Queensland Welcomes You online training programs

The Queensland Welcomes You initiative offers online training programs tailored for each of Queensland’s 13 unique tourism regions. Additionally, face-to-face workshops are scheduled for early 2025.

The programs are designed to help you enhance the guest experience and boost Queensland’s visitor economy.

Eligibility

The online training is open to all businesses that play a role in welcoming and hosting guests in the below regions.

Program participants can include those working in:

  • hotels
  • venues
  • transport
  • tours
  • events
  • attractions
  • retail
  • restaurants
  • cafes and bars.

Benefits of the training

The training will:

  • increase your regional knowledge to create stories and unique experiences to share with guests
  • provide you with recognition as a regional host and an important part of a broader Queensland network of welcoming hosts.

You’ll also receive a certificate of completion to use in promoting your regional host status and part in the network of hosts Queensland-wide.

Training modules

The 5 modules in the online programs are:

  • world-class hosting principles
  • accessibility and inclusion
  • storytelling
  • regional-specific content on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples culture and environmental sustainability
  • local experiences and tourism products.

Register your interest

Register your interest with the Regional Tourism Organisation for your region:

The Queensland Welcomes You initiative is proudly funded by the Queensland Government and delivered by the Queensland Regional Tourism Network, with the Brisbane Economic Development Agency (BEDA) as the lead agency.

View our video to find out more about the initiative.

Contact us

Email tourism@dtis.qld.gov.au for more information on this initiative.