Start now! Lauren Cameron’s work supporting tourism businesses to account for carbon & reduce emissions is featured in this month's VE profile.
Samantha Palmer FIPAA
Lead Senior Exec - Tourism, Travel & Visitor Economy policy, programs, statistics, Export Grants, Austrade, Australian Government
Lauren Cameron , Carbon Action Advisor at Tasmania’s peak body for tourism, the Tourism Industry Council Tasmania (TICT) works with Tasmanian tourism businesses to support them to reduce emissions and transition to more regenerative tourism practices.
Where are you from? Sydney, NSW originally, the traditional custodians being the Gadigal?of the Eora Nation.?
What’s your fondest memory of working in the VE???It might have been starting out my career working for Quentin Long at Australian Traveller magazine – he was a trailblazer and continues to be now! (see last month’s VEN Profile).
What are you looking forward to and why???Reaching the stage where I no longer need to educate industry on WHY we should urgently decarbonise and reduce our environmental impact, and instead can focus solely on HOW tourism operators can achieve this.
THRIVE 2030 has three themes - collaborate, modernise and diversify – can you tell us what you’re doing in these three areas to improve our visitor economy growth, quality and sustainability??
COLLABORATING FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR TOURISM: We have rolled out an industry-led emissions reduction program that brings committed tourism businesses together on a digital platform (ERC Protocol?: Your Path to Affordable Climate Action for SMEs ( ercaustralia.com.au ) so that businesses can see, like and learn from one another’s decarbonisation plans.
MODERNISING BUSINESS PRACTICES: The TICT is nearing completion of an emissions-reduction initiative that subsidises Tasmanian tourism businesses to begin carbon accounting, while providing free access to tools and resources that make the process efficient for SMEs.
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DIVERSIFY: Through the TICT I have been delivering regenerative tourism workshops to industry, in partnership with The Tourism Collective . In these workshops, we focus on respecting and protecting the Tasmanian Aboriginal culture by being inclusive of culturally diverse visitors, respecting cultural intellectual property, and forging stronger partnerships with local Indigenous communities.
What’s your best tip, advice, or lesson learned for the visitor economy right now??On sustainability: start small but start now. There is an urgent need for the visitor economy to act deliberately and collaboratively to reduce industry-wide emissions and to reconsider how we deliver tourism experiences so we can reduce any negative impacts and increase positive impacts. Austrade’s Sustainable Tourism Toolkit is a fantastic place to start.
What is your dream/recommended location in Australia for:?
·?????? hosting a team building event??Wild Adventures Melbourne due to its all-encompassing approach to positive impact tourism.
·?????? experiencing nature and First Nations’ culture??Wukalina Walk, Tasmania
You can connect with Lauren Cameron along with our previous VEN profiles including Quentin Long Co-Founder and Managing Director of Australian Traveller Media , Melissa Brown CEO of the Australian Business Events Association , Felicia Mariani (GAICD) CEO of Victoria Tourism Industry Council (VTIC) , Jonathan Kobus, PSM and Kareena Arthy of the ACT Government, Jill Abel of the Australian Cruise Association , Elizabeth Hackett chair of the Australian Adventure Tourism (AAT) Group , Dr Elaine C. L. Yang of Griffith Institute for Tourism , Creative Australia's Adrian Collette , Intrepid Travel 's Brett Mitchell, Accessible Tourism professional Yasmine Gray of GetAboutAble , IVS survey interviewer Erika Schwarz , TGA - Tour Guides Australia (former) President, Leanne Saward , Rugby great, THRIVE 2030 Implementation Advisory Group member Tim Horan , Ecotourism Australia CEO Elissa Keenan ,?NT Visitor Economy Exec Valerie Smith , Founder/Project Lead at the Travel Better Project Emma Pethybridge , SE Asian focused Inbound Tourism Operator Doddy Purwoko, Stone Social Enterprise’s Vanessa Brettell , Vaycayit's Hailey Brown and Lisa McEwan , Hotel Etico Australia 's Co-founder and CEO Andrea Comastri , Australian Amusement, Leisure & Recreation Association Inc. GM Kristy Ahrens , Queensland Airports Limited CEO Amelia Evans , Executive Director of the Zoo and Aquarium Association Australasia Exec Nicola Craddock , Outdoors NSW & ACT CEO Lori Modde , Kangaroo Island Ocean Safari Owner Tony Coppins , Executive Chair, Australian Chamber – Tourism John Hart , Indigenous workforce professional Sharon Ninyette , TAFE business development manager Paula Meyer , TRA tourism survey manager Bode Ten Buuren, regional tourism leader Coralie Bell , accessible tourism operator and advocate James "Buck" McFarlane of Sensory Tourism Australia , international education expert Karyn Kent and Aboriginal tourist operator Juan Walker .
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Thanks for sharing! Lauren inspires us everyday and the reaction from our industry has been nothing short of inspiring!
Lead Senior Exec - Tourism, Travel & Visitor Economy policy, programs, statistics, Export Grants, Austrade, Australian Government
2 个月Amy Hills Tourism Industry Council Tasmania
Climate Intrapreneur, Conservationist, Responsible Living Champion, Positive Changemaker, Travel Expert
2 个月Well done, it's a long road ahead but we have to try everyday to bring everyone on what is a more positively impactful tourism journey
Director, The Tourism Collective. Tourism for a better future. ??
2 个月Great work Lauren on your passion and leadership in inspiring tourism businesses on their sustainability journey.