Reef, Australian audiences will witness one of the world’s greatest natural spectacles unfold – the once a year phenomenon of the majestic mass coral spawn. World experts will discuss ways to preserve the natural and cultural heritage of the reef for the future, as well as Indigenous perspectives, conservation initiatives and how viewers can get involved in citizen projects. Reef Live will air 4 and 6 December, at 8:40pm on ABC and iView. | | |
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