Is It Time to Say Goodbye to Your Regional Event?
Understanding the event lifecycle and knowing when to refresh, reimagine, or retire your festival. “Every event has a lifecycle — and not every event is…
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Ask an Ambassador: Real Talk, Real Tourism Insights at the 2025 ART Convention
Held in October 2025 and facilitated by Carolyn Childs of MyTravelResearch.com, this year’s session once again proved why it’s a delegate favourite — equal parts…
An insider’s guide to thriving in agritourism: Ideas, inspiration, and opportunities for farmers from the National Agritourism Forum
Australian Regional Tourism’s National Agritourism Forum provided inspiration from truffle, nut, seafood, dairy, sheep and pearl farmers, brewers, tour operators, and more (see who presented).…
We all have the opportunity to lead real change
In tourism, we are in the education industry and we can be an incredible force for good! I’m so happy to share what I valued…
From the CEO’s Desk: Agritourism – A Growing Force in Regional Australia
From the CEO’s Desk: Agritourism – A Growing Force in Regional Australia Lauren Douglass, CEO – Australian Regional Tourism Tourism Research Australia’s latest report, Agritourism…
Designing for Wellbeing: How Regional Tourism Can Flourish through Connected Wellness Experiences
By Katrina Denoux MHSc, Learning Innovation Manager & Lecturer, ICMS, and Founder, Vie Market & Wellness Bar, Manly In an era when visitors seek not…
Regional Festivals: Lessons and Insights from AFIC 2025
Earlier this month, I joined festival and event leaders from across Australia (and beyond) at the Australian Festival Industry Conference in Brisbane. It was an…
Local Councils and RTOs: Have Your Say on Tourism’s Social Impact
At Australian Regional Tourism (ART), we know that tourism is about more than visitor numbers and dollars spent. In regional communities, tourism contributes to wellbeing,…
What does Australia’s first National Climate Risk Assessment mean for regional tourism?
It’s a wake-up call to get busy. What does the report reveal? Regional and remote communities, and communities reliant on tourism and agritourism, are highly…
From the CEO’s Desk: Why This Year’s Convention Will Be Our Best Yet
By Lauren Douglass, CEO, Australian Regional Tourism I’ve been crafting the Australian Regional Tourism Convention program, alongside the team, for eight years now. Each year…