The Australian Tourism Industry Council are excited to hold their inaugural conference: The Talking Tourism Business Forum.

The Talking Tourism Business Forum brings tourism business operators together to enable effective peer-to-peer learning and development. The purpose of the Business Forum is to engage and inspire those operating businesses within the tourism industry, support connections across sectors and the country. The Business Forum is thoughtfully curated so that each attendee should be able to take away some valuable learnings that they can implement into their tourism business to continue to grow and elevate their offerings.

Expect engaging talks and be prepared to be immersed in a learning environment where you’ll hear from the best of the best to uncover new ways to grow and elevate your business that will drive your business’ success.

The day will focus on three key topics:

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to revitalise your outlook and shape the future of your tourism business. 

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We are delighted to acknowledge the speakers, who will be presenting at the Talking Tourism Business Forum!

Kate Dinning is a Communications professional based in the North of Australia, but she's frequently everywhere else! 

Throughout her almost decade-long PR career, Kate has had the privilege of working on communications, brand strategy, media and social media management across an exciting range of clients and projects - including International PR & media for Tourism NT, on-ground media and publicity for major events across Australia, Social Media management for events, festivals and tourism operators, hosting seminars and workshops - and of course, owning a Darwin City Guide! 

One of her greatest strengths is her ability to get excited about a story, and share it with the level of excitement it deserves - and there’s plenty to get excited about in tourism! 

Stuart Gregor is one of Australia’s better-known professional drinkers and talkers. Following a 20- year career working with many leading drinks, travel and food brands, Stu co-founded Aussie gin distillery Four Pillars in 2013. Four Pillars has become one of the distilling world’s recent success stories, becoming Australia’s No.1 craft spirit and in 2019 collecting the industry’s ultimate accolade, the International Gin Producer of the Year at the International Wine and Spirits Competition in London.

Four Pillars is widely recognized as having revolutionized the gin market in Australia and in 2019 LION, part of the global KIRIN Group, took a 50% ownership stake in the business. Stu remains the leader of the Four Pillars global commercial team and its leading ambassador. He also remains the President of the Australian Distillers Association, a position he has held since 2014.

Kristy Bailey has over 20 years of experience in strategy, digital marketing, communications, PR, and business management within the tourism industry. She maintains her involvement in the industry in her capacity as the Founder and Director of both One Eighty Marketing and Swan River Seaplanes.

Throughout her career, Kristy has served as a representative for businesses spanning all facets of the tourism sector, including retail and wholesale travel companies, conference and incentive houses, cruise operators, tour operators, and luxury resorts.  She has served as a judge for the WA Tourism Awards for four years and represented Western Australia as a national tourism awards judge for three years.

Kristy holds a variety of qualifications, including a Diploma in Tourism and a Masters of Marketing. Additionally, she is affiliated with several professional organizations, including the CEO Institute and is a board director at the Tourism Council of WA.

As Sales Director for Asia Pacific at Shiji ReviewPro, Avril’s passion is Guest Intelligence in the APAC hospitality industry. She is committed to helping her clients deliver exceptional guest experiences, and ultimately boost revenue.

Responsible for leading and developing the sales and growth of Shiji ReviewPro in Asia Pacific, Avril works with accommodation and tourism brands to help them gain and act upon the unique insights provided via ReviewPro’s Guest Experience Platform.

Avril has more than 20 years’ experience in hospitality and travel in Australia and Europe, including strategic roles at TripAdvisor, Orbitz, and Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.