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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…

Tourism Managers from across the region gathered in Echuca Moama on 13/14 September for the quarterly Tourism Managers Forum run by MRT. The 2-day event covered a range of topics relating to marketing, industry development and broader strategic tourism issues. Key topics covered included: 17/18 marketing and public relations program 17/18 industry training opportunities –…

The Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE)18 seller applications are now open. ATE is Australia’s largest annual travel and tourism business-to-business event. ATE18 will take place in South Australia at the Adelaide Convention and Exhibition Centre from 15 to 19 April 2018. ATE brings together Australian tourism businesses in a forum to promote their products directly to…

VIE provides an opportunity for the tourism industry to receive an update on the latest international marketing intelligence from Visit Victoria’s overseas based Regional Managers and experts in the field. Murray tourism businesses who are active in the international marketplace are encouraged to attend and participate in any interactive sessions. Find out more information and…

Murray RTB is currently undertaking a Visitor Services Review, which includes a comprehensive marketing collateral review. The review will: To define the purpose of printed collateral based on visitor usage and in light of digital trends in visitor information. To review Murray’s regional collateral in line with the identified purpose, the development of regional digital…