| | | | | | | | |  | | TOURISM AUSTRALIA UPDATE | | Last Friday, one of our most recognisable icons, the Sydney Opera House celebrated its 50th anniversary. This milestone was marked with a celebratory film and a festival of events supported by Tourism Australia. Additionally, we will be dialling up our PR and familiarisation activities to leverage this moment in time internationally. We have enjoyed a long and successful partnership with the Sydney Opera House, and over the years, this iconic building has inspired millions of travellers from around the globe to visit us. That is why the Sydney Opera House features so prominently in our international tourism marketing campaigns, including our latest campaign ‘Come and Say G’day’. Find out more about the history and watch the film here. Our next Industry Webinar will take place on Friday 3 November at 11am AEDT. Along with an update from me, Tourism Western Australia’s Managing Director, Carolyn Turnbull will give an update on all things Western Australia. We’ll also hear from our Regional General Manager, The America’s, Chris Allison who will provide an update on the North American Market. If you haven’t already, please register to attend here. Phillipa Harrison | | |
| | | | | | Tourism Australia ACTIVITY | | | | |  | | IMEX America 2023 | | Tourism Australia’s specialist unit, Business Events Australia was joined on the Australia stand by 24 Australian industry partners at IMEX America, USA’s largest meetings industry trade show. Held in Las Vegas from 17 to 19 October 2023, the show brought together more than 4,000 hosted buyers and 3,000 exhibitors from over 180 countries. Over three days, Business Events Australia hosted 10 group appointments with more than 100 buyers in attendance, three destination presentations and 70 individual appointments. Australia remains highly desirable, with many indicating Australia is considered a ‘bucket-list’ destination for incentive travel. Buyers also indicated lead times for incentive and association events range from as early as 2024 up to 2030. | | |  | | Registrations are open for Tourism Australia’s Industry Briefings and Networking Events | Industry are invited to register for Tourism Australia’s 2023 Industry Briefings and Networking Events. The free of charge briefings will take place from 4.30pm to 5.30pm and will include an update from Tourism Australia’s Managing Director, Phillipa Harrison followed by a networking event from 5.30pm to 7pm on the following dates:
10 November - Adelaide/Tarntanya
13 November - Melbourne/Narrm
20 November - Brisbane/Meeanjin
21 November - Perth/Boorloo
27 November - Sydney/Warrane
Register to attend here. | | | | | | | |  | | Applications open for the ATE24 Solutions Hub | | Tourism Australia invites applications from eligible businesses, interested in joining the Solutions Hub at the Australian Tourism Exchange 2024 (ATE24). The Solutions Hub is suited to B2B organisations that provide services and/or solutions relevant to the tourism industry. For further information and eligibility criteria, visit the event website or contact atesellers@tourism.australia.com. Applications close 30 November 2023. | | |  | | Tourism Australia wins gold | | This month, US Travel Trade publication Travel Weekly announced Tourism Australia as the Gold Winner for Best Destination Marketing, Education Program, in the 2023 Magellan Awards. With a record number of entries from across the United States and around the world, the Magellan Award winners represent the best in the travel industry and salute the outstanding travel professionals behind it all. The NA Aussie Specialist program, has had stellar results in the last few months, achieving 95 per cent of their target advisors in the US and Canada for a total of 3,586 total specialists. | | | | | | | |  | | Register for Tourism Australia’s November Industry Webinar | | The next Tourism Australia Industry Webinar will take place on Friday 3 November at 11am AEDT. Along with an update from Tourism Australia’s Managing Director, Phillipa Harrison, Tourism Western Australia’s Managing Director, Carolyn Turnbull will give an update on all things Western Australia. Tourism Australia’s Regional General Manager, The America’s, Chris Allison will also provide an update on the North American Market. Register to attend. | | |  | | Request for Tender for International Media Hosting Program and Production Panel | | Tourism Australia issued a Request for Tender (RFT) on Monday, 23 October 2023 via AusTender to establish a panel of service providers to deliver the International Media Hosting Program (IMHP) and Production Management services. The link to the tender is now live on AusTender here. This is an open tender, which means all interested parties can view and submit a response to the RFT. The Tender will close on Thursday, 16 November 2023 at 3pm (AEDT). | | | | | | | | | |  | | Experience Victoria 2033 - Living Case Study webinar series | | The Victorian Government’s Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions is hosting the Experience Victoria 2033 tourism webinar series. This tourism industry peer-to-peer webinar series invites industry, operators and business leaders to share their success stories, innovative ideas and practical guidance to support a thriving visitor economy. Come along and hear from your peers how they are achieving success in visitor servicing, regeneration, community engagement and accessibility. The webinar series will be hosted online between Tuesday 31 October and Thursday 2 November. To attend, please register here. | | |  | | Ecotourism Citizen Science grants | | The Department of Environment and Science is offering grants of up to $20,000 to Queensland-based organisations to support environmental research and conservation efforts