Australian Grand Prix results: visitation significantly up

The Victoria Tourism Industry Council (VTIC) is on the road and visiting you!

Get your 2018 RACV Victorian Tourism Awards entry underway by joining us and your industry peers for an ‘Entrant Workshop’ at Meletos in the Yarra Valley.

At the session, you will hear from award winning Tesselaar Tulip Festival, why they entered and why you should consider entering in 2018.

This event is a ‘must attend’ for all entrants to get updated on the rules for entry and timelines, updates to the ‘online entry system’ and hear hints and tips from judges, mentors and other entrants.

You’ll walk away feeling prepared and ready to start developing a winning entry before it is due on Monday 13 August at 4pm.

The Victoria Tourism Industry Council (VTIC) is on the road and visiting the Great Ocean Road region!

Get your 2018 RACV Victorian Tourism Awards entry underway by joining us and your industry peers for an ‘Entrant Workshop’ at the Award Winning Alkina Lodge in the Great Ocean Road region.

At the session, you will hear from this award winning business, why they entered and why you should consider entering in 2018.

This event is a ‘must attend’ for all entrants to get updated on the rules for entry and timelines, updates to the ‘online entry system’ and hear hints and tips from judges, mentors and other entrants.

You’ll walk away feeling prepared and ready to start developing a winning entry before it is due on Monday 13 August at 4pm.

Accessible tourism is one of the most under-serviced sectors in travel, yet the latest research shows it has the potential to drive significant business growth for operators that understand the market.

• The estimated spend in Victoria by travellers with a disability was $680.1 million (approximately 4 per cent of total domestic spend in Victoria), of which 80 per cent was overnight spend.
• The estimated spend for travel party (including the person with a disability) was $1.7 billion (approximately 10 per cent of total domestic spend in Victoria), of which 79 per cent was overnight spend.

The main objective of this full day workshop is to improve your understanding of travellers with a disability, to enable you to personalise the experience, meet their needs and grow your share of this market.

We will address any misconceptions you may have and demonstrate that being an accessible and inclusive tourism operator is a lot easier and more cost effective than you may think.

This workshop will:

• Provide you with insights into different types of disabilities and the provision of services that they may require
• Provide you with helpful product and service tools for this market
• Assist you to effectively communicate your product offering to these visitors.

The workshop will cover:

• The statistics: visitor numbers, demographics and economic benefits of visitors with a disability
• Their needs: Understand the needs of this market throughout each stage of the visitor journey
• The product: Simple product adaptations to become more inclusive
• Best practice: Understand any legalities of service provision and give your staff confidence to best service all visitors with accessibility needs
• Learn from others: Hear from operators who have benefited from accessible tourism
• Next steps: We give you the contacts and resources you need to get started on your own accessible tourism plan.

Cost: $280

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The Victoria Tourism Industry Council (VTIC) is on the road and visiting you!

Get your 2018 RACV Victorian Tourism Awards entry underway by joining us and your industry peers for an ‘Entrant Workshop’ at the newly opened St Andrews Beach Brewery.

At the session, you will hear from this award winning business, why they entered and why you should consider entering in 2018.

This event is a ‘must attend’ for all entrants to get updated on the rules for entry and timelines, updates to the ‘online entry system’ and hear hints and tips from judges, mentors and other entrants.

You’ll walk away feeling prepared and ready to start developing a winning entry before it is due on Monday 13 August at 4pm.

*Also while you are visiting, you will have the chance to try their brew!

The day after handing down his fourth state budget, Tim Pallas MP, Treasurer of Victoria, will join us to outline the key features of the budget and its impact on business competitiveness, jobs and investment.

• What the budget means for business
• What infrastructure will be funded
• How the budget supports employment, trade and investment
• Victoria’s economic prospects for the year ahead

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As the days get shorter, join us for VTIC’s May Mixer.

Happening the first Wednesday of every month, the VTIC Mixer Series will run February through to December in 2018. As always, no lengthy power-points, no pitches, just a chance to broaden your network – and have a great time!

Hosted by VTIC Member and our good friends at The Mercure Melbourne Treasury Gardens, we will enjoy the beautiful outlook over Treasury Gardens and a central CBD location. The Hop-Sing Bar will be where we catch-up, chew the fat and enjoy one another’s company.

Happy Hour Prices:

• Tap beer and house red, white and sparkling wine: $6
• House spirits: $7
• A jug of tap beer: $15

The Victoria Tourism Industry Council (VTIC) is on the road and visiting you!

Get your 2018 RACV Victorian Tourism Awards entry underway by joining us and your industry peers for an ‘Entrant Workshop’ at the Ballarat Town Hall.

At the session, you will hear from this award winning business, why they entered and why you should consider entering in 2018.

This event is a ‘must attend’ for all entrants to get updated on the rules for entry and timelines, updates to the ‘online entry system’ and hear hints and tips from judges, mentors and other entrants.

You’ll walk away feeling prepared and ready to start developing a winning entry before it is due on Monday 13 August at 4pm.

