Don't forget Tourism Australia will hold an industry briefing in Darwin this Thursday 9 June at SKYCITY Darwin from 3.30pm to 5:30pm followed by networking drinks untill 7.00pm. The two hour update will provide an overview of Tourism Australia’s activity, latest market insights, business events activity and partnership opportunities.

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The Northern Territory Government has launched two new  hologram tourism displays in Darwin and Alice Springs that promote the Territory's rich pioneer history and involvement in the creation of the Overland Telegraph Line. The hologram technology is the first of its kind used in Australia and is now available to visitors to the Alice Springs Telegraph Station and Lyons Cottage in Darwin.

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Social media superstars Sam and Sjana Earp are currently on a road trip through the Territory, in a bid to show their millions of followers how to Do the NT. The brother/sister duo have journeyed along the Explorers Way, from Darwin to Alice Springs and Uluru, showcasing some of the Northern Territory’s spectacular landmarks and experiences to the 18-35 year old age group. Follow Sam and Sjana's NT road trip on Instagram at @sjanaelise and @samearp

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The colour and culture of this year’s Barunga Festival will be captured and spread worldwide as part of a Tourism NT #NTAustralia Instameet. Three local and national Instagrammers with a combined following of more than 60,000 followers will attend the Barunga Festival and help raise the profile of the event and surrounding Katherine region to a worldwide audience. Don't forget to #NTAustralia on social media and encourage your customers to do the same!

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The first successful grant recipients in the Northern Territory Government's $5 Million Accelerator Round of the Tourism Infrastructure Development Fund have been announced. Chief Minister and Tourism Minister Adam Giles visited Arnhem Land recently to announce a number of grants for Outback Spirit that is expected to attract more tourists to the region and create jobs for locals and indigenous guides. More grant recipients will be announced soon.

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The Katherine tourism industry has recieved a boost with appoximately $190,000 worth of grants awarded by the NT Government from the Tourism Infrastructure Development Fund. Visitors to the Lazy Lizard Caravan Park will now be able to cool off in new surroundings following upgrades completed to the swimming pool area thanks to funding received form the infrastructure program. Other businesses to benefit include Pine Creek Railway Resort, Urapunga Homestead, Marksie's Stockman's Camp, Spinway NT and Two-Wheel Dreaming.

Visitors to the Purple Mango Cafe and Winery in Marrakai can now enjoy craft beers with a new micro brewery constructed with the support from the NT Government. A mango flavoured beer is part of the range available and is already a hit with locals and tourists alike. The new brewery was funded with the help of a $85,950 Tourism Infrastructure Development Fund grant with funding also provided to several other tourism business in the area to expand their tourism offerings.

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Alice Springs will host an exciting new event this year with Parrtyeme – a Festival in Light set to illuminate more than 2.5km of the MacDonnell Ranges from 23 September to 2 October. Using the latest technology to tell the world’s oldest stories, the new festival will feature a number of light installations that fuse contemporary and indigenous art and is expected to attract more visitors to the Centre. The Northern Territory Government has worked with Central Australian Aboriginal artists on the project as well as AGB Events, who are known for their work on Vivid Sydney. 

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Darwin was placed firmly on the radar of key event planners when they visited the Top End from 19-22 May for the 'Meet Darwin' program, an annual collaboration between the NT Convention Bureau and Darwin Convention Centre designed to showcase Darwin as a leading business event destination. The Meet Darwin program is considered one of the most successful sales activities undertaken for business events in the Top End each year, resulting in bidding opportunities and conference wins.

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Calling Kakadu businesses and tour operators to register their interest to offer activities, events, special products and packages for Kakadu Bird Week 1-9 October, 2016. Last year’s Bird Week was a great success and we look forward to more involvement and program offerings for 2016. Please submit your offers by 25 June 2015.

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The OZ Mega Geocaching Conference is coming to Alice Springs in April 2017! This is a great opportunity for operators to be a part of the event by placing more Geocaches around the region to create some potential visitation for your business. Some participants will travel far and wide to find challenging Geochaches so it isn't just limited to Alice Springs.

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A reminder that Youth & Adventure wholesale giant Website Travel will be in Darwin on 8 June 2016 for an update and new product training session. If you are a backpacker/adventure operator and want to know how to get involved with Website Travel, this session should not be missed.

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