Organisers of the WA Tourism Conference tonight announced that the 2024 event will be held in Mandurah.
Tourism Council WA CEO Evan Hall said the conference partners were looking forward to bringing the 2024 WA Tourism Conference to a destination with a high level of commitment to constantly improving its local tourism offering and appeal to visitors.
"The 2023 WA Regional Tourism Conference is expected to attract more than 300 delegates from across Western Australia, with estimated expenditure in the destination of more than $250,000," he said.
"We're looking forward to showcasing the City of Mandurah and the surrounding region to tourism businesses and industry delegates from across Western Australia, who will then promote the destination to potential visitors," he said.
The announcement was made at the 2023 Perth Airport WA Regional Tourism Conference Dinner, held tonight at the Mining Hall of Fame at Hannans North Tourist Mine in the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
City of Mandurah Mayor Rhys Williams said Mandurah was the perfect place to host the regional conference in 2024.
"Mandurah has real momentum with the hugely successful Giants of Mandurah exhibition, an exciting year-round events program, Top Tourism Town titles, significant private investment and recent redevelopment of our foreshores and Smart Street Mall and we're looking forward to sharing all this with the wider tourism community," he said.
"This significant conference is also an opportunity to recognise and reward the tourism industry of Mandurah and give something back to these people who tirelessly continue to deliver the very best representation and experience Mandurah has to offer."
The WA Tourism Conference was introduced in 2015 as an industry-wide event and is now co-hosted by a number of industry associations including Tourism Council WA, Visitor Centres WA, Caravan Industry Association WA, Western Australian Indigenous Tourism Operators Council (WAITOC) and the Forum Advocating Cultural and Eco Tourism (FACET).
