Striking a balance between sustainability and creating new, exciting experiences for travellers will be one of the key challenges facing the next generation tourism leaders, according to Shane O’Reilly, Griffith University alumnus and Managing Director of O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat.
Shane O’Reilly
Mr O’Reilly will host a World Tourism Day lunch for young leaders in Queensland tourism, organised by Griffith University’s Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management.
The event will take place on September 27 at Riverlife Brisbane, and feature discussion about the local industry as well as the World Tourism Day theme: “Sustainable tourism: A tool for development”.
Mr O’Reilly said the worldwide trend of experiential tourism must balance the experience with safety and sustainability.
“The next generation of tourism leaders face a marketplace where the experience is potentially being watered down in the name of safety and sustainability, especially when compared to our close Asian and even NZ rivals,” said Mr O’Reilly, also