Destination Australia 2020
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Australia is experiencing one of the worst fire seasons on record and many tourism businesses and communities are suffering as a result. We are now also facing a global travel crisis with the coronavirus, which…
See Canberra in a different light during Enlighten Festival
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Enlighten Festival, presented by Singapore Airlines, starts next Friday 28 February and runs until 15 March.
Coronavirus: Travel alert Link
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Department of Health and Tourism Australia is regularly updating advice on the novel coronavirus. Information for the tourism industry can be found here: https://www.australia.com/en/travel-alerts/coronavirus.html
Skal International Canberra No 343 celebrates 50 years
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Skal International Canberra is celebrating 50 years with a dinner at the Australian War Memorial on 14 March 2020.
Canberra Wine Week
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Canberra District’s’ Wine Week is 10days of events hosted in and around the Canberra region to celebrate all things wine from Saturday 21 to Sunday 29 March.
New Accor property opens in Belconnen
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The Mercure Canberra Belconnen is the newest kid on the block on Canberra’s accommodation scene.
Coronavirus: Travel Alert link
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Department of Health and Tourism Australia is regularly updating advice on the novel coronavirus. Information for the tourism industry can be found here: https://www.australia.com/en/travel-alerts/coronavirus.html
Enlighten Festival prepares to illuminate Canberra
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Preparations for the annual Enlighten Festival, presented by Singapore Airlines, are well underway. Returning from 28 February to 15 March 2020, the festival brings together some of Canberra’s premier autumn events.
Australian bushfire recovery information for tourism businesses
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Tourism Tribe has put together some support resources for tourism operators who are now or will soon be trying to attract guests to return to their destination.
India Host Registrations are open for bookings
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Registrations are now open for ATEC’s India Host program. ATEC, together with Tourism Australia and Austrade, is delivering a national program for the tourism industry to assist with capitalising on the growing number of Indian travellers…