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Sydney Tourism Employment Plan - Fact Sheet
Created: 14 May 2013
Tourism is a vital industry for Australia.Tourism 2020 is the Australian Government’s national long-term strategy for the tourism industry and lays out a pathway for it to reach its potential. To achieve this, there are a number of workforce, employment and skills development issues that need to be addressed.
The Australian Tourism Labour Force Report released in October, 2011, estimated that there were nearly 36,000 unfilled tourism positions across Australia. By 2015, 56,000 additional people will be required to fill vacancies. Many of these vacancies are in Sydney. As a result, it has been classed as a tourism employment “hot spot” along with seven other areas in Australia. Tourism Employment Plans (TEPs) are being developed for each of these employment “hot spots”. On behalf of the Labour and Skills Working Group, the Australian Government Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism (RET), has contracted The Stafford Group, a leading Sydney based tourism strategist and advisory firm, with extensive consulting experience throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the Pacific, to develop a Sydney Tourism Employment Planover 12 months. The Stafford Group is working closely with RET on the project in partnership with the NSW Department of Trade & Investment and Destination NSW.
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Tourism Australia are partnering with Monster as part of the Global Youth Campaign
Created: 08 May 2013
Monster is a leader in global recruitment with a strong presence in all of our key markets. As part of the global youth campaign Tourism Australia are partnering with Monster to link youth across the world with Australian job vacancies making it even easier to come to Australia to work, live, travel and explore the Australian way of life.
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Destination NSW Youth Program - Industry Participation Opportunities
Created: 08 May 2013
Each year NSW attracts around one million ‘youth visitors’ (aged 15 to 29 years) from overseas markets, contributing 40.1 million visitor nights (year ending December 2012). Destination NSW invites your participation in upcoming campaign activity in both domestic and international markets to stimulate further growth in this important sector.
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20th Anniversary BOA Ball was a huge success!
Created: 04 April 2013
The BOA Commitee would like to thank everyone who came along to celebrate the 20th Anniversary BOA Ball at the Sydney Opera House last month. Everyone came along looking stylish and glamorous!
Special thanks to our Platinum Sponsor, Work n Holiday; and our Gold Sponsors - Taxback, Siteminder, Global Gossip and Hostelworld.com; and of course our year-round BOA Supporter - Insurance Advisernet.
Congratulations to our main award winners; Jennifer Woodbridge (Hall of Fame), Vin Kebblewhite (Rookie of the Year) & Nate Folkes (Best Dressed).
The photos have now been posted on the BOA NSW Facebook page, so it's your turn now to start liking and tagging!
BOA cricket day ? The Cross win a narrow victory over City
Created: 04 April 2013
The 12th annual BOA cricket match was played at the Reg Bartley oval in Rushcutter?s Bay on Thursday March 7th with the Cross narrowly beating City.
Special promotion for BOA Members
Created: 04 April 2013
BOA Members can now receive 50% off full, half &/or quarter page advertising in THE WORD for the balance of editions in 2013 (Winter, Spring & Summer).
Tourism Australia's Best Jobs in the World campaign
Created: 04 April 2013
Destination NSW (DNSW) is teaming up with Tourism Australia and other State and Territory tourism organisations in a dedicated global youth campaign to highlight the opportunities for visitors to enjoy an extended Australian holiday by combining their travels with temporary work opportunities.
ATEC Becomes Latest Organisation to Join WYSTC in Sydney
Created: 04 April 2013
The Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) and World Youth Student & Educational (WYSE) Travel Confederation have joined forces to help showcase and promote this year?s World Youth & Student Travel Conference (WYSTC), taking place in Sydney 17?20 September 2013.
Small Scale Accommodation Survey (SSAS)
Created: 04 January 2013
The Small Scale Accommodation Survey (SSAS) is a free web-based tool that provides operators of hotels, motels and serviced apartments (with less than 15 rooms), visitor hostels, and caravan parks the opportunity to track their own monthly performance against others in their region and state in a strictly confidential environment.
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Stephen Wales steps down as BOA President
Created: 09 December 2012
Stephen Wales has stepped down as president for BOA last Thursday at the December BOA committee meeting. Stephen has recently had his second child and with his current workload at Base and the new edition to his family is unable to the carry on in the position. Stephen will continue to stay on the panel for BOA and is a firm believer in the committee and it's objectives.