INDUSTRY NEWSStrong international tourism growth - continuing on the up and up
Short-term visitor arrivals during November 2016 (708,900 movements) increased 0.4%, compared with October 2016 (706,100 movements). This followed monthly increases of 0.6% in September 2016 and 0.5% in October 2016.
The current trend estimate for arrivals is 9.9% higher than in November 2015. During November 2016, short-term visitor arrivals (704,900 movements) decreased 0.7% compared with October 2016 (710,200 movements).
This followed monthly increases of 2.4% in September 2016 and 0.2% in October 2016. There were 720,500 short-term visitor arrivals to Australia in November 2016. See http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/3401.0?OpenDocument
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DISCOVER TOURISMTourism Research Australia State Tourism Satellite Accounts 2016-17
Tourism Research Australia has released its latest State Tourism Satellite Accounts report which provides a comprehensive set of data outlining the value of tourism for all states and territories in Australia.
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CAREERSQTIC Salute to Excellence Awards
The QTIC Salute to Excellence Awards recognises Year 11 and 12 students that are under-taking or have recently completed vocational education and training in tourism, food and beverage and cookery.
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DISCOVER TOURISMAustralian tourism visitor spending reaches new heights
International visitor spending for the 12 month period ending December 2017 grew six per cent to reach a new high of $41.3 billion in 2017, representing an addition of $2.2 billion to the Australian economy.
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INDUSTRY NEWSNational Visitor Survey - Travel by Australians
The National Visitor Survey - Travel by Australians shows domestic tourism visitors in Australia were on the rise and spending more than ever
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CAREERSQTIC Tourism Indigenous Employment Champions Network
The QTIC Tourism Indigenous Employment Champions Network, supported by The Star Entertainment Group, aims to support tourism employers to recruit and retain Indigenous employees. The Network is a group of volunteer tourism operators that have exhibited best practice in the recruitment and retention of Indigenous employment.
Together with the Champions, QTIC have developed a range of resources for tourism operators, presented at numerous industry conferences, facilitated industry forums, provided tourism industry career path information to Indigenous students and job seekers, and identified Indigenous employment placements within the industry.
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CAREERSCookery & Wine Courses - sound like your thing?
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CAREERSButcher Aspire - put some meat on your career bones!
Interested in starting your butchery career? HTN is looking for individuals to undertake the HTN Aspire Program at Granville TAFE with the opportunity to score a butchery apprenticeship with HTN at the end.
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