Hospitality NT boss says TERC suggestions could be game-changing for the industry

THE boss of the NT’s leading hospitality organisation says recommendations made to improve tourism and hospitality by the Territory Economic Reconstruction Commission could dramatically boost the NT’s international competitiveness if successful.

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THE boss of the NT’s leading hospitality organisation says recommendations made to improve tourism and hospitality by the Territory Economic Reconstruction Commission could dramatically boost the NT’s international competitiveness if successful.

Hospitality NT chief executive Alex Bruce said the organisation was encouraged by the report’s recommendations, particularly to developing commercial opportunities in national parks, and working with traditional owners to develop world heritage icons and cultural tourism opportunities.

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“Imagine all the different tourism and hospitality providers delivering new and cool products. They’re often hampered and restricted in all layers of bureaucracy,” he said.

“They’ve set some ambitious goals for government and industry to pick up … it is only through all pushing and in the same direction that we get some of this meaningful change.”

Mr Bruce said working in partnership with traditional owners to provide meaningful outcomes was the key to success in the Territory’s tourism and hospitality industries.

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“We want many success stories in the Territory where there’s a high local Indigenous involvement in tourism and hospitality. That’s the key challenge for government and industry to work on.”