ACT Australian of the Year – Nominate now
Who inspires you? Now is the time to nominate them for a 2025 Australian of the Year Award. The Australian of the Year Awards recognise those who go above and beyond and demonstrate our great…
NGA & NMA launch the Culture Pass
The CULTURE PASS is a combined wholesale ticket between the National Museum of Australia and the National Gallery of Australia for the current major ticketed exhibitions Discovering Ancient Egypt and Gauguin’s World: Tōna Iho, Tōna Ao. The CULTURE…
Enlighten Festival and Canberra Balloon Spectacular 2025
Events ACT is excited to inform the tourism industry that the dates for the Enlighten Festival and the Canberra Balloon Spectacular 2025 have been confirmed. The Enlighten Festival will take place from 28 February to…
Tourism Industry Support Program Research
The University of Southern Queensland are currently undertaking research to examine the factors that impact Australian tourism SMEs (small-medium enterprises) decision to engage with Government Support Programs, for example, grants, subsidies, business advice, and seminars….
Do you know someone exceptional?
Do you know someone that’s innovative, passionate, dedicated, and has made outstanding contributions to the Canberra Region tourism industry? The Canberra Region Tourism Industry Council (CRTIC) encourages businesses in the tourism industry to nominate exceptional…
Australian Tourism Export Council Explore NSW & ACT
VisitCanberra recently attended the Australian Tourism Export Council’s (ATEC) Explore NSW & ACT event held in the Blue Mountains from 26 to 27 June 2024. The Explore event is a dedicated travel trade B2B for…
VisitCanberra supports the Trailfinders Academy
VisitCanberra was back on the road last month participating in the Trailfinders Academy in Perth on Thursday 13 June. Trailfinders are represented by an expansive network of well experienced travel consultants throughout the UK and…
Choose Tourism Marketing Campaign
VisitCanberra, via Austrade’s Choose Tourism Program, are currently running a tourism workforce attraction marketing campaign aimed at the local 17- to 24-year-old demographic. The goal of the campaign is to create awareness amongst young people…
Choose Tourism Jobs Expos Wrap Up
The VisitCanberra Choose Tourism Jobs Expos, held at the ANU, UC and CIT in April and May, were a fantastic opportunity for industry to recruit direct from the ACT’s student body, raise awareness of their…
Marketing Activity in India – 12 Month Snapshot
As one of VisitCanberra’s key international markets, marketing activity in India has ramped up over the past 12 months. Latest Visitor Arrival Data, for year ending December 2023, shows that visitation from India is at…