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25.01.2022 On Tomorrow! Talking all things Tourism! ART online catch up 12.30pm 1.30pm (AEST) Friday, 18th June 2021... Facilitated by Australian Regional Tourism Ambassador, Linda Tillman, this is an open session where attendees can ask questions, raise topics or provide industry updates. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZEkd-qvrjMrE9AoaH7JEcfXfFEwlfN8z You can post topic suggestions or questions in the comments below or email Lauren [email protected] We look forward to catching up online. Tilma Group - Regional Tourism Consultants

24.01.2022 Visitor servicing is remarkably different today from the information distribution of years gone by. Understanding visitor expectations and future trends will ensure to deliver on the needs of your visitors while securing the financial sustainability of your Visitor Information Centre (VIC). In her recent post Ali Uren, Regional Tourism Ambassador and Founder & Director at Kiikstart identifies some key trends and how you can these may impact your visitor servicing. How has inf...ormation sharing and service delivery changed in your VIC? We’d love to hear from youjoin the conversation on The Tourism Hub: https://members.regionaltourism.com.au/ #regionaltourism

24.01.2022 Mark Olsen is no stranger to ART he has previously been the Convention MC on multiple occasions and is extremely generous with sharing his knowledge and experience with our delegates. We’re thrilled to have Mark join us as a presenter for our virtual Convention this year where he will be speaking about crisis management. Mark joined Tourism Tropical North Queensland as the CEO 12 months ago after 25 years in the tourism and hospitality industry. Starting his career in the ...90’s washing dishes to nine years at Tourism Queensland, then a decade running an international tourism consultancy working in over 70 countries, was good preparation for the challenges of regional tourism. It has been an ‘interesting’ first 12 months in regional tourism as the industry rode the rollercoaster of aviation seat capacity losses, bushfires, coral bleaching and COVID-19, an experience Mark is happy to share with the tourism network. #ARTC20 See more

23.01.2022 WEBINAR | Growing Regional Economies through Agritourism You’re invited to join us for a webinar with Airbnb on developing Agritourism experiences. Hear from Huw Phillips, Advocacy and Policy Manager at Airbnb on recent trends, tools for growing agritourism and opportunities to collaborate with Airbnb.... Facilitating the dynamic conversation is Coralie Bell, ART Chair who'll be joined by Nick Baker, ART Director & CEO at Outdoria. WHERE: Online WHEN: Wednesday 17th February 2021 TIME: 2-3pm (AEDT) Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZUvfu2uqT8iGNVG4FK55kdERgNEz16-Y

23.01.2022 Agritourism is an essential ingredient for many regional visitor economies and a means by which we can effectively tell the story of regional Australia. ART is excited to announce a new partnership with Airbnb that will support the development of Agritourism product and experiences across regional Australia. Read the full media release here: https://mailchi.mp/artn/art-airbnb-partnership... #regionaltourism #agritourism #partnerships

21.01.2022 Have visitor expectations and motivations changed over recent months? Should we and how can we be making the decision-making process easier for our potential visitors? Regional Tourism Ambassadors Sarah Carracher and Katrina Denoux have considered this in their recent posts on Food & Wine and Wellness Tourism. Catch up on their posts on The Tourism Hub: https://members.regionaltourism.com.au/ Sarah is Economic Development Advisor at City of Wanneroo in WA and Katrina is a Tou...rism Practitioner, Presenter and Postgraduate Lecturer. #regionaltourism

19.01.2022 Whilst we can’t meet in person this year for our annual Convention, we are excited that we’ll still be able to connect virtually to discuss all things regional tourism. With only 3 weeks to go until #ARTC20 kicks off, have you registered? Find out more - https://regionaltourism.com.au/convention/ from the Convention Dinner in Devonport as part of #ARTC19

18.01.2022 Collaboration, partnerships and networking are essential to the success of the regional visitor economy. We also know that working in rural and remote areas, there isn’t always a ‘team’ on hand on troubleshoot or brainstorm with, so ART have launched the new Regional Tourism Ambassador Program. Joining us is a group of highly experiences regional tourism specialists who will be sharing their wisdom on a range of topics including destination marketing and planning, regional ev...ents, visitor servicing and more! You can catch the Ambassadors insights on The Tourism Hub. If you’re not already registered, join us today and did we mention it’s FREE! https://members.regionaltourism.com.au/ #regionaltourism

17.01.2022 Hands up if you’ll be adding this to your itinerary when visiting Ballarat for the 2021 Australian Regional Tourism Convention - registrations open soon!

15.01.2022 Convention Presenter Spotlight: Sara Quon has been the Chief Executive Officer of The Sovereign Hill Museums Association since January 2019. Sara is a strategy and marketing professional with two decades of experience across tourism, major events and fast-moving consumer goods. Sara's previous roles include Group CEO of Beechworth Honey, inaugural CEO of Tourism North East Regional Tourism Board, Marketing Director and Interim CEO of Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. Sara cur...rently sits on the board of Visit Victoria and the Committee for Ballarat and also serves on the Council of Australian Museum Directors executive. In February, 2020, Sara was appointed to the Federal Government’s Regional Tourism Bushfire Recovery Grants Advisory Panel. Sovereign Hill approaches its 50th birthday in late 2020 and to mark this important milestone set about considering what work the Museum should do over the coming 20 years to really define its pathway forward for the 50th years to come. The resulting project, funded by the Federal Government, has developed the Sovereign Hill Master Plan which is due to be launched in late November 2020. Tune in on Wednesday 28th October for Sara’s taster presentation which will explore the components that Sovereign Hill built into their master planning process to ensure a truly visitor centric outcome with strong voice from their community and diverse stakeholders. Visitors to ART 2021 in Ballarat will get to visit Sovereign Hill in person and hear detail of the completed planning process and hopefully witness some of the early investment outcomes first hand. #ARTC20

