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Industry Welcomes Reappointment of Tourism Minister
Posted on Thursday, 22 April 2010 | Permalink
The Tourism Industry Council of Tasmania today welcomed the reappointment of Michelle O’Byrne as Tourism Minister.
TICT Chief Executive Daniel Hanna said today the industry was pleased with the performance of Ms O’Byrne as Minister for Tourism in the previous Government and welcomed her re-appointment.
“Michelle has a good understanding of the issues confronting tourism and is a strong supporter of our strategic direction.
“During the election campaign there was little separating the three political parties on their commitments to Tourism and the industry therefore has reason to be confident about the future. We will be working with all parties to ensure they continue to support the commitments they made during the election campaign,” Mr Hanna said.
The commitments included:
• A new Protocol Agreement and joint strategic business plan.
• To make tourism a high profile government activity and a key role in Cabinet
• To provide appropriate and sustainable funding for tourism in particular marketing and events.
“Both major political parties also committed to invest in the development of the Three Capes Track on the Tasman Peninsula,” Mr Hanna said.
“Tourism is facing a difficult operating environment with strong competition and ongoing global economic uncertainty and this is why Tourism needs to continue to be an importance focus of government and of all political parties,” Mr Hanna said.
