Skills and Labour Shortage Solutions
It is widely known that Australia is facing a skills and labour shortage, and the tourism industry, being reliant on a high volume of skilled employees, is being impaired by this shortage. The rhetoric on this issue has been discussed time and time again, but how can we adapt to the problem? A Victoria Tourism Industry Council (VTIC) Forum on Skills and Labour Shortage Solutions, is being held Wednesday 5 December from 4.00pm - 6.00pm at BMW Edge, Federation Square.
Join esteemed panellists from Jetstar, Restaurant & Catering Australia and VECCI for an open discussion on the strategies they have employed to face a candidate short market, useful schemes and initiatives for businesses of all sizes, and answer your skills and labour-based questions. Go to www.vtic.com.au for more information or click here for registration details.
NSW Events Board
The tourism industry in NSW welcomed the announcement by the NSW Government of the appointment of Board Members of Events New South Wales Pty Limited, the special corporation established to revamp and revitalise major event and tourism opportunities across NSW.
Jayson Westbury, the Chairman of TIC NSW, said they were particularly pleased by Mr. Iemma’s assurance that the new body would provide a strong focus on promoting tourism in regional areas, not just in Sydney.
Click here for TICNSW press release.
Australian Regional Tourism Convention
Over one hundred delegates from all areas of the tourism industry - from federal government, through to state, regional and local tourism organisations, government and industry organisations and tourism operators - attended the convention to gain insight into issues affecting the industry and to together determine its future direction. Papers will be available shortly on the website www.regionaltourism.com.au/ARTC07/index.html
Regional Data Collection
An Australia-wide Industry Working Group, have joined forces to develop a national framework for collaborative regional data collection within the tourism Industry through the adoption of IPAT (Industry Performance Analysis Tool).
The group will comprise industry representatives from Tourism Tasmania, Tourism Tropical North Queensland, Tourism Sunshine Coast and the South Australian Tourist Commission. The group will be chaired by Mr Daniel Gschwind, Chief Executive Officer of the Queensland Tourism Industry Council and board member of the National Tourism Alliance.
One of the key objectives of the working group is to develop a nationally-applicable framework for regional data collection which also ensures that once captured it will be relevant and consistent to the needs for data comparison across regions and business sector.
Qantas Australian Tourism Awards 2007
We are delighted to announce that AAA Tourism has confirmed their sponsorship of the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards on February 29th 2008 in Canberra. Their star rating program will be promoted through the accommodation categories in a specially designed package of sponsor benefits.
Members Meeting and AGM
The members meeting and AGM will be held in Sydney on Thursday 12th December from 1-5pm. Details and formal notice of the AGM will be distributed shortly.
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