Tourism Noosa encourages members to keep up-to-date with the latest trends in the industry to build sustainable and resilient businesses. Browse through the guides, links and resources on this page to learn how you can promote and build your tourism business.
Guides for tourism operators: Working with Tourism Australia, Australian Tourism Data Warehouse, How to take the best images, and more
Best of Qld Experiences Program
Current marketing opportunities
Take your tourism business to the next level and give visitors an unforgettable experience – apply now for the new Tourism Business Capability Subsidy, with grants up to $2000 for eligible tourism accreditation and training activities.
But hurry - this is a first-in-first-served opportunity.
The $2 million Queensland Government initiative is open to eligible sole traders, micro, small, and medium-sized tourism and events businesses.
Gain accreditation and stand out in the industry!
Focus areas:
Choose from pre-identified courses provided by the Australian Tourism Industry Council, Queensland Tourism Industry Council, Ecotourism Australia, EarthCheck, Caravan Industry Association of Australia, Marina Industries Association, or the Zoo and Aquarium Association Australasia.
Eligible applicants do not have to co-contribute to the cost of approved training/accreditation activities, however approved applicants will need to cover any costs above $2,000 (ex GST).
It’s a quick and easy application process – register by 27 March 2024.
It's important for tourism businesses to have a listing with ATDW (Australian Tourism Data Warehouse).
Tourism and Events Queensland works in partnership with ATDW, Australia’s largest tourism network. To list your business on Queensland.com (which often offers free deal listings for tourism operators with an ATDW listing) and other travel websites, log-in or register with ATDW HERE.
Make sure your listing is updated, including your latest images and deals.
Find TIPS on what makes a great listing.
Are you prepared if an emergency occurred in your business? Business Queensland has a large range of resources available to support tourism, hospitality and events businesses to prepare for and respond to various disasters, including health and IT threats, tourist deaths or other accidents.
The resources include guidance regarding messaging to help you communicate during an emergency or disaster situation.
The Welcome to Noosa program is an easy-to-use professional development program aimed at delivering memorable experiences for Noosa visitors and local customers alike. The program, proudly developed by Tourism Noosa is an online training program focused on customer service and Noosa-specific content.
The program underpins a quality service culture in Noosa via group training sessions focused on customer service and Noosa-specific content. Members and their teams gain huge benefit from the Welcome to Noosa program as it offers invaluable tips on customer service and comprehensive knowledge of Noosa, from our history to explaining what the Noosa Biosphere is, our unique fauna and flora, major events and more.
Contact members@tourismnoosa.com.au
Tourism Noosa designed Noosa Eco Check to help businesses implement environmentally friendly business practices that will save your business money and support Noosa in becoming a truly sustainable and eco-friendly destination. The program provides easy-to-implement actions in areas such as energy, water, waste and corporate social responsibility, with great examples of sustainable business initiatives from across the region.
Noosa Eco Check is the second stage of Welcome to Noosa and will help you assess and improve the environmental credentials of your business.
Contact members@tourismnoosa.com.au
Plastic Free Noosa is a Tourism Noosa initiative that's free and easy to join. We help businesses successfully eliminate six single-use plastic items which represent the most problematic and prolific sources of the litter stream. When members eliminate all of these, they become Plastic Free Champions and are promoted as such in the community.
Or contact the Program Manager info@plasticfreenoosa.org
