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Tourism Australia’s Facebook page has surpassed two million worldwide fans, making it both Australia’s largest Facebook page and the most popular tourism destination page on the planet.
New figures released by Tourism Research Australia show domestic overnight travel saw growth in the year to September 2011 and in the September quarter, with overnight trips up four per cent for both periods.
The latest International Visitor Survey shows that visitor numbers, nights spent and expenditure are all up over the year to September proving the resilience of Australia’s tourism industry.
The Minister for Tourism has unveiled a significant update to the National Long-Term Tourism Strategy - Tourism 2020, to enhance growth, resilience and competitiveness in Australia’s $34 billion tourism industry.
Season three of the No Leave No Life television show starts this Saturday 3 December, encouraging Australians to put their 129 million days of accumulated annual leave towards a domestic holiday.
The third season of the TV series No Leave No Life will begin airing on Australia’s channel Seven each Saturday at 6.30pm from 3 December.
The Gold Coast has taken its place among the great Australian Cities after winning the 2018 Commonwealth Games Bid.
Australia has been named the Best Country to Visit Worldwide in this year’s British Travel Awards, finishing ahead of European destinations Spain and Italy.
The Nothing Like Australia Dream Team promotion has attracted more than 40,000 entries, including this winning shot of the Roebourne country races.
Tourism Australia's Managing Director, Andrew McEvoy, and CEO of the Jetstar Group, Bruce Buchanan, have inked a $10 million marketing deal to boost Japanese inbound tourism and expand brand Australia’s presence in the Asia-Pacific.
Tourism Australia’s There’s nothing like Australia campaign has kicked off in Germany, with German travellers now invited to share their Australian holiday experiences online. Almost 300 entries were submitted in the first few days of the competition.
Tourism Research Australia has released two reports that reflect the resilience of Australia’s tourism industry.
Australia’s city and nature experiences will be shared with a potential audience of 80 million people, thanks to a recent press visit for 20 Chinese journalists.
Domestic tourism in Australia has rebounded from the natural disasters in the early part of 2011, according to data released today by Tourism Research Australia.
Holiday makers and the tourism industry have responded positively to the next stage of Tourism Australia’s There’s nothing like Australia campaign, which targets the domestic market.
Register now for the Australian Tourism Directions Conference in Canberra on Thursday 13 October. Senior government, industry and business figures will gather to discuss what’s needed to create the most appealing Australia now and into the future.
The number of visitors coming to Australia has risen despite global economic uncertainty, the strong Australian dollar and natural disasters, according to data from Tourism Research Australia.
Tourism Australia has confirmed dates and locations for its 2011 Industry Briefings held around Australia.
The Chinese version of Australia.com has been updated with 56 new itineraries operated by Premier Aussie Specialist Agencies based in 15 cities around China.
Registrations have now opened for the second annual Australian Tourism Directions Conference. Bringing together leaders from across industry, business and government, the conference will deliver national and international research and insights.
The holidays of three groups of travellers from Korea, Japan and China captured on a hand held camera have been edited into one minute highlight clips to showcase inspiring destination content.
Tourism Australia’s Making Tracks campaign has been recognised at the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Awards, receiving the overall Best of Show award and Best Social Media Marketing category.
Campsites, cultural venues, cellar doors, heritages sites and other tourism attractions and destinations will be given a boost with the Australian Government announcing $8.5 million in TQUAL tourism grants to 117 projects across Australia.
Former New Zealand TV news anchor, Judy Bailey, recalls her holiday memories of Tasmania in the second episode of My Kind of Place - Australia, which aired on Saturday 23 July in New Zealand.
One of Singapore’s best chefs, Andre Chiang and a popular trio of DJs from 91.3FM known as The Married Men, have joined Tourism Australia’s Friends of Australia program in recognition for their efforts in promoting Australia.
Tourism enterprises in Australia will have the opportunity to learn and improve their business practices thanks to an expansion of the Indigenous Tourism Champions Program.
With less than five months to go until voting finishes in the final round of the New7Wonders of Nature campaign, Tourism Australia will work with Steve Liebmann to generate votes for Uluru before the final announcement on 11 November 2011.
Tourism Australia has reaffirmed the importance of strong aviation partnerships in driving Australia’s future tourism growth with the signing of a new commercial agreement with Singapore Airlines.
Applications opened today for Corroboree 2011 - The Americas, Tourism Australia’s retail training event for Aussie Specialist agents.
Details of a new 10-year strategic plan aimed at realising China’s tourism potential has been unveiled today by the Minister for Tourism at the inaugural Australia-China Tourism Summit in Cairns.
Tourism Australia’s Quarterly Market Update, providing the latest information for industry about the state of international tourism for Australia as well as Tourism Australia’s major international activities, is now available.
The Minister for Tourism, the Hon. Martin Ferguson AM MP has welcomed the resumption of Tourism Australia’s $4.4 million marketing campaign in Japan following the recent earthquake.
Australian cities and regions such as Cairns, the Whitsundays and Townsville are targeting Asian corporations and associations to offer incentive travel and host their meetings and conventions in Australia.
Tourism Australia’s 2020 China Strategic Plan, aimed at capturing opportunities in this rapidly growing inbound tourism market, will be launched at the Australia-China Tourism Summit 2011 next month.
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