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The new Murray Region Destination Management Plan was launched in Albury today. The plan provides a blueprint to secure growth and economic vibrancy for the region, driven by the region’s strong visitor economy. In 2017 tourism to the Murray region accounted for 19.9 per cent of total employment, attracting 5.4 million visitors (day trip and…

Murray Regional Tourism (MRT) congratulates BIG4 Deniliquin and the Riverboats Music Festival for winning gold at the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards in Perth on Friday night. The Qantas Australian Tourism Awards are the tourism industry’s peak awards bringing recognition to and celebrating businesses that have demonstrated a commitment to excellence. MRT Chair, Wendy Greiner is…

Murray Regional Tourism (MRT), is seeking candidates from across the region to apply for an Associate Director position with the Murray Regional Tourism Board. MRT works in partnership with Visit Victoria, Destination New South Wales, 13 local government areas and regional tourism associations to drive the development of the tourism industry within the Murray region.…

    Murray Regional Tourism is excited to be offering a series of three FREE social media webinars during February so Murray tourism operators can stay on top of their social media marketing. Now the Christmas crowds have cleared, make sure you have the tools and knowledge to keep those bookings coming through the quieter months.…

Murray Regional Tourism (MRT) congratulates the finalists and winners at the 2017 Victorian Tourism Awards held last night in Melbourne at the Palladium at Crown. The Murray region had ten finalists in the Awards program representing our region in nine different categories. MRT Chair Wendy Greiner is delighted that operators from the Murray are being recognised for their…

Murray Regional Tourism (MRT) congratulates the finalists and winners at the 2017 NSW Tourism Awards. Held at the International Convention Centre in Sydney on Thursday 16 November, the Murray region had five finalists and two first time participants in the NSW Tourism Awards program. MRT Chair Wendy Greiner is delighted that operators from the Murray…

Murray Regional Tourism (MRT) is pleased to announce visitation to the Murray region is continuing to grow based on the recent release of year ending June 2017 quarterly visitation statistics by Tourism Research Australia. The Murray region received 2.7 million overnight visitors, up by 5.8% on year ending (YE) June 2016 figures. MRT CEO Mark…

With a vision to future proof and ensure the sustainability of the tourism industry, Destination Riverina Murray (DRM) and Murray Regional Tourism (MRT) have partnered together and engaged Urban Enterprises to develop the Riverina Murray Destination Management Plan and Murray Regional Tourism Destination Management Plan. These Destination Management Plans will be the key strategic documents…

The Murray region is proud to have five finalists announced for the 2017 NSW Tourism Awards. Murray Regional Tourism congratulates the finalists on committing significant time and effort to completing their tourism awards entries, and for their dedication to delivering a superior tourism experience for visitors to the Murray region. Murray region finalists Deni Ute…

Parks Victoria is developing a management plan to guide the protection of much of Victoria’s River Red Gum floodplain parks, reserves and wetlands, looking at how they manage the environment, cultural sites, tourism and recreation. Everyone with an interest in Victoria’s River Red Gum parks is invited to comment on the draft management plan. The…

The Murray River Adventure Trail is one of MRT’s priority product development projects. The Trail is a multi-sport adventure trail which extends along the length of the Murray River within the Murray tourism region in Victoria and NSW, using land and water to incorporate walking, cycling, kayaking/canoeing and other forms of water transport. This new…

CO-CREATING A FUTURE PROOF MURRAY REGION WORKSHOP  Thursday 19th October 2017 Workshop – 9.00am – 11.30am – Henry’s Bridge Hotel, 1 Hopwood Place Echuca In this collaborative, engaging and interactive workshop, we’ll be opening up and examining the issues underlying how we provide information services to Visitors in our region. Facilitated by Peter Turner from…