“Some people say, ‘I want to be a nurse or a firefighter to help people’ – that’s how I feel about being concierge. You help people.” YTN’s Trusted Advisor Program continued last Thursday when advisees met at the Melbourne Marriott Hotel to learn about the inside world of hospitality with the hotel’s Chief Concierge,
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Are you passionate about the tourism, events or hospitality industry and LOVE social media? This is the internship opportunity tailor for you. We are looking for a student who would like to gain professional experience working with the YTN marketing and communications crew to curate social, blog and website content. The lucky applicant will join the
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Members of the Young Tourism Network attended the RACV Tourism Awards at Palladium Crown on Thursday night. The awards are a celebration of the Victorian tourism industry business excellence, innovation, professionalism & collaboration. A big Congratulations to our YTN Committee Chair, Michelle Dell’Ava, who received the Young Achievers Award! We are so proud of Michelle’s
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Event Wrap Up The room was buzzing at our second Young Tourism Network professional development event for the year. Students and young professionals gathered to hear from three insightful speakers. And it was all about growing and glowing in your career development. Peter Davey, Head of HR at Visit Victoria, discussed ways to perfect your
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Young tourism professionals check out MCEC YTN members had a sneak peek at the new, improved and expanded space at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC). Soni Barm, Business Development Specialist was delighted to guide us through the space and provided an insight into what the expansion means for the Melbourne tourism and major events industry. This
Melbourne’s tourism industry gets under the skin of the world’s most liveable city. High profile businesses from Melbourne’s visitor industry will come together in the world’s most liveable city at Destination Melbourne’s Melbourne LIVE forum on 31 May 2018. Together with our Principle Partner, Transport for Victoria, Melbourne LIVE will deliver an innovative event focused on Leadership, Innovation
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The YTN social calendar kicked off in March with a meet and greet for new and old faces at The Swanston Hotel, Grand Mercure. Nestled in the Cocoon Bar over 50 attendees heard from hotel guru and General Manager James Muscat. James shared his experiences managing hotels and recounted his career path while sharing key
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Be part of the 2018 Trusted Advisor Program! The Trusted Advisor Program is a free initiative focused on encouraging collaboration and peer assisted learning in the tourism industry. We have recruited 16 stellar Advisors for the 2018 program, and we can’t wait for you to meet them! At a glance: Students considering applying for the
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What an action packed year to the year 2017 was and what an incredible outcome the Young Tourism Network had at the 2017 RACV Victorian Tourism Awards winning Outstanding Contribution by Volunteers. Special mention must go to outgoing committee members Robert Ratcliffe, Amelia Maher, Jess Derham along with current committee members Michelle Dall’Ava and Maddy
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Breaking News For the seventh year in a row, Melbourne has been named World’s Most Liveable City in the annual Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Global Liveability Index. Melbourne has broken its own record and it is the first city to ever win the title for seven consecutive years. The EIU Liveability Ranking assigns a rating
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