Resort Management Sales Industry Blog

The Sunshine Coast Destination Ltd (SCDL) has won the right to host the 35th Australian Tourism Export  Council (ATEC) Symposium on the Sunshine Coast from 1 -4 May 2012.  The announcement came during this year’s ATEC Symposium gala dinner on Hamilton Island. A TEC is the peak body representing a tourism export industry annually worth nearly $25 billion, and the  ATEC Symposium is the largest conference on the tourism industry calendar. The Symposium attracts over  500 representatives of the Australian Tourism Export Industry, travel specialists and tourism operators. The  four-day Symposium incorporates touring options, an informative business program, as well as destination  ‘showcase’ events, including a gala dinner and inbound tour operator pre-and post tour familiarisations  throughout the region.  The direct delegate spend from hosting the ATEC Symposium 2012 is estimated in excess of  $1million not including pre-and post touring co...

It is very well accepted that a body corporate cannot delegate the power to enforce by-laws. Taking action for breaches of by-laws is something that only a body corporate can do. It cannot farm that right out to third parties - including resident managers. Most caretaking agreements include a specific reference to the resident manager’s role when it comes to by-laws. So, a few golden rules when it comes to these situations: It is not resident managers role to physically enforce by-laws. Resident managers are not required to manhandle people out of the pool after hours or physically tow their cars. All they can, and should, do is make the people aware of the fact that they are breaching the by-laws. If there are potentially dangerous issues (like a wild party in a unit), then the police should be called.  Be aware of the different hats you may be wearing. One is as a caretaker and one is potentially as a letting agent. If the people in the pool after hours are owners the...

A new What’s in your backyard program has been designed by Business Events Sunshine Coast (BESC) for the tourism industry to learn more about fellow operators in the region. Launched in early April 2011, the first program was attended by more than a dozen local industry. Participants were exposed to 10 local businesses including: Blue Laguna vessel cruise with ‘Cruise Maroochy Eco’, which departed from the historic Mount Coolum Wharf  Bedazzled Events gourmet onboard catering and theming Site inspection of the newly reopened Yandina Station, including event venue space and new luxury cabins  High tea provided by Yandina Station and entertainment by Aaron Jazz (courtesy of Zest Factor Entertainment) Theming by Wicked Wolf Events and Twig & Grace Florist   Segway Eco Tour by Corporate and Group Xperiences Transported in convoy by local operator BCT Transfers.  The What’s in your backyard program will run several times a year and include...