To support Northern Territory tourism businesses after several challenging years, Tourism NT is providing $3,000 (plus GST) in funding to businesses who are accepted by Tourism Australia into Australian Tourism Exchange 2023 (ATE23). This is a one off payment, in recognition of the recent challenging COVID years, designed to ensure the NT is well represented at the ATE23 and to speed up recovery of international markets. Having a significant Territory presence will showcase the breadth of export ready product available across the Northern Territory.

Australia’s largest travel trade event, Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE), provides Australian tourism businesses the opportunity to meet and do business with international buyers from around the world.
ATE is delivered by Tourism Australia and ATE22 saw more than 1,100 buyers and sellers attend. The event is critical in connecting Northern Territory tourism suppliers with international travel wholesalers and retailers to help support the industry’s recovery and drive future business opportunities.

ATE23 will be held 30 April to 4 May 2023 on the Gold Coast.

Eligibility
To be eligible for the ATE funding, businesses must:
-be accepted by Tourism Australia to attend ATE
-be an Australian registered business and a Territory enterprise
-exhibit in the NT ATE exhibition area.

All applications for the financial assistance will be accepted via the Grants NT portal only. Businesses can register online via grantsnt.nt.gov.au between Monday 17 October and Friday 11 November 2022. Late applications will not be accepted and the business must allow time to ensure the application process is completed prior to the closing date. Successful businesses will be advised once Tourism Australia’s ATE acceptances have been released on Friday 9 December 2022.
Businesses are required to pay for all components in full and acquit prior to Tourism NT releasing the reimbursement payment.
For more information please email Distribution.TourismNT@nt.gov.au