New event brings Oktoberfest celebrations to the Parliamentary Triangle
Oktoberfest Parklands will transform Patrick White Lawns into a massive lakeside Volksfest celebration on Saturday 14 October. The over 18s event will include Craft Beer Halls, Bavarian Food Truck Village, Oompah bands, DJs, traditional dancers,…
First export of Canberra’s wine and produce to Singapore
Australian Capital Region Produce have exported their first air cargo of perishable goods on a Singapore Airlines flight direct to Singapore. The shipment, which left Canberra Airport on Wednesday 9 August, included a selection of…
Are you working with European Wholesalers or Inbound Tour Operators?
ATEC has developed an online Health and Safety Checklist to make the collection and storage of supplier health and safety information for European travel wholesalers and Inbound Tour Operators (ITOs) more efficient. European Union legislation…
ACT Event Fund opens for applications
The ACT Government is inviting applications to the ACT Event Fund from events and festivals that will take place in 2018. The ACT Event Fund has been established as a key mechanism for stimulating and…
Tourism Australia partners with BuzzFeed to attract youth market
Tourism Australia is partnering with BuzzFeed Australia for a campaign targeting global youth markets, as part of a $10 million push to attract young holidaymakers. Tourism Australia and BuzzFeed Australia are on the hunt for…
Local businesses encouraged to become Bike Stops
Local businesses are encouraged to become Bike Stops, as part of a new ACT Government initiative to promote more Canberrans and visitors to cycle around the city. Bike Stops are local businesses who provide a…
Working with VisitCanberra
VisitCanberra held an Industry Session at the National Portrait Gallery on Friday 28 July. During this session, VisitCanberra advised on 2017-18 domestic and international marketing and sales activities, and other ways that industry can engage…
VisitCanberra launches new corporate website
VisitCanberra has launched a new corporate website aimed at making key information more discoverable and accessible. The new responsive website features a simplified structure which better reflects VisitCanberra’s core activities across Insights, Marketing, Development, Funding and Trade….
Floriade NightFest wholesale tickets available to purchase
Wholesale tickets for Floriade NightFest are available to purchase via Ticketek. Held across two consecutive weekends, Friday 22 – Sunday 24 September and Friday 29 September – Sunday 1 October, NightFest is a unique Floriade…
Floriade Information Marquee advertising opportunities
Promote your tourism business to local and interstate visitors via advertising at the onsite Information Marquee at Floriade 2017. Attracting more than 400,000 visitors annually, Floriade has become Canberra’s most iconic annual tourism event and…