TICT CEO Luke Martin had the opportunity yesterday to launch an important new report on Northern Tasmania’s considerable heritage assets. The report “Realising the Potential – Northern Tasmania’s Heritage Assets” was commissioned by National Trust Tasmania to explore the considerable contribution heritage properties make to Tasmania and particularly Northern Tasmania’s tourism appeal. More

Following a tough year, ripe with the QLD floods and the ash cloud that threw the world into turmoil, The Circular Head Tourism Association is trying to reboot tourism numbers with a new social video campaign. ‘Take on the Edge’ is showing the world just how inspiring Stanley and surrounds can be through a video that follows one man’s journey through Tasmania’s North West Coast. More

Concept design plans for the $7 million redevelopment of Macquarie Wharf No 2 Shed as a dedicated Cruise and Antarctic facility have been released.The designs were part of the development application submitted to Hobart City Council on December 6th following months of customer and stakeholder consultation conducted by Tasports to understand the requirements of the facility.  More

Many tourism operators have expressed concern about the high cost of airfares in and out of Tasmania. Return airfares to the State leading up to Christmas are as much as $750 on some days with the extremely high demand for travel again highlighting the need for additional capacity to Tasmania.  More

The Minister for Tourism, Scott Bacon, today congratulated the West Tamar Chamber of Commerce for its new website showcasing the region’s many tourist attractions. The Chamber’s new website, Tamar Holiday, went online today and offers information about the region, local tourist attractions, services, accommodation, and dining. More

On Monday 28 November a meeting was held with the Tourism and Retail industries to prepare for Mega liner Voyager of the Seas who will visit Hobart in November 2012, on the first of 5 visits for the season . With over 3800 passengers & 1100 crew, we need to ensure our infrastructure and services can cater for 5000 visitors in one day. With an average passenger spend of $108, and Crew spend of $107 each visit means an injection of approximately $500,000 into the Tasmanian economy. More

Congratulations to the following businesses that have recently achieved tourism accreditation: More