Hingerty quits ATEC after six years at the helm
The Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) has announced managing director Matt Hingerty is leaving the organisation early next year after six years at the helm.
Hingerty, a former chief of staff to Liberal Party shadow treasurer Joe Hockey, said he has no firm plans other than spending more time with his family.
ATEC chairman John King said the position will be advertised in national newspapers in mid-August with a replacement hopefully in place before Hingerty’s departure in mid-January. Read more »
Sleigh rides back into town
Former Base Tourism Group director of commercial development Mark Sleigh is back on the jobs market, five months after quitting Base to buy Cairns backpacker hub Rhino Bar. Read more »
Worldnomads.com announces Van-Tastic winners
Worldnomads.com has announced the winners of its year-long Van-Tastic competition which saw seven teams of travellers journey around Australia while documenting their trips via social media. Read more »
Tourism Australia releases Ashes iPhone app
Tourism Australia has released a free iPhone app to coincide with the forthcoming Ashes series this summer. Read more »
Free Golden Backpack Awards voting in Global Gossip
Votes are pouring in for the 2010 Golden Backpack Awards, with free voting now available on all Global Gossip terminals throughout Australia and New Zealand including its Nomads, Base and YHA guest PCs. Read more »
July numbers might be up but we’re not out of the woods yet
The industry has suffered an unprecedented downturn which could take some time to turn around despite the annual July spike in numbers, according to industry leaders. Read more »
ATEC issues all-party warning on student visas
The Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) has urged politicians on all sides to consider the full economic consequences of restricting future international student visa numbers, citing a report which shows more than eighty per cent of international students attract at least one other overseas visitor to Australia during their stay. Read more »
Julian Ledger: ‘Avoid the w word and get behind events’
The backpacking industry should do more to promote events in Sydney and New South Wales to young travellers rather than relying on the state government to do it, according to YHA Ltd CEO Julian Ledger. Read more »
Indian students desert Australia for the UK
Last year’s spate of attacks on Indian students, the strong Aussie dollar and rising living costs have led to a collapse in the Indian overseas student market to Australia, with Victoria bearing the brunt of the downturn. Read more »
Youth tourism is failing to engage with international students
Youth tourism is not engaging well enough with the international student market and missing a range of opportunities from short breaks to visiting friends and relatives (VFR) business, according to a leading academic study. Read more »
Hingerty calls on backpacker industry to make its case to Government – after the election
Australian Tourism Export Council managing director Matt Hingerty has told the industry it must make the “passionate case” for youth tourism to the Federal Government – but it will have to wait until the election is over before a sensible debate can take place about population growth. Read more »
Greyhound opens Byron terminal
Greyhound Australia has opened a new terminal in Global Gossip’s Byron Bay internet cafe. Read more »
Four new Golden Backpack Awards
The Golden Backpacks feature four new awards for 2010 following industry feedback. Read more »
ATEC launches Australian Youth Tourism Exchange
The Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC), in partnership with Qantas and Tourism Australia, has announced the inaugural Australian Youth Tourism Exchange to be held on November 29-30 in Sydney. Read more »
STAY WYSE offers membership discount in exchange for data
STAY WYSE is offering a 10 per cent membership discount to non-members who complete its annual youth travel accommodation industry benchmark study for 2009. Read more »
Hingerty: Mining boom will create tourism skills gap – and backpackers can help plug it
The Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) said today the National Resources Sector Employment Taskforce’s report into the future labour needs of the mining industry would have widespread ramifications for the services economy, including tourism. Read more »
Irish backpacker drowns in Kakadu billabong
A 27-year-old Irish backpacker has drowned while swimming in a billabong in the Northern Territory’s Kakadu National Park. Read more »
Robin Wicks appointed new director general of WYSE Travel Confederation
Former chief operating officer Continental Europe for the InterContinental Hotels Group Robin Wicks has been appointed as the new director general of the World Youth Student and Educational (WYSE) Travel Confederation. Read more »
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