Floriade bursts with Pop Culture
Floriade signals the start of spring in the capital with more than one million bulbs and annuals bursting into bloom in a celebration of Pop Culture from Saturday 15 September.
Tickets on sale for Floriade NightFest
Floriade becomes an illuminated wonderland during NightFest which returns for five nights only from Wednesday 26 to Sunday 30 September.
Strong visitation growth for the ACT
The latest Tourism in the ACT Snapshot has just been released based on Tourism Research Australia (TRA) National and International Visitor Surveys for the year ending March 2018, and TRA’s State Tourism Satellite Account (State…
Canberra Writer’s Festival
The Canberra Writers Festival will be held 23 – 26 August this year as local, national and international writers discuss work under the themes Power, Politics and Passion.
Promote your business at Floriade
The Canberra and Region Visitors Centre will once again be managing the Floriade Information Marquee at this year’s event. Advertising in the Floriade Information Marquee provides a great opportunity to reach both local Canberrans and…
Canberra’s international carriers named ‘World’s Best’!
Singapore Airlines has been named the ‘World’s Best Airline’ at the recent 2018 Skytrax World Airline Awards, with Qatar Airways taking second place. Singapore Airlines was also named the ‘World’s Best First Class’, and Qatar…
Upcoming trade events
VisitCanberra will attend Tourism Australia’s upcoming India Travel Mission (ITM) and Corroboree Asia events.
Australian Tourism Exchange 2019 – save the date!
The 40th annual Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE) will take place in Perth 8-12 April 2019.
Dockless bike share trial begins soon
A six month trial of Airbike’s dockless bike share begins at the end of July. The ACT Government is working with the National Capital Authority, the Australian National University and the Australian owned Airbike company…
Anime and gamer event comes to Canberra
GAMMA.CON – an event supporting fans of anime and gaming – comes to Canberra on the weekend of 4 and 5 August. The not-for-profit event includes the promotion of independent and grass-roots designers, developers and…