Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

New CEO for Coast Tourism

MR MICHAEL Denton is the new Chief Executive Officer of the Sunshine Coast’s tourism company – Sunshine Coast Destination Ltd. He is charged with taking tourism on the Coast to a new level following its 12 month restructure. Mr Denton was previously the chief executive of Queensland Events Corporation for 11 years before moving to the Department [...]

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Bob Abbot … on tourism

Mayor Bob Abbot commented on the new tourism organisation for the Hinterland Times. He believes the new Destination Management Organisation (DMO) will provide opportunities for each of the four regions to leverage off each other’s marketing programs, without detracting from the overall product. He also thinks Council should stay out of tourism marketing. “For example, let’s take [...]

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Hinterland’s seat on new tourism authority

THE SUNSHINE COAST hinterland – from the Glasshouse Mountains to Gympie – has at last been recognised as a tourism destination in its own right. The new tourism industry authority proposed for the Sunshine Coast was recently endorsed by the Sunshine Coast Council, and gives the hinterland its own ‘seat at the table’. After twelve months [...]

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Let’s Talk Travel with Daphne & Gillian

La Francaise ! 14 Wonderful Days – Paris to Paris Fully Inclusive! Guaranteed Departures: May 22, June 12, July 24, Aug 28 & Sept 18 IMAGINE… A tour designed not only to take in the great sights of regional France, but one that will also immerse you in those wonderfully preserved medieval villages, sleepy chateaux, vineyards and local fresh produce [...]

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Hinterland Tourism – getting our place at the table

Jenny McKay spoke to the Hinterland Times about the future direction of tourism in general and specifically about pathways and walking tracks in a region that is still dangerously dominated by the motor car. Tourism operators on the Sunshine Coast hinterland increasingly voice their concerns over lack of financial and marketing support for a region that is growing [...]

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