Northern Territory Government helps Aboriginal tourism businesses implement booking systems

The Northern Territory Government is offering $5000 grants excluding GST to help Aboriginal tourism businesses implement booking systems.

The Book Now for Aboriginal Tourism Businesses Grant Program 2022 opens today and forms part of the Northern Territory Aboriginal Tourism Strategy 2020-2030 vision of positioning the Territory’s Aboriginal tourism sector as the best in the nation.

Eligible businesses must be Aboriginal owned and can use funding to complete projects including:

• Implement a recognised booking system such as Room Manager, Rezdy, Newbook or RMS

• Implement a turnkey website featuring a booking system and up to 12 months of turnkey website fees

• Contribution towards initial setup costs and booking system fees

• Contribution towards training of new booking system

• Contribution towards data entry of existing bookings in system

Tourism NT will facilitate training workshops and connect operators with online travel agents and trade partners to boost this initiative.

Northern Territory Minister for Tourism and Hospitality Natasha Fyles notes “The Book Now for Aboriginal Tourism Grant program aims to ensure tourism businesses are instantly bookable which is critical to meeting consumer expectations and maximising sales.

“Visitors come to the Territory to explore our rich Aboriginal culture including rock art tours, Aboriginal art galleries and guided tours. This program makes these experiences easier to discover.”

The Book Now for Aboriginal Tourism Businesses Grant Program 2022 closes at 4pm on Wednesday, 18th May 2022.

For more information including eligibility requirements and how to apply visit tourismnt.nt.gov.au