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	Tourism NSW's latest activities Tourism NSW Executive Director and General Manager, Lyndel Gray, spoke at the Local Government Association of NSW Annual Conference in Tamworth in late October 2009. The presentation included the current tourism environment, an update on the NSW Tourism Strategy and our latest marketing campaigns. See the presentation...

	NSW Tourism Awards finalists announced Finalists in the 2009 NSW Tourism Awards have been announced. Tickets to the Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner can be purchased on the Tourism Industry Council NSW (TIC NSW) website. Tourism NSW is a proud supporter of the Awards which are presented by TIC NSW. To find out more...

	New South Wales and Queensland join forces The New South Wales and Queensland Governments have come together to create a new, three year, $8.8 million marketing partnership to attract more international holiday visitors to the East Coast of Australia. To find out more...

	Partner with Tourism NSW in our next Sydney campaign The Vivacity Sydney Marketing Campaign Prospectus is now available from Tourism NSW. The prospectus invites the Sydney industry to participate in the second annual Vivacity Sydney marketing campaign launching in November. To find out more...

	Surf Tourism Action Plan Tourism NSW has launched a Surf Tourism Action Plan to promote and develop NSW as Australia's premier surfing and surf tourism destination. To find out more...

	Visitors to taste the sweet life in Sydney Tourism NSW is running a major marketing campaign from August to October 2009 to promote travel to Sydney for the Crave Sydney festival. Crave Sydney celebrates 31 days of food, outdoor art and fun this October. To find out more...

	New Greater Sydney Tourism Partnership Funding Program Tourism NSW has launched a $2.7 million Greater Sydney Tourism Partnership Funding Program which aims to promote tourism destinations and events within the Greater Sydney metropolitan area. The program offers all 37 councils, together with industry and event organisers, funding support for cooperative destination marketing campaigns and for event promotion. To find out more...

	Free Tourism Online Marketing e-Kit updated The popular Tourism Online Marketing e-Kit has been updated to further assist tourism businesses in harnessing the power of online marketing. The revised e-Kit contains new tutorials that address the most current online issues for tourism operators. New topics include: Videos for your website; Converting a prospect into a guest; and Online distribution. To find out more...

	Australian Government Swine Flu update NSW Department of Health Swine Flu update...

	International Incentive Funding Tourism NSW has launched an International Incentive Fund to provide financial incentives for tourism operators and representatives from destinations to attend overseas missions, workshops and tradeshows run by Tourism NSW and Tourism Australia. To find out more...

	Attracting the Youth Market Tourism NSW has produced a publication called Sydney - travel, work, study, play which outlines its approach to attract young international visitors aged between 20 to 34 to travel, work and study in Sydney and NSW. Youth is an important market for NSW comprising 37 per cent of total inbound international visitor arrivals to the State last year. To find out more...

	NSW Taskforce on Tourism and National Parks - Final Report The State Government's Tourism and National Parks Taskforce has released its report on opportunities for an enhanced level of sustainable nature tourism on NSW public lands, particularly national parks, marine parks and reserves. To find out more...