Following the announcement today of the resignation of the Managing Director of Tourism WA, Carolyn Turnbull, Tourism Council WA has extended its thanks to her for her contribution to the tourism industry.
Tourism Council WA CEO Evan Hall said Carolyn had made a significant contribution to the tourism industry during the difficult post-COVID recovery period.
"I thank Carolyn for her dedication and hard work during her tenure as Managing Director, and particularly commend her on the launch of the Walking on a Dream campaign and driving the return of the interstate market."
Mr Hall said with WA's international recovery more than 20 per cent behind pre-COVID levels, it was critical that the next Managing Director had commercial tourism experience in aviation or tourism marketing to be able to continue pursuing the recovery of international visitation.
"Tourism WA's Managing Director is a critical position for the success of the industry, and it is important the future Managing Director has the support of an independent board and the authority to get results," Mr Hall said.
"Tourism generated 110,000 jobs in Western Australia in 2023. It is important for the new Tourism WA Managing Director to have a track record in attracting visitors in a competitive market with other States and destinations.
"It is a key task for the WA Government to attract commercial expertise and skilled tourism marketers to the executive and board of Tourism WA."
