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Key links and resources to travel and tourism in Australia:
Headlines
Qantas Tests the Waters With Direct Flights From Australia to Las Vegas – Vital Vegas
More disasters at Tourism Australia following damning ANAO report
Explore Sydney’s most fascinating Indigenous experiences – BBC
Are the backpackers back? Home Affairs data suggests holiday visas at pre-pandemic levels – ABC
Regenerative tourism on the rise as travellers seek to ‘give back’ to the places they visit, connect with nature, locals
Australia’s unique natural wonders are at risk from ecotourism expansion
Indigenous ecotourism project in the Far North progressing – Queensland government
Taming the wild: is the rise in ‘eco-accommodation’ a threat to Australia’s national parks?
Ecotourism Australia announces Elissa Keenan as new Chief Executive
The Best Road Trips In Australia – Horizon Guides
Tourism Portals
Australia
Australia states: Queensland – Tasmania – Victoria – Northern Territory – New South Wales – Western Australia
2021
Stimulating Australia’s Tourism Industry – Q+A
Headlines (2020)
Ecotourism Australia implores governments for ongoing support of natural attractions and ecotourism experiences – Ausleisure
Australia announces bid to win back tourists – CNN
Bushfire recovery package to tackle Australian tourism’s ‘biggest challenge in living memory’
Can domestic travellers save our tourism industry?
Key Links
Tourism Australia – Future of Demand
Tourism and Transport Forum
https://www.tra.gov.au – National Visitor Survey monthly snapshot
Questions
• Is there a public ‘Who’s Who in Australian tourism’ on the web?
Recommended Listening
Great Aussie Road Trips – Has being in lockdown made you want to explore new places, or travel differently? Self-confessed road-trip junkie Lee Atkinson’s latest book is Ultimate Road Trips Australia.
Regional Australia reaps rewards of tourism boom – A record 8.4 million foreign tourists visited Australia last year and that’s good news for regional economies as most foreign visitors also travelled to the bush.
Elsewhere on the Web
Ecotourism Australia – Facebook
Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources
Australian Tourism Data Warehouse
Australia.com
Victorian Tourism Awards
Australian Traveler
Travel Weekly
Wayfairer.au
Awards
https://www.qualitytourismaustralia.com/australian-tourism-awards/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO6RzUSSrWpLWSPDp3B53nA
2019-2020 Campaign
Australia woos Brexit-weary British tourists with sun, surf, cute critters and Kylie Minogu
Kylie Minogue tries to lure Brexit-weary Britons in new Tourism Australia ad ‘Matesong’
https://youtu.be/dLPy15UGXAs
Airlines
jetstar.com.au
qantas.com.au
allianceairlines.com.au
Birdwatching
gondwanaguides.com.au
Savannah Guides
Savannah Guides work with many of Australia’s leading tourism, environmental and community organisations to pursue its mission of being an economically sound, community based, professional body which maintains high standards and encourages the protection and conservation of the natural and cultural resources of the Tropical Savannahs of Northern Australia.
savannah-guides.com.au
Facebook
Elsewhere on the Web
thetourismcolab.com.au – Facebook
Wikipedia
Tourism in Australia
Planeta.com