Industry Update 15 February 2012

2012 Red Centre Campaign

The Red Centre Campaign runs for six weeks from 12 February, targeting Spirited Travellers on Australia’s eastern seaboard to travel to the Red Centre by creating a compelling reason to visit.

		Commemorating the Bombing of Darwin Tourism NT is working in partnership with several NT Government agencies to support the commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin. Watch video >

		Global Watch now online An overview of the latest operating environment trends and information impacting the Northern Territory tourism industry is now available online. Read more >

		New photos on the image gallery A range of exciting new photographs are now available for download from the image gallery. The 130 new images cover the Katherine Region, Alice Springs and a selection of festivals and events including Henley on Todd, Camel Cup, Darwin Festival and the Tiwi Islands Grand Final and Art Sale. There are also two new videos available via our youtube channel featuring Alice Springs. Image gallery > Youtube channel >

Driving business to the NT Many exciting and competitive deals have been submitted for the “Mates Rates” mobile phone app initiative. Your business can still be included by submitting a deal now! Read more >		Template labour agreement The Department of Immigration and Citizenship has developed a discussion paper on the need for a template labour agreement to improve access to overseas skilled workers. Read more >

AIME trade show next week The Northern Territory Convention Bureau is leading a delegation of local operators to Melbourne for the annual business events industry trade show, AIME, February 21-22, 2012. Read more >		UK Daily Telegraph promotion Tourism NT and Tourism Victoria have teamed up to capture the attention of almost 500,000 UK Daily Telegraph readers through a 16 page travel supplement in the Sunday 11 February edition of this major national newspaper. Read more >