peter burke
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Peter Burke Managing Director – Travellers Auto Barn
&
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