News & Announcements January 2020

I was expecting to be writing about the inspiring efforts of industry and governments to drive the recovery efforts after the bushfire crisis. Instead, the focus has now shifted to a new threat, this time affecting the global community and causing even greater disruption to tourism. The Coronavirus outbreak has come at the worst possible time for our operators who were planning for the annual boost in international travel associated with Chinese New Year.

As the Industry Advisory Organisation for the Queensland tourism and hospitality industry, QTIC work closely with government and industry on a range of workforce development skills matters and provide industry intelligence on workforce development strategies and training advice to government. Take a look at their January update below.

QTIC extends our best wishes to the outstanding gold winning tourism operators who are representing Queensland at the Australian Tourism Awards.

Fun Over Fifty have won the very prestigious Banksia Foundation Sustainability Award for the Medium Business category.

Fun over Fifty have a number of Sustainability Initiatives that have lead to this award….examples include their Green Guest Policy (GGP):- offering passengers the opportunity to contribute to reducing the impact their stay in multi-night destinations has on the environment.

Brisbane-based tourism businesses are boosting their trade skills through the Tourism Industry Business Capability Program (TIBCP) and you can to.

The TIBCP is in its second year and is helping tourism businesses across the state build their digital and trade capabilities.

Tourism businesses are becoming social media savvy through the Tourism Industry Business Capability Program (TIBCP). 

The TIBCP offers complimentary workshops, run by the Queensland Tourism Industry Council (QTIC) and funded by the Queensland Government, for tourism operators to support the digital transformation of the industry.