BT Corporate Blog

With the current challenges facing our tourism industry and uncertainty on what the next 6-12 months will look like for global travel, it’s now more than ever that we need to band together as Team Bundaberg, to work strategically, to market collectively and to unite as a single voice for the destination. 

On behalf of the tourism industry, we provided a submission and statement to the public hearing for the Parliamentary Inquiry into the redevelopment of the Mon Repos Turtle Centre.

With 50 years of extraordinary turtle research and conservation work at Mon Repos, along with a contribution of approximately $8.5 million to the regional economy each year through tourism, the $22million Mon Repos Turtle Centre redevelopment presents a once in a lifetime opportunity for the Bundaberg Region to build a world class, year round ecotourism experience...

Due to the devastating bushfires throughout the country, the National Bushfire Recovery Agency was established by the Australian Government to connect communities with services and assistance to help rebuild and recover. Over the coming two years, a National Bushfire Recovery Fund will be administered. To find out more, follow the...

The United Nations states, "It is urgent and critical to anticipate, plan for and reduce disaster risk in order to more effectively protect persons, communities and countries, their livelihoods, health, cultural heritage, socioeconomic assets and ecosystems, and thus strengthen their resilience"...

Do you know what you would do if you were struck by a flood? A cyclone? What about a cyber-attack?

To make sure you and your business is prepared for anything that may come our way, the Queensland Tourism Industry Council and EarthCheck have developed a handy app which transforms your mobile or tablet into a disaster HQ. By storing your crisis response plan digitally, you are able to prepare your business for a quicker response and get your business up and running again after an incident or crisis has occurred...

Encouraging Australians to travel within the country this year, Tourism Australia has launched their new campaign ‘Holiday Here This Year’ to help support the tourism industry throughout Australia. Leveraging from this, Tourism & Events Queensland has launched their campaign ‘It’s a beautiful place to holiday here’ to further encourage the domestic market to holiday in Queensland in 2020. ...