Whitsundays Tourism Industry

Welcome to the tourism businesses of the Whitsundays!

This page is here to provide you with resources to help with your business planning and marketing, and to keep up to date with industry news from Tourism Whitsundays. Please contact us at any time if you are looking for a resource that we may not have listed here.

Partnership Manager - Annie Freeman
Ph. 07 4948 5916 E. partnership@tourismwhitsundays.com.au

Updates from Tourism Whitsundays

Sea News
If you're a Tourism Whitsundays member, you can sign up to receive our fortnightly newsletter, 'Sea News', which outlines all the opportunities to get involved in marketing campaigns, updates on our marketing activities, upcoming events and training, invitations to our monthly networking functions and a fortnightly update from the CEO. If you don't already receive Sea News, any staff member of a partner company can receive it, please email us to subscribe - support@tourismwhitsundays.com.au

Chairman's Column
The Tourism Whitsundays Chairman has a fortnightly column in the local newspaper, the Whitsunday Times. The latest columns are available to read below:

Bragging Rights - 19 April 2012
Wondrous Whitsundays - 5 April 2012
Challenge and Opportunity - 22 March 2012
Upcoming Elections - 8 March 2012
Good weather - 9 February 2012
Upcoming Elections - 26 January 2012
New Year ahead - 12 January 2012

Things you need to know

Code of Practice
Tourism Whitsundays holds it's staff, Board and partners to a Code of Practice. Download the Code of Practice, including the formal complaints form, here. Read More
BIG Marketing Guide
Developed by TQ for tourism businesses, the Guide contains practical information, covering the basics to successfully market your product online and off, to consumers, media and the tourism... Read More
Advertise your event
Promote your event on the Tourism Whitsundays website, the Queensland Holidays Events Calendar and many more nationally significant tourism websites. How? Through ATDW. Register your event here. Read More

More useful information to help your business

Getting into the Cruise Ship Industry
Think your business would make a great addition to the cruise ship day trips? Read this simple guide to understand what it takes to be cruise ship ready. Read More
Cyclone Preparation Guide
Are you ready in the event of a cyclone? This helpful guide form the QLD Government contains lots of info about what to do before, during and after a cyclone. Read More
Members Directory
Support your fellow Tourism Whitsundays members! Find a complete listing of all members here, so that next time you are looking for a new business connection you can support a fellow TW member. Read More
Whitsunday Statistics
The Whitsundays plays host to over 700,000 visitors per year from all over the world. Research reports can keep you up to date on what’s happening in the region. Read More
Staff Profiles
Find out who works in which department, what we do and how to contact us. Read More
Tourism Awards
Nominations open for the 2012 Whitsunday Tourism Awards on Friday, 20 April, and close on Monday, 21 May. There are three new categories in 2012. Gala event - 20 October. Read More

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