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Workplace Ombudsman Hospitality Campaign - The Australian Government's Workplace Ombudsman will be conducting targeted compliance audits in the hosptality industry from September to November 2008. ... more

Going Global International Marketing Opportunities Guide 2008-2009 released - The guide covers cooperative opportunities and trade and consumer shows, and also provides contacts for Tourism NT Trade and PR Offices within each key international market. ... more

Water-based Escapes - Fact Sheet for Trade - Hints and tips on adding value to clients' holidays with a water-based escape, including basic facts, key experiences and FAQs (PDF 564kB) ... more

New Accreditation Policy - Tourism NT announced details of a new policy which will take effect on 1 July 2010. From this date key Tourism NT marketing, promotion and distribution activities will be supplied exclusively to tourism operators who are accredited with a TAAL licensed program ... more

Global NT News - May Edition - Take some time out to read up on the latest news in our international markets in the May edition of the Global NT News. ... more

Tourism Industry Strategic Plan - The Five Year Tourism Strategic Plan, developed to guide the direction and success of the Northern Territory tourism industry from 2008 to 2012, is now available. ... more

Albert Einstein once said: “Without the numbers you don’t have a science.” - Tourism NT would like to invite you to an industry presentation delivered by PATA which will provide the latest and greatest information relevant to NT tourism operators. ... more

Kakadu Fact Sheet for Trade - Hints and tips on how to sell Kakadu (PDF 500Kb). ... more

More flights, more opportunities for Territorians - media release - Chief Minister Paul Henderson said Jetstar’s new daily flight brings opportunities for the Territory’s tourism industry and for Territorians to enjoy a getaway. ... more

Tourism Exchange Australia - NT tourism operators will soon have the opportunity to receive bookings instantly from the World Wide Web into their own reservation system, through the introduction of Tourism Exchange Australia (TXA). ... more

Latest Americas Market Update - Al Merschen, Manager Strategy & Planning in our US office, was recently in Darwin and updated the local industry on the latest information from the US market. ... more

Global NT Newsletter for February now online - This newsletter is an absolute must read for operators outlining Tourism NT's latest global activities including the 2009 ATEC Symposium, NT Muster and innovative global campaigns involving Lonely Planet, OrangeTM, Panasonic, QANTAS and Tiger Airways. Don't miss the fantastic opportunities for skills development and product exposure. ... more

Jetstar announces new flights for Darwin - Jetstar will begin a new daily flight between Melbourne, Darwin and Singapore on 17 April 2008. The new daily international A320 service from Melbourne will offer an additional 250,000 seats into Darwin each year. These flights will provide Territorians and our visitors a daily domestic service between Melbourne and Darwin during daylight hours. ... more

Forecast - growth in tourism - Forecasts of the likely growth in tourism and transport activity are essential input for planning and development of infrastructure, human capital, marketing plans and government policy. This report documents outcomes from the fourth NT Tourism Forecasting Panel held in Darwin on the 14th December 2007. (PDF 436kB) ... more

Tourism Industry Forum Presentations - Tourism NT recently held a tourism industry forum in Alice Springs where a number of presentations were given about the current state of the industry. (1.8 MB zip file) ... more

Business Expansion and Organisational Changes within Territory Discoveries - In line with Territory Discoveries' high levels of growth over the past three years and the plans for diversifying the business to achieve ongoing growth, the business will now be restructured into three divisions effective from December 1. The three divisional heads will form a management team and report to the Chief Executive of Tourism NT and Territory Discoveries. (PDF 88kB) ... more

International Market Briefings - The latest International Market Briefs are being presented during our annual International Managers Meetings during November at Ayers Rock, Alice Springs and Darwin. Each market brief gives an update on our target markets, our key marketing campaigns, and PR activities around the world. ... more

Domestic Marketing Opportunities Guide - This guide has been designed to assist NT operators take advantage of domestic marketing opportunities. It covers involvement in trade and consumer shows and on trade famils; summary of campaign activity to assist in planning; cooperative advertising opportunities and introduction to listing on travelnt.com. (PDF 102Kb) ... more

Territory test bed for 4WD of the year 2008 - Six of Australia’s newest four-wheel drives will be lined up and tested in the Northern Territory over the next 10 days to determine the 2008 4WD of the year. ... more

Darwin fact sheet for trade - Hints and tips on how to sell Darwin including basic facts, key experiences and FAQs (PDF 506kB) ... more