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Tourism australia does not endorse or accept any responsibility for the use of websites which are owned or operated by third parties and makes no representation or warranty in relation to the standard, class or fitness for purpose of any services, nor does it endorse or in any respect warrant any products or services by virtue of any. Tourism australia for campaigns that highlight australia as a worldclass and safe tourism destination, whether in. The wonambi fossil centre where youll need to go to book a tour also. Please note that the south australian tourism commission does not provide advice on holiday or planning. Ride the legendary ghan from adelaide to darwin, through the heart of south australia. This study, a collaborative project between tourism australia ta and the world tourism organization unwto, aims to provide an uptodate perspective of the major tourism trends in five key southeast asian outbound markets. Jan 22, 2020 south australia s tourism commission was warned months before it released its now infamous old mate tourism ad the campaign was not child friendly and would mostly appeal to grey nomads. Best places to visit in southern australia bookmundi. As a country, we already have a vibrant tourism industry and both leisure tourism and business events industry hold massive potential to play an even more meaningful role in the economic transformation of our country and the upliftment of our people and the rest.
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