Destination Gippsland supported by the East Gippsland Shire Council and Business Tourism East Gippsland hosted a successful forum at the Central Hotel in Lakes Entrance on Tuesday 1 August 2017. Presentations from the forum can be found HERE. Please note the last in the series will be...
Pictured are Nick Matolytsch and Kelly McCarthy who along with Bregje vanWaterschoot, Kellie Panayiotou, Kylee Pattison and Lydia Tesch were gradutes of the 2016/2017 Ken Hore Tourism Mentoring program. Congratulations to the new participants for 2017/2018 in the Ken Hore Tourism Mentoring Program. Cageon Loy, Bree Worden,...
In partnership with Visit Victoria, Destination Gippsland would like to identify amazing experiences our region offers that are available for a limited time only. If you are aware of any events, natural or man-made then we would like to hear from you. Visit Victoria will be...
• Inspiredbygippsland.com.au - This is our consumer website and call to action for all of our consumer-facing campaigns • @Visitgippsland (Instagram) - Inspired by Gippsland’s @Visitgippsland account now has 14,500 followers. We feature eye-catching photos that have been shared with us by our fans who have used the hashtags #inspiredbygippsland and #visitgippsland • Inspired by Gippsland (Facebook)...
Goldsmith’s in the Forest is located in the Colquhoun Forest Lakes Entrance. Operated by Darilyn and Les Goldsmith you can immerse yourself in interpretive walks, native food tasting (from the bush) bird watching and animal tracking are all based on their 37 years experience on...
Win dinner for two at Hogget Kitchen TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. Information on how to enter and prize forms part of the terms and Conditions of Entry. Participating in this promotion is deemed acceptance of these Conditions of Entry. 2. Entry is only open to residents of Australia...
The Victoria Tourism Industry Council is pleased to announce that entry for the 2017 RACV Victorian Tourism Awards is now open. There has been a delay in opening this year while the Australian Tourism Industry Council (who manages the Tourism Awards nationally) has been busy...
Applications are now open to participate in the Ken Hore Tourism Mentoring Program for 2017/2018. The program now in its fourth year is a fabulous opportunity and has been well regarded by past participants. The purpose of the Ken Hore Tourism Mentoring Program is to honour the...
Meet Kim Kleinitz from the beautiful Jetty Road Retreat at Nungurner and the newly established Country House Retreat. Kim has been running a multi Victorian Award Winning business for the past 5 years and has some great tips to share with you. Put yourself in the customer’s...
Destination Gippsland’s Social Media Program focuses on stimulating conversations about Gippsland through key platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest. Our Facebook page focuses on showcasing beautiful and unique images from all over Gippsland. We mainly post user-generated content, which encourages fans to continue sharing their...
The first in our series of four Gippsland Tourism Leader and Industry Forums for 2017 will be held at the Traralgon Vineyard on Tuesday 4 April 2017. Series 1 is hosted in partnership with the Latrobe City Council, Wellington Shire Council, Latrobe City Business Tourism Association...
Frog Gully Cottages - Ann & Dallas Andrew We would like to thank Ann for her contribution to the Gippsland Tourism Industry for the past 10 years as a member of the Destination Gippsland Industry Development Committee. We wish her well in her future...
Special VTIC Membership offer Victoria Tourism Industry Council (VTIC) is the peak body for Victoria’s tourism and events industry. Destination Gippsland works collaboratively with VTIC to drive positive tourism outcomes for the the Gippsland Region and the State as a whole. In recognition of the great...
Destination Gippsland’s role is to inspire, influence and lead positive tourism outcomes through partnerships across Gippsland. We would like to learn from our industry and government partners on what we can improve for the future. We are inviting all stakeholders to participate in a 10 minute...
We are often approached by event organisers who are looking for information on how to promote their event so we have put together a directory of tips and ideas to help out - from finding a grant to using the power of Public Relations and...
We are often asked "if I am listed on visitvictoria.com.au am I also on Inspiredbygippsland.com.au?" The answer is yes! The Australian Tourism Data Warehouse (ATDW) is now housing your listing for both these sites. Therefore if you are on ATDW you are on both inspiredbygippsland.com.au and...
Earlier this year, Transport Safety Victoria (TSV) held a discussion session at Lakes Entrance for commercial businesses who hire or run kayak, canoe or SUP activities. This is one of several discussion sessions being held around Victoria. Transport Safety Victoria TSV are the State Government...
This blog by Evan Le Page has some good advice and useful tools. Photo credit Biznology....
There are many free and highly regarded resources available to help tourism businesses with social media and digital marketing. Here are three great options to get you started: Australian Tourism Data Warehouse Tourism E-Kit The highly regarded, multi-award winning Tourism e-kit resource, which was developed by the...
We will be hosting a series of four Gippsland Tourism Leaders and Industry Forums across Gippsland in 2017. The Forums will provide an opportunity for a greater number of operators and industry leaders to engage with Destination Gippsland and receive updates on relevant policy issues affecting...
