The last Australian event in Melbourne was a huge success. This year, we're bringing Future of Tourism to Sydney!
624 George St
Sydney, NSW 2000
Pre-party at 5:30PM
Starts 6PM sharp!
Can tourism be a force for growth, change and global good? Can a travel company change the world for the better? We're about to find out. Join G Adventures founder Bruce Poon Tip as he headlines a special event about the future of travel, tourism and our planet.
The event will feature speakers Bruce Poon Tip of G Adventures and Jason Edwards of National Geographic. Together, they will explore the roles travel and sustainable tourism play in the modern world, and seek to set the agenda for the future of the travel industry and our planet.
There will also be a Special Introductory Message from Tony Wheeler - Founder of Lonely Planet
Past Future of Tourism events have sold out fast. Please RSVP early to avoid the disappointment of missing this event!
Travelling across Asia on the ‘hippie trail’ of the 1970s led to the creation of Lonely Planet Publications. From those early guidebooks Lonely Planet Publications has grown to become the world’s largest independent guidebook publisher with more than 500 titles in print, over 500 staff and offices in London and Oakland as well as the head office in Melbourne. One hundred million books – plus websites, digital publications, smart phone apps, a photo library and TV productions. In 2011 we completed the sale of Lonely Planet to BBC-Worldwide which hasn’t stopped Tony travelling. In the past year he’s climbed volcanoes in the Congo and tracked down the wreckage of Admiral Yamomoto’s Betty bomber in the jungles of Papua New Guinea.
Founder of G Adventures, Bruce has been one of sustainable tourism's most active proponents for more than 20 years. As Bruce sees it, there is no box to think outside of anymore, and concepts like 'freedom' and 'happiness' can—and in G Adventures' case, do—make for a functional and successful business model.
With an image portfolio ranking among the largest of any photographer in the National Geographic Society's long history, Melbourne-based photo journalist Jason Edwards is the face of Pure Photography on National Geographic Channel. This series of natural history vignettes accompanies him on assignment as he chronicles the world's natural wonders through a lens. Redefining documentary photography over the course of more than 20 years, Jason's commissioned assignments having taken him to every continent, with the resultant work appearing in hundreds of publications including National Geographic Magazine, Australian Geographic, Sports Illustrated, BBC Wildlife Magazine, The New Yorker, and Conde Nast Traveller.
G Adventures has had its collective finger firmly on the pulse of travel for over 20 years. We have worked hard to make it beat faster by offering the widest selection of affordable small-group tours, safaris and expeditions across the world. We believe that every adventure begins with a single step, and that experiencing different lands and cultures can make the world a better place for all its inhabitants.
Planeterra is a non-profit organization that empowers local people to develop their communities, conserve their environments and create humane and supportive systems for their endeavours. All proceeds from the Future of Tourism event will go to fund Planeterra projects around the world.