2006-07 ... the Voice of Queensland Tourism ANNUAL REVIEW Level 11, 30 Makerston Street, Brisbane QLD 4000 PO Box 13162, George Street QLD 4003 Telephone 07 3236 1445, Facsimile 07 3236 4552 Email
[email protected] Website www.qtic.com.au QTIC/6–09/07 About Us VIEW FROM THE CHAIR A GOOD SOUNDING BOARD VOICE OF TOURISM: Tourism Should Be Loud & Proud 2 is with a great sense of Gary Smith, Managing Director, Tourism Leisure Corporation (Chairman) IT satisfaction that the Queensland QTIC Chairman Gary Smith is the Managing Director of Tourism Leisure Corporation Pty Ltd UNITY: United We Stand 4 Tourism Industry Council (QTIC) delivers and the Kingfisher Bay Resort Group, which operates resorts and four wheel drive coach tours this Annual Review of its activities and on Fraser Island and vehicular barge and marine transfers to the island. Gary is a member of the Queensland Tourism Strategy Implementation Steering Committee as well as a Director of MEMBERSHIP: Membership Matters 6 achievements for 2006/07. When QTIC Ecotourism Australia. was established in 2001, we had a TABLE OF CONTENTS clear vision of creating a unified, strong Clare McFarlane, Managing Director, Aries Tours (Deputy Chair) QUEENSLAND TOURISM Strategy: Thinking Strategically 8 voice that could engage on behalf of ARIES Tours Pty Ltd Managing Director Clare McFarlane is the Deputy Chair of the QTIC. With 15 years experience in Coach, Guide and Optional Tour Services for the inbound market, Clare Queensland’s tourism industry on all has developed Aries Tours from a small, family operation into a highly successful tour company.