in line with the Ecotourism Plan for Queensland’s Protected Areas 2023–2028. These grants aim to enable tourism operators to integrate regenerative tourism and citizen science into their offerings within protected areas. They encourage projects that engage guests and staff in activities benefiting the environment Indigenous communities, and conservation. Priority is given to projects involving citizen science that contributes to research and threatened species recovery. Eligible activities include research in terrestrial and marine parks, threatened species data collection, data analysis, enhancing citizen science projects, and employing new technology or training resources. Applications close on November 8, 2023. Click here to find out more. | | | | | | | |  | | Entries open for the 35th National Banksia Sustainability Awards | | The 35th National Banksia Sustainability Awards are now open for entries! Celebrating Australia's innovative spirit and dedication to sustainability, the awards seek to highlight outstanding initiatives, individuals, and organisations contributing to a more sustainable Australia. Sponsored by Tourism Australia, this year's awards feature 14 diverse categories, from technology to leadership to marketing and communications. To enter, download the entry kit, which provides guidance on criteria, application details, and the judging process. Entries close 18 December 2023. Find out more about how to enter here. | | |  | | TICT Emissions Reduction Initiative Round 2 Now Open | | The TICT Emissions Reduction Initiative, backed by the Tasmanian Government, has reopened for applications in Tasmania. The initiative seeks to assist tourism businesses in understanding their emissions and starting carbon accounting. The program offers flexible 6 or 12-month timelines to suit peak seasons. To be eligible, businesses must be accredited as sustainable under the Quality Tourism Australia Framework. Join the 70+ Tasmanian tourism businesses that have already joined to commit to a more climate-conscious future, and apply on the TICT website here. | | | | | | | | | |  | | First artists announced for WOMADelaide 2024 | | Global music and culture festival, WOMADelaide has announced the first 28 artists for the 2024 event. From 8 to 11 March, crowds will flock to Adelaide/Tarntanya’s Botanic Park/Tainmuntilla to see the likes of Ziggy Marley, Yussef Dayes, José González, The Budos Band, Arooj Aftab, Gilberto Gil, DakhaBrakha and many more. While the festival will have a plethora of taste-tempting food stalls, audiences can dine in comfort at The Taste the World Restaurant @ Sanctuary. It will follows 2023’s record-breaking event, which saw 110,000 attendees – with more than half being visitors to Adelaide - generating a huge $35.1 million in economic impact for South Australia. The next WOMADelaide program announcement will be in November. | | |  | | Sydney/Warrane welcomes sleek steakhouse experience | | Alfie’s, the game-changing fourth venue from Liquid & Larder (Bistecca, The Gidley, The Rover), is now open in Sydney/Warrane. Firing up Sydney’s steak revolution and flipping the steakhouse model as we know it on its head, the restaurant and bar is set to be the city’s new go-to haunt for high quality steak served up fast with a fistful of swagger and charm. Open for lunch and dinner Monday to Sunday, the new concept is here to disrupt the city’s emerging trend of American steakhouses and grand brasseries, offering a premium but more affordable alternative. The dining experience will be quick and seamless and the succinct menu, curated by executive chef Pip Pratt and head chef Matt Thomson includes dishes like a $38, 220g Riverine sirloin and a range of creative and addictive sides, alongside a wine list designed by Group Sommelier Kyle Poole. | | | | | | | |  | | Beloved restaurant group NOMAD celebrates a decade | | NOMAD Group, which owns and operates Sydney/Warrane's NOMAD and Beau Bar, along with Melbourne/Narrm's NOMAD and Reine & La Rue, will celebrate a decade of NOMAD Sydney, with events running through to November. Every day from 4-6pm, patrons are invited to enjoy 'Toast To Ten' across all venues. Group Executive Chef Jacqui Challinor has curated a special happy hour snacks menu, along with a selection of drinks to complement, by Beverage Director Gerard Bellis. 'Toast to Ten' menus are different across all venues, so there's plenty of snacks to make your way through. No bookings required. Then, on Wednesday 15 November, NOMAD Sydney will create a special dinner event. During the celebrations, Challinor will create a menu to celebrate 10 years, inviting 10 chefs from the past decade, to create 10 dishes which have been favourites on the menu since opening. The NOMAD 10th Birthday dinner is $195 p/p, including a drinks package for two hours. | | |  | | Four Pillars named world's best gin maker for a record third time | | Last week in London, Australian distiller Four Pillars was named International Gin Producer of the Year for the third time at the 2023 International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC). It is the first time any gin producer, let alone an Australian distillery, has won this award three times, with Four Pillars receiving the same accolade back-to-back in 2019 and 2020. The IWSC is the world’s longest-running, largest and most prestigious spirits competition with more than 4000 entries from distilleries across the globe in 2023, and gin being the biggest category this year. Four Pillars Gin was established in 2013 in the Yarra Valley on the outskirts of Melbourne and has become one of the world’s benchmark distilleries and Australia’s number one craft spirit producer. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | s |
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