Tourism Australia’s Head of Sustainability, Penny Rafferty, has been named as one of a dozen members in the first-ever Condé Nast Traveler Global Advisory Board.

Airfare capacity and pricing continue to remain primary concerns for inbound tourism to Australia, Minister for Trade and Tourism, Don Farrell highlighted at the Destination Australia conference in Sydney yesterday [Thursday 16 March 2023].

Tourism Australia hosted its largest Destination Australia summit to date this week, with 800 travel and tourism delegates attending in person at the ICC Sydney and another 250 people online.

When a destination has a combination of world-renowned wineries with vineyards in close proximity to an unspoilt coastline, towering karri forests, ancient limestone caves, indulgent food and wine experiences and over 50,000 years of Aboriginal history, it’s easy to see why people add it to their bucket-lists. Travellers to Western Australia’s South West will discover that it truly is a dream-like place to explore.

Delegates of Virtuoso Travel Week (VTW) were encouraged to keep Australia front of mind as a destination for their high-net-worth-individual clients in an address by Tourism Australia’s Managing Director, Phillipa Harrison.

Global travel network Virtuoso has this week been meeting again with its members in New Zealand for the first time post-pandemic.

Tourism Australia is continuing to keep Australia front of mind with key overseas markets, this week releasing the latest instalment in its ‘Australia in 8D’ video series.

The Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) has joined Cultural Attractions of Australia (CAOA). CAOA recently marked its third anniversary and QAGOMA is the 18th member to join the collective. The collective was established to bring together local arts and cultural attractions to showcase the best of Australia’s significant creative and historical heritage around the nation and the world. CAOA collaborates with members to offer an inspiring selection of pre-bookable, commissionable, bespoke, VIP and behind- the-scenes experiences, ensuring unrivalled access for guests. It is part of Tourism Australia’s Signature Experiences of Australia program.

New research released by Tourism Australia has identified that domestic holiday booking intention has dropped to just 10%, according to the latest Domestic Sentiment Tracker.

As a lead-in to Australian Tourism Exchange events taking place in the week ahead of the 2021 ATE Live (6-9 June) and ATE Online (10-17 June), this week Tourism Australia and its Signature Experiences of Australia are providing the opportunity for some of this country’s top travel professionals to discover, enjoy and learn more about some of the most exciting experiences Australia has to offer.

Tourism Australia has hailed its local arrangement with the Virtuoso luxury travel network as “one of our most significant partnerships”.

Tourism Australia will hold a hybrid version of its annual Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE) in Sydney, spread over 10 days in June 2021.