Australia’s NSW Premier Barry O?Farrell and Qantas Group Chief Executive Officer Alan Joyce signed the three- year agreement at Qantas? facilities at Sydney Airport today, marking the largest tourism and major events marketing partnership in the State?s history.
Premier O?Farrell said the deal involved Qantas matching the NSW Government dollar for dollar to attract more international visitors particularly from the United States, United Kingdom, Continental Europe, China, South-East Asia, Japan and New Zealand.
?Nothing says Australia more than the unmistakeable red tail with the flying kangaroo and the home of Qantas is right here in Sydney,? Mr O?Farrell said.
?This partnership with Qantas is the cornerstone of our strategy to increase tourism to NSW, providing a boost to our economy and helping to create more jobs.
?We will be aggressively targeting big spending leisure and business travellers from overseas which will be a boon for our hotels, restaurants and retail sector.
?This will build on our standing as the nation?s leader for international visitation and expenditure and the preferred destination for key emerging markets.
?We understand the importance of tourism to the State?s economy ? that?s why we?re building a new convention and entertainment precinct at Darling Harbour and investing in partnerships like this with iconic brands like Qantas.?
Mr Joyce said the time was right to elevate the partnership between Qantas and Destination NSW to a higher level.
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Source: Thomas Steinmetz (2013). Qantas enters in major tourism and major events marketing partnership, eTurboNews?http://www.eturbonews.com/print/34499 published Apr 22, 2013. Viewed Apr 24, 2013,