Canberra Region Tourism Advisory Forum December 2025
Wed, 10 Dec
|National Convention Centre Canberra
Featuring an extended VisitCanberra Industry Update RSVP to attend the next Forum on Wednesday 10 December 2025
Time & Location
10 Dec 2025, 8:30 am – 11:00 am
National Convention Centre Canberra, 31 Constitution Ave, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
About the Event
This month's forum features an extended update from VisitCanberra
8:30am: Tea and coffee reception, please join us from 8:30am and take the opportunity to connect with industry colleagues before the presentations begin
9.00am: Andrew Barr, ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Tourism and Trade on the bright future for tourism, hospitality and allied sectors in the years to 2030
9.20am: Jonathan Kobus, Executive Branch Manager, Visit Canberra on the Tourism 2030 Phase 2 strategy, its key economic drivers and industry capability and capacity areas of focus
9.40am: Ken Lau, Manager Marketing & Loyalty Programs Qatar Airways Southwest Pacific, Japan & Korea on Qatar’s recommencement of flights to and from Canberra on 2 December 2025 and their future objectives
10.00am: Break
10.15am: A Visit Canberra Industry Update on 2025 highlights and what the Tourism 2030 Phase 2 strategy means for 2026 across the current Visitor Economy performance, destination marketing, international markets and programs, and the Canberra and Region Visitors…