World Youth Day 2008

World Youth Day is the largest youth event in the world. Organised by the Catholic Church, it gathers young people from around the world building bridges of friendship and hope between continents, peoples and cultures. From 15-20 July 2008, Sydney will welcome around 300,000 visitors for World Youth Day which will feature the first visit to Australia by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI.

The official World Youth Day program contains a number of events in the lead up to and during the event including the Journey of the Cross and Icon, Days in the Dioceses, and the Youth Festival. For more information on World Youth Day and for the official program of the event visit www.wyd2008.org.au

Media Resources
Tourism Australia and the State and Territory Tourism Organisations have produced a WYD media guide to assist media travelling to Australia for the event. Available to download now, the media guide includes information on WYD, destination information on each of Australia’s capital cities, facts and figures on Australia, how to access Tourism Australia and STO resources, travel tips, key contacts and useful website links. To download the media guide click the link below.
WYD08 Australian Media Guide
Tourism Australia Media Contacts

WYD08 Fact Sheets
World Youth Day
Journey of the Cross and Icon
Days in the Dioceses
Spiritual Journeys

WYD08 Newsletters
Volume 1 - August 2007
Volume 2 - November 2007
Volume 3 - January 2008
Volume 4 - March 2008
Volume 5 - May 2008
Volume 6 - June 2008

Tourism Australia's WYD08 Marketing Activities
Tourism Australia has a dedicated leveraging program surrounding World Youth Day. For more information, click here.

Other useful websites

www.wyd2008.org.au

www.immi.gov.au

www.customs.gov.au

www.daffa.gov.au/aqis

www.wydtours.com