• 1770 Beach Shacks, Gladstone Region
  • 1770 LARC! Tours, Gladstone Region
  • 1770 Reef Great Barrier Reef Eco Tours, Gladstone Region
  • 31 The Rocks, Southern Queensland Country
  • Adrenalin Snorkel and Dive, Townsville North Queensland
  • Akama Resort, Fraser Coast
  • Aquascene Magnetic Island, Townsville North Queensland
  • Ardo Hotel, Townsville North Queensland
  • Ballandean Estate Wines, Southern Queensland Country
  • Barrel View Luxury Cabins, Southern Queensland Country
  • Beach on Sixth, Sunshine Coast
  • Bike and Hike Whitsunday, The Whitsundays
  • Billabong Sanctuary, Townsville North Queensland
  • Binna Burra, Destination Gold Coast
  • Blue Dolphin Marine Tours, Fraser Coast
  • Boobook Explore, Outback Queensland Tourism Association
  • Brisbane Whale Watching, Brisbane Economic Development Agency
  • Bundaberg Rum Visitor Experience, Bundaberg North Burnett
  • Cairns Canyoning by Cairns Waterfalls, Tropical North Queensland
  • Cairns Reef Fishing, Tropical North Queensland
  • Capricorn Caves, Capricorn Enterprise
  • Charlotte Plains, Outback Queensland Tourism Association
  • City Oasis Inn, Townsville North Queensland
  • Cooberrie Park Wildlife Sanctuary, Capricorn Enterprise
  • Cunnamulla Hot Springs, Outback Queensland Tourism Association
  • Daintree Discovery Centre, Tropical North Queensland
  • Daintree Discovery Tours, Tropical North Queensland
  • Devon Pixies, Brisbane Economic Development Agency
  • Diamondvale Estate, Southern Queensland Country
  • Elysian Island Retreat - All Inclusive, Adult Only Retreat, Whitsunday Islands, The Whitsundays
  • Epic Ocean Adventures Noosa, Sunshine Coast
  • Eungella Cabins, Mackay Isaac
  • Funtastic Cruises, Capricorn Enterprise
  • Gladstone Region Tours, Gladstone Region
  • Glen Eden Beach Resort, Sunshine Coast
  • Go Ballooning Gold Coast, Destination Gold Coast
  • Great Keppel Island Hideaway, Capricorn Enterprise
  • Great Ocean Helicopters, Fraser Coast
  • Heart of Reef Shuttles - Airlie Beach, The Whitsundays
  • Hervey Bay Dive Centre, Fraser Coast
  • High Valley Dawn Permaculture Farm, Capricorn Enterprise
  • Hinkler Hall of Aviation, Bundaberg North Burnett
  • Hook-A-Barra, Tropical North Queensland
  • iFLY Indoor Skydiving, Destination Gold Coast
  • Jet Ski Safaris, Destination Gold Coast
  • Joel's Journeys, Sunshine Coast
  • Kalki Moon Distillery Tour, Bundaberg North Burnett
  • Kiff & Culture, Destination Gold Coast
  • Koala and River Cruises, Brisbane Economic Development Agency
  • Kokomo Cruises, Destination Gold Coast
  • Koorana Crocodile Farm, Capricorn Enterprise
  • Kur-Cow Barnwell Farm, Tropical North Queensland
  • Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort - Southern Great Barrier Reef, Bundaberg North Burnett
  • Lovestone Cottages Montville, Sunshine Coast
  • Macadamias Australia Visitor Experience, Bundaberg North Burnett
  • Mackay Adventure Tours and Transfers, Mackay Isaac
  • Magnetic Island Tours, Townsville North Queensland
  • Maleny Botanic Gardens and Bird World, Sunshine Coast
  • Mantra Gladstone, Gladstone Region
  • MI Ride Discovery Tours, Townsville North Queensland
  • Mirage Whitsundays, The Whitsundays
  • Monsoon Aquatics Coral Farm Tours, Bundaberg North Burnett
  • Montville Misty View Cottages, Sunshine Coast
  • Mulga Country Motor Inn, Outback Queensland Tourism Association
  • Mystery Craters Wellness & Event Space, Bundaberg North Burnett
  • Oh Deere Farm Tours, Mackay Isaac
  • Outback at Isa, Outback Queensland Tourism Association
  • Outback Pioneers, Outback Queensland Tourism Association
  • Pacific Whale Foundation Eco Adventures Australia, Fraser Coast
  • Pavillions on 1770, Gladstone Region
  • Peninsula Airlie Beach, The Whitsundays
  • Pilgrim Magnetic Island, Townsville North Queensland
  • Potters Hotel Toowoomba, Southern Queensland Country
  • Queensland Museum Kurilpa, Brisbane Economic Development Agency
  • Ravensbourne Escape, Southern Queensland Country
  • Red Dirt Tours, Outback Queensland Tourism Association
  • Ridgemill Estate - Cabins in the Vineyard, Southern Queensland Country
  • Riviera Resort, Fraser Coast
  • Sailing In Paradise, Destination Gold Coast
  • Saltbush Retreat, Outback Queensland Tourism Association
  • Salty Life 1770, Gladstone Region
  • Sarina Sugar Shed, Mackay Isaac
  • Scamper Island Camping, The Whitsundays
  • Seaspray Cooee Bay, Capricorn Enterprise
  • Seven Peaks Farm Stay, Sunshine Coast
  • Splitters Farm Tours, Bundaberg North Burnett
  • Summer Land Camels, Brisbane Economic Development Agency
  • Tasman Venture, Fraser Coast
  • The Bundaberg Barrel, Bundaberg North Burnett
  • The Folly Truffles, Southern Queensland Country
  • The Lake, Outback Queensland Tourism Association
  • Traveller's Rest 1770, Gladstone Region
  • Trevena Glen Farm, Brisbane Economic Development Agency
  • Tropic Tours, Tropical North Queensland
  • Urban Tours Brisbane, Brisbane Economic Development Agency
  • Vertigo, Brisbane Economic Development Agency
  • Viper Whitsunday, The Whitsundays
  • Whalesong Cruises Hervey Bay, Fraser Coast
  • Wildside Adventures, Tropical North Queensland

