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Aboriginal tourism highlighted in roadshow
A two-week ‘Indigenous Experience’ roadshow highlighting Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander tourism experiences in Australia kicks off this week.
The roadshow is the first of its kind for Tourism Australia and starts in London on Thursday (February 22) before travelling to Milan, Paris, Utrecht, finishing in Berlin on March 9.
A delegation of 15 Indigenous tourism operators will run a series of trade and media workshops led by Aden Ridgeway, executive chair of Indigenous Tourism Australia.
Australia House in London will be the venue for appointments followed by a consumer event with celebrity Australian chef Mark Olive and the Nunukul Yuggera dance troupe providing entertainment.
The roadshow has been timed around tourism trade events including BIT in Milan this week and ITB in Berlin on March 7-11.
Operators confirmed include:
*Diverse Travel (National Operator)
*Tribal Warrior (Sydney, NSW)
*Nitmiluk Tours (Nitmuluk Gorge, Northern Territory)
*Murdudjurl (Kakadu, Northern Territory)
*Cape York Operators (including Cape York Turtle Rescue, Aurukun Wetland Charters, Weipa Cultural Centre, Walker Family Tours, Queensland)
*Riverlife Mirrabooka (Brisbane, Queensland)
*Torres Strait Regional Authority (Torres Strait, Queensland)
*Adjahdura Tours (Yorke Peninsula, South Australia)
*Iga Warta (Flinders Ranges, South Australia)
*Brambuk (Halls Gap – Grampians, Victoria)
*Worn Gundidj Aboriginal Cooperative Ltd (Great Ocean Road, Victoria)
*Koorie Heritage Trust Cultural Centre (Melbourne, Victoria)
*Kepa Kurl (Esperance, Western Australia)
*Kooljaman at Cape Leveque (Kimberley, Western Australia)
*WAITOC (Industry Association, Western Australia)
by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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