Archived Media Releases

Strategy launched to lure more food and wine visitors to NSW

2 November 2018

More food and wine lovers across the globe are set to put Sydney and regional NSW on their travel itinerary with the NSW Government today launching its NSW Food & Wine Tourism Strategy & Action Plan 2018-2022.

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NSW tourism drives new business and job creation

2 November 2018

A key industry report released today has revealed NSW is home to more than a third of the country’s tourism businesses and reinforced NSW’s position as Australia’s premier tourism State.

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NSW the number one tourist destination again

2 November 2018

New South Wales has continued its reign as Australia’s leading tourism state with a record 4.3 million international visitors turbocharging the economy, generating jobs and driving investment in local communities in the last 12 months, Minister for Tourism and Major Events Adam Marshall announced today.

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Family adventure in Dubbo

22 October 2018

The NSW Government has partnered with Dubbo Regional Council through its tourism and major events agency to deliver a $250,000 marketing campaign focused on bringing families to the region during the upcoming school holidays.

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Regional NSW tourism gets NRL boost in 2019

19 October 2018

Regional NSW is set to benefit from more visitors and more visitor expenditure as it prepares to host three NRL Premiership matches in 2019, as part of the NSW Government’s commitment to take major sporting events to the bush.

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Sydney named top 10 world city

10 October 2018

Condé Nast Traveler today announced the results of its 31st annual Readers’ Choice Awards with Sydney’s iconic Harbour, stunning beaches and impressive major events calendar and exciting food and wine scene securing it a spot in the Top 10 World City category.

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Cycling World Championships head to Wollongong

8 October 2018

The world’s best cyclists are set to head to Wollongong following today’s announcement that the seaside city has won the bid for the 2022 UCI Road World Championships.

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Funding open for grassroots regional events

8 October 2018

The NSW Government is calling for organisers of all new events planned to be held in rural and regional NSW from January to June next year, to apply for grants of up to $20,000 to help attract more visitors and boost local economies.

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NSW strikes new deal with Singapore Airlines

6 October 2018

Minister for Tourism and Major Events Adam Marshall and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have today announced an extension to the highly successful partnership between the NSW Government and SIA.

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NSW Australia’s number one destination again

3 October 2018

New South Wales (NSW) has continued its reign as Australia’s leading tourism State with record numbers of visitors turbocharging the economy, generating jobs and driving investment in local communities as they once again choose to visit NSW ahead of all other States.

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