Our Chief Executive, Ward Tilbrook has been in Sydney today for a meeting with all the State Tourism Industry Councils to discuss issues such as industry accreditation, tourism awards, industry training programs and advocacy. Tomorrow, hell be at a meeting is with Andrew Robb MP Federal Minister for Trade and Investment. Items on the agenda include: * Seeking governments commitment to industrys involvement at the strategic level and with implementation of the National Tourism 2020 Strategy. * Status of the penalty rates issue following the recent national meeting of State and Territory Tourism Ministers. * Clarifying the Federal Governments commitment to the independence and funding of Tourism Research Australia. * Timing and format of the National Tourism Directions Conference for 2015. * Working holiday maker visa changes. * Adding tourism occupations that are in demand to the Skilled Occupation list. * Inclusion of tourism and hospitality into the new Entrepreneurs Infrastructure Program. Join in our member discussion about the meetings in our exclusive LinkedIn member-only group: linkd.in/1be8GVL
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 07:05:42 +0000
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