Tourism Australia News
Tourism Australia welcomes Air India non-stop flights
Tourism Australia Managing Director Andrew McEvoy said securing direct flights was essential if Australia was to secure its share of the 50 million Indians expected to be travelling outside of their own country by the end of this decade.
Tourism Australia appoints new RGM UK & Northern Europe
Tourism Australia has announced the appointment of Denise von Wald to the role of Regional General Manager United Kingdom (UK) & Northern Europe.
Tourism Australia announces finalists for “Best Jobs In The World”
Today, the 18 finalists for Tourism Australia’s ‘Best Jobs in the World’ – three for each of the six dream jobs – were announced, including five applicants in the U.S., who will travel Down Under next month to undergo the final stage of the global competition.
Etihad encourages Brits to journey down under
For the first time, Tourism Australia, Virgin Australia and Etihad Airways have partnered on a national advertising campaign inviting British holidaymakers to travel on the Etihad Skypass. The £870,000 campaign, which runs UK-wide throughout May, uses Tourism Australia’s ‘There’s nothing like Australia’ global creative and includes multi-channel TV and online advertising, directing consumers to find out more on the official website.
Tourism Australia toasts new ‘Best Of Wine’ tourism initiative
Tourism Australia has teamed up with some of the country’s top wineries in a major new national partnership, which aims to raise the profile of Australia as one of the world’s leading wine tourism destinations.
New UNWTO/Tourism Australia report highlights tourism potential of SE Asia
Asia’s affluent middle class is set to increase almost fivefold over the next 20 years, presenting significant opportunities for Australian tourism, according to a new report released by Tourism Australia and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) at this year’s Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE).
Tourism Australia announce Monster.com partnership
Australian tourism businesses struggling to fill temporary positions are being encouraged to take advantage of a recently launched online jobs board, allowing them to upload job vacancies free of charge.
23 Brits in running for Best Jobs in the World
Twenty three candidates from the UK have made it through to the next stage of Tourism Australia’s ‘Best Jobs in the World’ competition.
Tourism Australia confirms key Asia appointments
Tourism Australia has confirmed the appointment of a new Regional General Manager Japan and Korea. Andrew Reilly has been announced in the position and will commence in the Tokyo-based role in May.
Tourism Australia participates in Travelweek
Tourism Australia will participate in luxury travel trade show, Travelweek, this week as part of its efforts to strengthen relationships with leading travel operators and encourage more Brazilians to experience Australia’s unique attractions for themselves.
Tourism Australia welcomes Australia Week in China
Managing Director Andrew McEvoy said Tourism Australia was very excited at the prospect of playing a leading part in ‘Australia Week in China’ next year.
Tourism Australia report to help guide future tourism distribution strategy
The findings of a comprehensive review of how Australian tourism product is distributed internationally have been published by Tourism Australia and its state and territory tourism partners.