Starting and Growing a Tourism Business

Welcome to StartPoint, your guide to starting and growing a successful tourism business in Tasmania.

StartPoint is designed to help intending, new and existing tourism operators develop their tourism product.

It provides information on the resources available, details helpful tools, and lists organisations to contact for information, guidance and assistance. It is not intended to be a comprehensive guide to particular requirements for tourism operators.

StartPoint includes the following topics:

• First steps to getting started
• Structure and networks of Tasmania's tourism industry
• How to write an effective business plan
• Regulatory issues you need to know about
• Accreditation for Tourism operators
• What opportunities exist for professional training to equip you with the skills necessary to succeed.
• Where to access business resources to help you research, identify and connect with your customers
• Where to find out about marketing and distributing your product

Throughout the StartPoint guide you will find reference to common terminology used by the Tourism Industry. To help, you can use our Tourism Acronyms Glossary for definitions.

In addition to all the information and resources contained in StartPoint there is a wealth of information available elswhere on this website. For example, the site includes all the latest research, marketing and grant funding opportunities; various strategies and development plans; information about travel media and how you can access them; and the structure and roles of Tourism Tasmania.

Tourism Tasmania can also provide guidance to intending, new and existing tourism operators on issues relating to destination, industry and business development.

To obtain contact details for your nearest Coordinator of Industry Development telephone 03 6230 8235 or email: reception@tourismtasmania.com.au

Disclaimer

Tourism Tasmania takes no responsibility for any decisions you make as a result of reading this material. We recommend you research and seek professional advice prior to making any business decision.