Archive for November, 2004

Farm & Country Tourism Kit to aid regional tourism

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I noticed this in the Tourism-Talk e-newsletter then Wendy Rhodes (Heyfield Wetlands Centre) provided a firsthand run-down on what’s been happening in her patch!

Alison and Charles Burke who set up their own farm business in Qld provided the real world

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Collaboration between tourism and the arts.

Comments from Jane Bennett – Ashgrove Cheese Tasmania – in response to a request for advice on an arts co-operative/tourism project.

Gill Heal Project Coordinator with Wonthaggi’s Creatively Connecting Communities project in Wonthaggi organised a recent seminar where Jane Bennett

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Central Gippsland Hosted Group Tour concept well received

Over the last year Victoria has had 17.9 million domestic visitors (24% of the market) both into and within the state and they have spent over $7.1 billion here. Tourism Vic has actively promoted regional destinations in the March quarter

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Info on visitors to Farmers’ Markets

For communities interested in Farmers’ Markets the following research findings may be of some value: (i) The majority of visitors earn between $40 -49,000 pa (ii) 40.8% of visitors to markets were tourists, the rest are locals (iii)

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Ghan fever, a tourism accommodation shortfall & some global lateral thinking

The new Ghan link to Darwin has seen tourism rebound after depressed visitor numbers due to a string of disasters including the war on terrorism, SARS, the Ansett collapse and Singapore and Malaysian Airlines pulling out.

Regarded as something of a

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