WYSE Exchange Australia Archives - WYSE Travel Confederation

BridgeClimb Sydney loses right to operate tourist climbs of Sydney Harbour Bridge

Jun 15, 2018 | Members, NWW-News, WYSE Exchange Australia

After more than 20 years of taking international and domestic tourists over the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) announced on 15 June, 2018 that BridgeClimb Sydney had lost its bid to secure a new 20-year contract to operate the...

Three-day youth travel trade event headed to Sydney in 2018

Oct 5, 2017 | WYSE Exchange Australia

News Destination NSW and WYSE Travel Confederation are partnering to bring a three-day youth travel trade event to Sydney. WYSE Exchange Australia will be held May 8-10, 2018. The event programme will include pre-scheduled workshop appointments between 30 leading...

Australia’s Backpacker tax on hold with the announcement of the Federal Budget

May 4, 2016 | WYSE Exchange Australia

Following the announcement of the Australian 2016-17 federal budget, the backpacker industry came together for the YHA Conference in Cairns today and were advised by Tourism Tropical North’s CEO Alex de Waal that the Australian Government has put the “backpacker tax”...

The Australian tourism and agricultural industries have threatened to make the planned "backpacker tax" an election issue

Apr 29, 2016 | WYSE Exchange Australia, Youth Travel

As the Australian government prepares to announce the 2016/17 federal budget early next week, the tourism and agricultural industries continue to join forces in a heated battle against the proposal to remove the current tax-free threshold on 1 July 2016 for...

Australia’s Minister for Tourism and International Education Addresses WYSE Exchange Australia Delegates

Apr 7, 2016 | Events, WYSE Exchange Australia

Senator Richard Colbeck, Australia’s Minister for Tourism and International Education, states that Australia’s super growth sectors over the next two decades include youth and student travel. Early this morning, Senator Richard Colbeck opened the WYSE Exchange...

Youth travel industry leaders to gather in Sydney next week at WYSE Exchange Australia

Apr 1, 2016 | Events, WYSE Exchange Australia, Youth Travel

WYSE Exchange Australia – the premier international youth and backpacker travel trade event – will bring the leaders and innovators shaping the future of the industry together next week in Sydney, 6 – 8 April. International buyers will be flying to Sydney to...