International Trade Mentoring Program

International Trade Mentoring Program

Ready to grow your business and attract international visitors?

Queensland Country Tourism is offering up to 10 tourism businesses the opportunity to participate in our International Trade Mentoring Program for 2026/27, designed to help operators become export ready and connect with international travel trade opportunities.

Successful participants will receive:

• One-on-one mentoring sessions with an experience travel trade specialist to better understand the tourism trade landscape and how to engage with domestic and international buyers
• Assistance in developing a trade-ready fact sheet , product information and rates
• Guidance on suitable booking platform and booking channels and connecting you with the appropriate buyers.

Expressions of Interest close COB Thursday 30 July 2026.

Register your Interest Here

Why International Trade?

Queensland Country Tourism undertakes a range of strategic trade and export development activities to support operators in accessing international markets and building strong industry relationships.

This includes:

• Representation at the Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE), Australia's premier tourism trade event.

• Participation in trade activities with Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) and the Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC).

• Hosting international buyer and trade familiarisation programs.

• Production of the Queensland Country Travel Trade Planner, a comprehensive resource for domestic and international trade partners.

• International trade missions and buyer engagement opportunities, including hosting travel trade delegations.

Participation in this mentoring program is designed to help businesses maximise these opportunities and become trade-ready.

Queensland Country Tourism gratefully acknowledges the support of Austrade in delivering this program.