Tweed to host major tourism conference in October
TWEED Heads has been selected for the first time as host town for the Australian Regional Tourism Convention to be held at Salt Village in October.
The four-day convention will enable regional tourism practitioners to exchange ideas and discuss and debate some of the most important issues, challenges and opportunities facing regional tourism.
Organisers expect the Tweed convention could attract a record number of delegates.
“We’re excited that the ART Convention will be held in the Tweed for the very first time,” said Simon McArthur, chairman of Australian Regional Tourism.
“The Tweed region offers fantastic flight accessibility through the Gold Coast Airport and a diverse collection of tourism experiences to showcase and discuss.”
Member for Tweed Geoff Provest said the convention would provide the perfect opportunity to showcase the Tweed’s business capabilities to high-profile delegates.
“With our state-of-the-art business facilities, fresh local produce, beautiful beaches and World Heritage rainforest, we are delighted that the spotlight will be on Tweed this October as key decision makers from around Australia gather for the ART Convention,” Mr Provest said.
ART launches its 2018 Convention in partnership with the NSW Government’s tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW.
Key themes will include improving regional dispersal, agritourism, nature-based tourism and visitor servicing.
Delegates will also have the chance to enter a competition and receive recommendations from experienced facilitators on the tourism issues relevant to their region.
The Convention theme is ‘Pushing the Boundaries’.
Delegates to ART Conventions come from local government, regional and state tourism organisations and a raft of private sector businesses that service their needs.