It is my great pleasure to announce that award–winning Tasmanian tourism entrepreneur Rebecca King has been appointed as a Director of the Tourism Tasmania Board.
Ms King is the owner of Australian Tourism Award-winning training and national tourism consultancy Kingthing Marketing, which provides business advice in the areas of digital tourism marketing, regional tourism, business development, product development, destination marketing and tourism distribution systems.
Rebecca has a background in media, airlines, government and running a successful tourism business.
She was previously the marketing manager and second-in-charge of the family’s tourism business Tamar River Cruises, which won numerous Tasmanian Tourism Awards.
Rebecca was also recognised as the 2006 Telstra Tasmanian Corporate Business Woman of the Year.
More recently her current business, Kingthing Marketing, won the 2014 Tasmanian Tourism Award for Education and Training, and went on to win the Australian Tourism Award for Education and Training earlier this year.
There is no doubt that the tourism and hospitality industries are one of Tasmania’s key competitive strengths and the Government is committed to building on our reputation as a must-see destination through innovative marketing, improved access, more tourism infrastructure and experiences, and more skilled Tasmanians in tourism and hospitality jobs.
I am pleased to see our local talent and the next generation of tourism leaders like Rebecca King contributing to this.
Ms King replaces retiring Director Dallas Newton, who recently completed his term on the Board. Ms King will attend her first meeting as a Director of the Tourism Tasmania Board in September.
Will Hodgman, Minister for Tourism, Hospitality and Events
