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Protected: NCAA Member Meeting August 2020
Thanks for all those that joined us for out monthly meeting on August. If you missed it, or simply want to revisit, listen to the meeting...
Forrest Hotel and Apartments focus on COVID Clean has put customers at ease during a stressful time.
Like many members we have talked with, Dorothy Barclay, Director of Forrest Hotel and Apartments is the first to admit 2020 has been a challenging time, “This has been an interesting year, to say the least. We have been focusing on putting one...
National Arboretum still a Canberra local favourite
Unlike some other Canberra institutions, the National Arboretum was largely able to stay open through the COVID shutdown period. Christine Callen, Events and Community Engagement Manager at the National Arboretum Canberra outlined that as a...
Canberra Airport encourages Canberrans to stick together through COVID
The Canberra Airport has been in a tight spot this year like many other businesses reliant on tourism. We spoke to NCAA member Jemma Delamont, Property and Aviation Marketing Manager at the Canberra Airport. “It’s been an interesting 6 months....
Petition: Save Tourism Businesses & Jobs – Extend JobKeeper
Tourism generates 1,035,000 jobs across Australia and supports many local businesses and towns. Tourism has been among the hardest hit by the impact of COVID-19. International, interstate and regional travel restrictions have devastated those...
East Hotel – Surviving the COVID Crisis
Hotels like many businesses reliant on the visitor economy, have had a tough first half of 2020. Todd Handy, General Manager of East Hotel knew they would be in for a bumpy ride, but even he underestimated the impact. “We didn’t shut down, and...
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Whether you’re organising an event, marketing one of our great attractions, leading a winery or walking tour, running a hotel, training the next generation of industry staff, or working with one of the other many wonderful products in the Canberra Region, a Membership with NCAA has much to offer you.