04 May 2012 2012 Brolga Awards – call for entries

Nominations for the 2012 Brolga Awards are now open. The Brolgas present a fantastic opportunity for tourism businesses in the Territory to achieve national recognition and to benchmark themselves against their competitors along the way.

04 May 2012 Indigenous tourism on agenda at Ministerial forum

Increasing participation in Indigenous tourism is a key agenda item at a meeting of Australia’s Tourism Ministers to be held in Melbourne today.

24 Apr 2012 Tourism hosts passengers on Ghan’s Anzac tribute

Tourism Minister Malarndirri McCarthy will host a special luncheon today to farewell a group of passengers travelling on The Ghan on its second annual ANZAC tribute.

20 Apr 2012 China Market Industry Briefings in May

Tourism NT is holding a China Market Industry Briefing to provide valuable insights into the China market in Alice Springs on Wednesday 16 May.

17 Apr 2012 Spotlight on Alice for tourism, business events

Alice Springs is the focus of the latest stage of the Territory Government’s $1.4 million Red Centre digital marketing campaign aimed to boost the profile of Alice Springs and local businesses.

05 Apr 2012 Views of the Territory in Australia's top 100

The Red Centre and Kakadu National Park account for nine out of 12 views in the Northern Territory that have been rated as among the best in Australia.

02 Apr 2012 Virgin’s new plane “Mindil Beach” touches down

Virgin Australia’s newest aircraft “Mindil Beach” touched down in Darwin today marking the airline’s first daily flight from Sydney to Darwin.

28 Mar 2012 Inaugural Pacific Asia Indigenous Tourism Conference

Indigenous organisations from around the world have been planning their input to the ‘Darwin Declaration on Indigenous Tourism,’ which will establish principles for Indigenous tourism development.

26 Mar 2012 SilkAir flies into Darwin with $450,000 campaign

Tourism Minister Malarndirri McCarthy today welcomed the inaugural SilkAir flight from Singapore to Darwin, the first Australian destination of the Singapore based airlines, travelling 4 times a week.

26 Mar 2012 Fourth award for Tourism NT's KISS Campaign

Tourism NT has won a fourth award for its KISS FM ‘Big Outback Adventure’ radio campaign in the United Kingdom.

15 Mar 2012 NT Musters Travel Agents in Sydney and Melbourne

Sydney and Melbourne based travel agents will meet 33 Northern Territory tourism operators at next weeks NT Muster, promoting 40 products and services from the Red Centre to the Top End and across Arnhem Land.

05 Mar 2012 NT tourism operators win at National Tourism Awards

Northern Territory tourism operators have been placed in 10 of the 21 categories in which they were entered at the 2012 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards held in Cairns on 2 March.

05 Mar 2012 FUTURE DIRECTIONS OF TOURISM BEING MAPPED OUT

Tourism NT CEO John Fitzgerald is in Alice Springs and Yulara this week to seek ideas and opinions on the future direction of tourism in the Territory.

27 Feb 2012 Silk Air CEO visits Darwin

Tourism Minister Malarndirri McCarthy met with Silk Air CEO Marvin Tan today to discuss opportunities for joint marketing of the airline’s new service from Singapore to Darwin.

21 Feb 2012 'Love Boat' and Queen Mary 2 dock in Darwin

Darwin is set for a monumental week in cruise ship visits when the original “Love Boat” and the Queen Mary 2 sail into the harbour.

20 Feb 2012 NT pushes for business at major events Expo

Tourism NT’s Convention Bureau is leading a delegation of 12 Northern Territory businesses to the Asia-Pacific Incentive and Meetings Expo (AIME) in Melbourne.

17 Feb 2012 New Airnorth Service - Darwin to Townsville

Airnorth commenced direct non-stop flights from Darwin to Townsville today, expanding on its considerable range of destinations, that stretch from the Gold Coast to Dili and over to Perth.

09 Dec 2011 Consultation launched for new Tourism Strategic Plan

Tourism Minister, Malarndirri McCarthy today opened consultation with the tourism industry and other interested community members on the development of a new tourism strategic plan for the Northern Territory.