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TOURISM TARGETS EXCITING GROWTH

Aboriginal tourism will be at the heart of the drive. The exciting target is laid down in the Tourism Industry Strategy 2030, which was developed by Tourism NT in collaboration with industry and stakeholders as part of the Territory Government’s Turbocharging Tourism initiative. The strategy includes three key themes needing greater...

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ISLAND HOPPING WITH HERITAGE

Great-grandmas, grandads, mothers, fathers, children … they all flocked to the beach to watch the westerners wade ashore from zodiacs. Kids were even given time off school to witness what to them was a remarkable spectacle. We were on an exciting 15-day cruise from the Philippines capital of Manila to Darwin with pioneering New...

Issue 40

CHINA PROUDLY GOES BACK TO THE FUTURE

This lingering influence is not a result of colonisation. It is a result of emulation as cultures sought to duplicate what they saw as the most advanced and sophisticated culture in the region. More recently this orientation shifted as the American cultural behemoth dominated the globe with its entertainment, products and consumerism. Coffee...

Business

AVRIL BAYNES – A Territory Ambassador

“I fell in love with Darwin immediately,” she says. “It was like no other place I’d ever seen.  “I loved the great casual lifestyle. It felt like being set free from all the boundaries of Adelaide.”  Avril left school at 17 and almost immediately caught a flight to Darwin to start a new life.  That was 34 years...

Issue 40

GATEWAY TO PARADISE

Airport Development Group is using Travel Gateway, which includes a website, Instagram and Facebook, to get the message across in an effective and exciting way. The platforms were launched in mid-2021 and now reach an audience of more than five million potential travellers. Travel Gateway’s aim is to position the Territory and Kimberley...

Business

H HOTELS NEW MANAGERS WITH A FRESH OUTLOOK

H on Mitchell Apartment Hotel, H on Smith Hotel and the Frontier Hotel are all owned by the same Territory company but each has its own character. They have one thing in common – they all offer a first-rate place for tourists and corporate guests to stay. H on Mitchell is a modern 4.5 star hotel with 180 self-catering apartments, a...

Issue 40

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! OUR AIRLINE TURNS 45

Darwin-based Airnorth provides essential flights to remote parts of the Territory. It also has scheduled services to Perth via Kununurra and Broome in Western Australia and Cairns and Townsville in Queensland. And the carrier has been a constant and vital link between Darwin and the developing nation of Timor Leste, where it has been...

Indigenous Affairs

THE GREAT RED HEART OF AUSTRALIA

Those lucky enough to live in Alice Springs can schedule weekends away; the rest need to plan a lengthy tour. Everybody who holidays in the Red Centre is better for the experience. Arrange to meet your rellies in Alice. They can fly in, drive or catch the Ghan. Any time is a good time to visit. But if you want to time a visit to...

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THE TERRITORY’S SUMMER SECRETS

Interstate holidaymakers are being let into a secret: summer starts early in the NT. Tourism NT is letting the secret slip as part of a campaign to attract more visitors during September-March. The NT Summer campaign is aimed at would-be travellers 18+, who are being offered special deals through travel agents, car hire companies, hotels,...

JOURNEY BEYOND RAIL Issue 36

CLICKETY-CLACK ACROSS A SUNBURNT COUNTRY

An American novelist with the interesting name of Sam Starbuck spoke for countless people from the past 200 years when he wrote: “Trains are beautiful – they have personalities, they have their own mysteries.” Travel by train, especially over a vast distance, is one of the most indulgent pleasures, one of the greatest soft adventures –...

Destination Dili Issue 36

DESTINATION DILI: WAITING FOR THE INTREPID TRAVELLER

With an authentic vibe, a cruisy island feel and a sense of undiscovered wonder, Timor Leste is a country just over an hour flight from Darwin waiting to be explored.  The country has few tourists at the moment, which makes it the perfect discovery destination. Its capital, Dili, is on the coast, surrounded by mountains, palm trees and...

iTravel Issue 36

DARWIN’S PERSONAL TRAVEL CREATORS

After two years of little or no travel, with borders and the majority of the world now open again, people are making the most of their frequent flyer points, travel credits and savings to book a savoured get-away or reunite with cherished family and friends.  However, today’s travel landscape isn’t the same. It’s not as...