A colleague of mine, Lachlan McKerrow, put me on to the interview that was done on the outstanding radio show called “Australia Talks Back”, on Radio National, here in Australia. Thanks Lachlan.

The show on Monday 20 February is titled “Tourism Refocus”, and here is the blurb they give about it:

We like to think of ourselves as a tourism savvy-country, but new Reserve Bank figures show tourism isn’t the money earner it once was – so how do we get smarter about our tourism focus – and just how tourism-friendly are our towns and cities?

Guests on this program:

John Morse
The Chair of Tourism Victoria

Professor Brian King
Head of the School of Hospitality, Tourism & Marketing, Victoria Unviersity

Christopher Brown
Managing Director, Tourism & Transport Forum Australia

Julian Ledger
Chair of the Backpacker Tourism Advisory Panel & CEO of the Youth Hostels Association, New South Wales

Presenter:
Antony Funnell

Producer:
Keng Lim

Here is the link to the show: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/austback/default.htm

It’s a great listen for those interested about the future of tourism in Australia and one that I will be recommending for my students here at Victoria University.

Doc Martin.

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