The Victoria Tourism Industry Council (VTIC) is on the road and visiting you!

Get your 2018 RACV Victorian Tourism Awards entry underway by joining us and your industry peers for an ‘Entrant Workshop’ at the award winning Tourism Greater Geelong and the Bellarine.

At the session, you will hear from this award winning business, why they entered and why you should consider entering in 2018.

This event is a ‘must attend’ for all entrants to get updated on the rules for entry and timelines, updates to the ‘online entry system’ and hear hints and tips from judges, mentors and other entrants.

You’ll walk away feeling prepared and ready to start developing a winning entry before it is due on Monday 13 August at 4pm.

The Victoria Tourism Industry Council (VTIC) is on the road and visiting you!

Get your 2018 RACV Victorian Tourism Awards entry underway by joining us and your industry peers for an ‘Entrant Workshop’ with award-winning Eerie Tours at the Aradale Asylum.

At the session, you will hear from this award winning business, why they entered and why you should consider entering in 2018.

This event is a ‘must attend’ for all entrants to get updated on the rules for entry and timelines, updates to the ‘online entry system’ and hear hints and tips from judges, mentors and other entrants.

You’ll walk away feeling prepared and ready to start developing a winning entry before it is due on Monday 13 August at 4pm.

The Victoria Tourism Industry Council (VTIC) is on the road and visiting Bendigo!

Get your 2018 RACV Victorian Tourism Awards entry underway by joining us and your industry peers for an ‘Entrant Workshop’ at award-winning Masons of Bendigo.

At the session, you will hear from this award winning business, why they entered and why you should consider entering in 2018.

This event is a ‘must attend’ for all entrants to get updated on the rules for entry and timelines, updates to the ‘online entry system’ and hear hints and tips from judges, mentors and other entrants.

You’ll walk away feeling prepared and ready to start developing a winning entry before it is due on Monday 13 August at 4pm.

Forming an alliance with the right competitor can allow your small business to grow and market itself as a safe, more powerful entity.

In this webinar Glenn Buesnel-May, Monarch Institute’s trainer for Small Business Management and Leadership & Management courses, will explain how to turn your small business competitors into partners.

With over 20 years’ experience working with small businesses and then the Royal Australian Air Force, Glenn will use a Melbourne-specific case study to explore how to look at your small business competitors in a new light.

What will your key takeaways be?

• Learn how to develop industry relationships for competitive advantage
• Understand what works (and what doesn’t) when it comes to using your competition to strengthen your brand
• Change your perspective and  see your competitors as partners
• What steps you can take to develop sustainable partnerships and how to network for success

Applicable to a whole range of tourism businesses, transform your relationships into business growth.

The Melbourne LIVE Tourism Forum returns in 2018 for its third year, bringing the concepts of Leadership, Innovation and the Visitor Experience to the fore once again under the central theme, UNDER THE SKIN.

Melbourne is renowned for being a bold, creative city with depth and edge. When visitors get under the skin of our city and its diverse neighbourhoods, they will encounter rich layers of multicultural history, fascinating locals and unique stories. Dig deep and visitors will discover authentic local experiences that create an emotive connection to both place and to self.

As we move into a future of automation and potential social disconnection, finding the balance between human connections and technology is increasingly important.

This year, Melbourne LIVE will focus on creating meaningful experiences for our visitors, through the thoughtful use of design, story, digital harmony, empathy, play and meaning. Let’s delve under the skin and explore how to use these elements to surprise and captivate our visitors more than ever before.

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Make firm, fast friends. Introducing VTIC’s June Networking Mixer.

This Mixer will be unlike any other. Enjoy amplifying your networks surrounded by the wonders of the deep. Trust us, you’ll never be stuck for a conversation starter. Happening the first Wednesday of every month, the VTIC Mixer Series will run February through to December in 2018. As always, no lengthy power-points, no pitches, just a chance to broaden your network – and have a great time!

One last chance to experience the wonder of the Melbourne Aquarium… courtesy of VTIC and SEA LIFE.

Perhaps you joined us in June and just can’t get enough? Or perhaps you missed the last VTIC Mixer? Either way, you don’t need an excuse to join us at our July Mixer under the sea.

• Build your relationships
• Find opportunities for collaboration
• Share your challenges
• Learn from others …And, most importantly…
• Catch up with your peers in an informal environment

Happening the first Wednesday of every month, the VTIC Mixer Series will run February through to December in 2018. As always, no lengthy power-points, no pitches, just a chance to broaden your network – and have a great time!

VTC18 will deliver practical take-aways for all delegates – no matter how large or small your business or budget.

Inspirational, relevant and informative speakers will deliver on these messages. We hope to challenge and inspire with the sole aim of making all businesses, and our industry thrive now and into the future. This is our state-wide conference for all sectors of the Victorian tourism and events industry. There will be knowledge sharing opportunities during networking sessions with a range of industry players all under the one roof. We encourage all attendees to take advantage of this opportunity and engage with thought leaders and businesses from across our state. We cannot wait to see you all there.

More information on theme, program content and speaker line up to be announced shortly.