Why join us?
YOUR INDUSTRY, YOUR BUSINESS, YOUR PEOPLE
Depending on how much support you’d like from us, we offer eight unique membership options: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Premium, Industry Organisation or Supplier along with two additional Basic Member options. Each package has a comprehensive list of benefits that adds real value to your business. Overall, we help your business in seven important ways.
1. YOUR INDUSTRY
We develop and publicise policy issues such as liquor regulation, emergency management, workplace relations laws, taxation, infrastructure and more. We work at a sector, regional and sub regional level.
2. YOUR PEOPLE
VTIC continually campaigns on behalf of business for sensible and sustainable workplace regulation across a diverse range of issues including employment conditions, union right of entry, pay scales, allowances, terminations, redundancies entitlements or parental leave. We also represent our industry on critical OH&S regulations that impact all businesses in the tourism and events sector. We successfully handle over 40,000 IR, HR & OH&S enquiries per year, and you have access to Industrial Award subscriptions with updates on any changes to awards as they occur, all written in plain English. We offer training courses that cover over 100 topics, all designed to add value to your team and your business.
3. YOUR BUSINESS PROFITABILITY
You have access to industry specific information, business intelligence and business tools, templates and factsheets to deliver real cost and time savings. Our consulting teams can provide support from accessing government services to taking part in structured business mentoring.
4. YOUR BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS
VTIC gives you access to operational publications and manuals to fulfil legal requirements for your business including OH&S manuals, insurance products, licensing manuals and many others.
5. YOUR NETWORK
We help you to connect with others in the sector, VTIC offers invitations to exclusive networking opportunities including CEO functions, boardroom lunches and ministerial meetings. We run over 18 professional development and networking events each year including forums and training sessions on key topics vital to the growth of your business.
6. YOUR KNOWLEDGE
We keep you up-to-date with all the latest industry developments via our Tourism Excellence Magazine and Tourism Excellence email news bulletin. You can reach other members through the VTIC online member directory, which helps to create selling opportunities to grow your businesses. Once you’re a member, you can also use our highly respected VTIC logo on your website and marketing materials.
7. YOUR LOCAL TOURISM NETWORK
We make it easy to support your local industry or focus on statewide issues, with a rebate from your membership fee directed to your preferred tourism or events industry organisation. This makes it easy for you to engage with local tourism networks that focus on critical local issues.
