Applications are now open for the 2024 Western Australian intake of sports traineeships with AFL Sportsready. Applications close Sunday 26th November 2023. A traineeship offers the opportunity to be paid while gaining practical workplace experience.
Find out more and put in an application Ngurrangga Tours received the highest accolade at the 2023 Perth Airport WA tourism awards. The fully Aboriginal-owned tour operator delivers cultural tourism experiences within the Pilbara region.
Willie Creek Pearls, Live Ningaloo, CORE Cider House, Tree Chalets, and City of Fremantle were awarded Hall of Fame - for winning the gold medal in their categories three years in a row. The new category recognising operators for excellence in accessible tourism was awarded to Off The Beaten Track WA. The gold medallists in selected categories will go on to represent WA at the 2023 Australian Tourism Awards. For the full list of winners and more information visit tourismcouncilwa.com.au Global leaders from some of the world's biggest companies will come together to discuss tourism and trade after Western Australia was selected to host the prestigious World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Summit next year.
WTTC is the global authority on tourism and its members include over 200 CEOs, Chairpersons, and Presidents of companies such as Emirates, Etihad Airlines, Hilton Group, Visa, and Expedia. The annual WTTC summit will take place in October 2024, and spotlight WA as an emerging global leader in travel, tourism and trade. More information about World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Latest research from the Tourism & Transport Forum (Australia's peak industry group for the Australian tourism, transport and aviation sectors) has found that the South West region of WA has experienced the biggest growth in popularity in regional tourism across the country since the pandemic.
The biggest growth in visitors to the South West was among middle-aged Australians aged 30-64, with visitation nearly 19 per cent above pre-COVID levels, followed by Australians over 65 with a 15 per cent increase, then young people under 30 with an eight per cent increase. Among WA residents, the greatest surge in popularity was for the North West region, with visitation nearly 37 per cent above pre-COVID levels. Read the TTF report here |
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