Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal has awarded $3.65 million in grants to 11 agriculture-dependent regions across Australia, for projects that will better prepare their communities for the impacts of drought and a changing climate.

The $3,654,124 in grants is funded through the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund, and delivered as…

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Our NVS snapshot for the month of June 2023 is now published. It provides statistics on how Australian residents travelled in your state or territory and nationally during this period.

In June 2023, Australian residents took 8.6 million overnight trips and spent $7.5 billion.

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Our new IVS snapshot for the month of June 2023 is…

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Global tours, activities and attractions research firm Arival is conducting an industry survey for operators in Australia and New Zealand markets. Its goals are to track the industry’s recovery, identify key trends in products, distribution, tech and more, and develop key benchmarks to help visitor economy businesses plan for the future.

Please…

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The Tourism Staff & Skill Needs 2023 survey is conducted by the Australian Tourism Industry Council. This survey will help identify the staff and skill shortages experienced by tourism businesses and promote solutions for your industry. The results of the survey will drive our advocacy with Federal and State Government.

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The Tourism Industry Council South Australia (TiCSA) has released the first edition of their Careers in Tourism: South Australian Guide.

The guide was developed to show the broad range of careers available in tourism for young people and all interested in working in tourism.

You can view the guide here.

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The NT’s Tourism Industry Strategy 2030, which sets the direction of tourism in the Territory, has recently undergone a three yearly review.
Tourism NT Deputy CEO, Scott Lovett hosted a series of industry briefings throughout the Territory during August on the updated strategy which were well attended and received by industry. Key themes covered…

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TiCSA, in collaboration with the Australian Tourism Industry Council (ATIC), has launched its 2023 National Policy Priorities for tourism businesses across Australia. We are collectively calling on the Australian Government to:

• Provide funding for tourism businesses to develop new experiences, decarbonise and develop sustainable and…

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2023 marks the Year of Accessible Tourism in Queensland and the Sunshine State has upped its inclusivity game with the launch of a new podcast, Accessed That, hitting the airwaves today.

The podcast was conceived around the belief that ‘travel should be good’ and ‘travel should be easy’ for everyone and is based on the statistic that almost…

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Every minute of every day, the visitor economy delivers $4351 of domestic visitor spend into Country & Outback NSW. That is $6.3 million per day, a value that grew by 63.7% in 2022.

Destination NSW’s ‘Value of Tourism to Country & Outback 2022’ report shows the number of domestic visitors to the region was more than 5.3 million, who spent…

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