15.01.2022 So much has changed this year, what have we learnt and how can we use the lessons from before to move on stronger? Regional Tourism Ambassador Cellina Little recently reflected on her previous experience to remind us respect and value still go a long way in the workplace. Ambassador Vanessa Weigall highlighted some great free webinars and online resources, to remind us there are some real positives of 2020. Catch up on their posts on The Tourism Hub: https://members.regional...tourism.com.au/ Cellina is the Founder of The Candid Word, and Vanessa is Tourism Lecturer at South Regional TAFE Albany Campus. #regionaltourism

14.01.2022 Local Government is one of the most significant stakeholders in the regional visitor economy, as asset owners and destination marketers, and much more Tiffany Thornton, Regional Tourism Ambassador and Marketing Tourism & Economic Development Coordinator at Narrandera Tourism dives into the role of Local Government and explores how regional Councils can be enablers for tourism growth. Join the conversation and read Tiffany's full post on The Tourism Hub: https://members.regi...onaltourism.com.au/blog/ #regionaltourism

11.01.2022 We know women are the key decision makers in the leisure and travel planning process. In her recent post, Regional Tourism Ambassador Tracy Gibson looks at the social benefits of female based tourism. Can and should you be tailoring your product or experience for women? We’d love to hear from youjoin the conversation on The Tourism Hub: https://members.regionaltourism.com.au/ Tracy is the Visitor Services Supervisor at Visit Shoalhaven and Tour Guide with Women Want Adventur...e. #regionaltourism

11.01.2022 MEDIA RELEASE: Frustrations are now brewing around the perception that tourism in regional Australia has recovered, when the overly optimistic sentiment could not be further from reality. ART Chair Coralie Bell said just this time last year, regional tourism businesses were in the depths of a bushfire crisis, devastation that was faced on the back of prolonged drought, and quickly followed by floods and then COVID-19. "Positive signs are visible in some destinations, with bus...inesses experiencing good trade over the recent summer weeks, but the goal of 'recovery' is far from achieved," Ms Bell said. "There have been enough handouts, we want to see the industry come out of bushfires and COVID-19 stronger and ready to thrive - not just survive until the money stops!" See full release https://mailchi.mp/regionaltourism/media-release_22012021

10.01.2022 Call for papers from interested parties are now open for the 2021 Australian Regional Tourism Convention. The Convention will be held in Visit Ballarat, Victoria from Monday 11 Wednesday 13 October. The Convention theme is 'A Robust Visitor Economy - navigating our new future'.... The online process will be open until 18 June. Further information can be found at - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9VMD5YL #ARTC21 #visitballarat Ballarat Council

08.01.2022 Local Government Tourism and Economic Development Managers WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! Australian Regional Tourism (ART) in partnership with Economic Development Australia (EDA) and planning, economic and tourism consultancy Urban Enterprise, are undertaking new research and updating essential data previously gathered on Local Government Spend on Tourism.... Survey is now open and deadline for completion is Tuesday 26 January 2021. Find out more and complete the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/J566S33

08.01.2022 Ready, set, go registrations for this year’s Australian Regional Tourism Convention are now open! If you’re keen to join us in Visit Ballarat this year, take advantage of our early bird rate and save on your registration until 1 July. Find out more and register now: ... https://regionaltourism.com.au/convention/ See more

08.01.2022 Exclusive to ART Convention delegates, two of Ultimate Winery Experiences Australia leading wineries will present a virtual wine experience on Wednesday 28 October. Hear from award winning winemakers and old friends, Stuart Hordern and Geoff Krieger from Brokenwood Wines in the Hunter Valley and 7th generation, Jessica Hill-Smith and Louisa Rose from Yalumba Family Winemakers in the Barossa. As part of the experience you will receive a link to the Virtual Wine Experience ...on Wednesday 28 October. You'll also receive two bottles of wine in the mail (one from each of the featured wineries). Then listen in via the online link as they open each bottle (one white, one red) and share their thoughts with Convention delegates. Brought to you by Ultimate Winery Experiences Australia, this is a chance to hear about these stunning wine regions, award winning wineries and learn more about what happens when you go beyond the cellar door. Spaces limited. Bookings essential - https://yalumba.rezdy.com//ultimate-winery-experiences-aus Ultimate Winery Experiences Australia #ARTC20

04.01.2022 We are underway on Day 1 of the 2020 Virtual Convention. Thanks to The Hon. Jonno Duniam (Assistant Minister Regional Tourism), Margaret Bowen (Tourism Recovery, Austrade), Stuart Lamont and Andrew Hiebl (ART) for their involvement with our live Q&A panel this morning. All our live sessions will be available for viewing through the Tourism Hub if you miss them. We look forward to a great few days ahead and would love you to share a photo of your virtual convention experience #ARTC20