peter burke

Peter Burke Managing Director – Travellers Auto Barn

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Chair - Backpacker Tourism Advisory Panel

BTAP – in review…..• BTAP Secretariat• Significant lobbying efforts• Increased engagement with tourism bodies & BOA’s• Industry contribution to BTAP• Virgin sponsorship• ATEC Backpacker/Youth membership• Backpacker Industry Forums• Annual National Backpacker Conference• Financial contribution to DIAC’s – “Evaluation of Australia’s WHM

Program”• Panel reps on IRG for STCRC research project “Evolution of the

Backpacker Market”

Youth Trade Mission - 2009

The impact of negative media…..

…how are we getting noticed?TNSW Surf Strategy

I wish I’d known that….

Name/Company Industry SectorChair: Peter Ovenden – Global Gossip Media/Communications

Vice Chair: Brett Claxton – Calypso Backpackers Accommodation

Greg Cole – Oz Experience Tour/Transport

Michael Collins – Backpack WA BOA Representative

Karen Fitzgerald – Tourism NT STO Representative

Katrina Greeves – World Nomads Retail/Wholesale

Martin Lane – Backpacker Trade News Media/Communications

Julian Ledger – YHA New South Wales Accommodation

Nick Thomas - Base Retail/Wholesale

Craig – Wachholz – Let’s Go Surfing Tour/Transport

Jennifer Woodbridge ATEC Representative