Twenty-four Australian and New Zealand travel agents arrived in the Top End this week to attend Tourism NT's annual NT Round Up trade training event on Thursday, Tourism Top End's Welcome to the Dry 2024 industry event on Friday before touring the sites of the Top End.
Representing travel companies including Infinity Holidays, Helloworld, Travel Associates and RACQ, the 24 travel agents will meet with 25 NT tourism operators before experiencing a jumping croc cruise, gourmet food and street art tours as well as visits to Kakadu and Nitmiluk national parks.
The travel agents will also experience a Sail Darwin Champagne Sunset Cruise, a Kakadu air scenic flight and a NitNit Gorge Cruise and dinner at Cicada Lodge in Nitmiluk National Park.
Engaging with operators and experiencing the NT first hand educates travel agents on how to sell holidays to the NT and sell more Northern Territory experiences and products.
NT Round Up is part of a yearlong trade agent training program that includes webinars, online training modules and incentives such as trips to the NT with tourism operators presenting their products to agents.
Quotes to attribute to Minister for Tourism and Hospitality Joel Bowden:
"NT Round Up is an ideal event for NT tourism operators to meet and network with travel agents and develop those trade relationships.
"Providing travel agents with firsthand experience of the wonderful experiences we have on offer in the Top End will encourage and inspire them to become ambassadors for the Northern Territory.
"Business to business events such as NT Round Up complement our Different in Every Sense marketing campaigns, positioning the Northern Territory as a world class destination, offering experiences, culture and landscapes like nowhere else in the world."
