Tourism
February 4, 2009
The Local Governments – Pathways to Sustainable Tourism program is a free, practical, self-guided OR facilitated workshop program now available to councils around Australia – developed by the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre (STCRC). What Does The Program Do? It […]
February 3, 2009
Many people with disabilities have difficulty finding accessible accommodation when on holiday. Unfortunately some are told venues are accessible but on arrival find they are not. One Stop Shop For Accessible Tourism In Australia The Access For All Alliance is […]
January 14, 2009
wwww.workingconnections.com.au is the employment service of ARPA Over 50’s Association Ltd. It provides jobsearch advice, training and job-matching services. They are currently running the EXPERIENCE COUNTS Retail Travel Project. Two participant places are available for the next three-week training course […]
January 9, 2009
Could Australia – whose likely host states currently ban Jatropha plants – become a source of feedstock for a biofuel capable of replacing jet fuel? The West Australian recently reported that Air New Zealand has successfully used a 50-50 blend […]
January 1, 2009
Rum Jungle Bed and Breakfast bungalow accommodation has a Grey Nomad work opportunity from April – September 2009, a wonderful opportunity for an authentic Top End experience. The Job Cleaning and gardening for just a few hours per day this […]
December 22, 2008
Tourism Victoria’s new Regional Tourism Action Plan 2009-2012 aims to boost the number of visitors to regional Victoria and improve the opportunities for tourism operators across the State. More than $16 million will be spent marketing every region in Victoria. […]
December 15, 2008
The Murraylands Regional Tourism Association (MRTA) and creative webmaster, Shane Strudwick, have joined forces to cooperatively promote their region, create regional economic growth and reduce marketing costs. Shane explains: “The philosophy of new tourism marketing for the Murray River and […]
November 9, 2008
Australian researchers – in a world-first apparently – have used economic modelling to estimate both direct and indirect impacts of the tourism industry in our states and territories. We now have a nationally consistent picture and will be able to […]
November 5, 2008
StreetSmart – ‘helping the homeless’ – is into its November 2008 campaign and they have over 225 restaurants to participating across VIC, QLD, NSW and ACT- the biggest campaign yet. About StreetSmart StreetSmart is a bridge between the community and […]
October 27, 2008
Essentials Tourism Australia’s online newsletter reports that the traveller’s much-loved guidebook, Lonely Planet, has named Tasmania’s Bay of Fires number one in the 10 Must see regions for 2009. Bay of Fires is described as: “white beaches of hourglass-fine sand, […]
October 21, 2008
GREEN GLOBE LITE is designed for businesses that want to start addressing Sustainability and Climate Change in the Travel and Tourism Industry. An Online Health Check Framework The Green Globe Lite program assesses all Key Environmental Performances Areas within a […]
September 26, 2008
Applications are now open for the G’ Day USA: Australia Week & Toronto Roadshow 2009 which will run from the 14th to the 29th January 2009. A special edition of the Indigenous Tourism Australia Newsletter 2008/4 reports that Aden Ridgeway […]