Get Your Tourism Business Export Ready

Join the first intake of the Queensland Academy

Take your business further with the Queensland Academy Export Ready program.

Brought to you by Tourism and Events Queensland, the program is built for tourism operators ready to expand their reach and success in global markets. This is your platform to learn from industry experts and grow your business.

Program at a glance

  • Supporting tourism operatorsto access export markets.

What you get

Your export readiness assessment looks at five capability areas and shows where your business is strong and where to focus next. If you are assessed as Export Ready, you also receive program credits to work with Academy Experts.

Digital

Assessed as one of the five capability areas.

Marketing

Assessed as one of the five capability areas.

Product

Assessed as one of the five capability areas.

Distribution

Assessed as one of the five capability areas.

Export-facing operations

Assessed as one of the five capability areas.

Program credits

Operators assessed as Export Ready receive export enablement credits to spend on sessions with Academy Experts. Your balance and expiry date are shown in your account.

Academy Experts

Academy Experts are accredited tourism trade specialists. Browse the marketplace, choose an expert who fits your needs and book a session with your credits.

From “we should export” to actually trading

  1. Step 1Accept your invitationOperators take part by invitation through their regional tourism organisation. When you are invited, you receive a link to register.
  2. Step 2Complete your applicationTell us about your distribution, your products and the markets you are targeting. It takes about 20 minutes, and you can save your progress and return at any time.
  3. Step 3Your application is assessedAn Academy assessor reviews your application against the export readiness framework and may ask a clarifying question.
  4. Step 4Receive your assessment and creditsIf approved, you receive your export readiness assessment and credits and can start booking Academy Experts. If not yet, you receive a development pathway and a timeline for reassessment.

Frequently asked

What is Export Ready?

Export Ready is a Queensland Academy program that helps Queensland tourism businesses get ready to sell to international markets and the travel trade. It is funded by Tourism and Events Queensland and delivered by Tourism Accelerator. You receive an export readiness assessment and, if assessed as Export Ready, credits to spend on sessions with Academy Experts.

Who is Export Ready for?

Queensland tourism operators who hold Best of Queensland Experiences accreditation and are ready to trade. Operators take part by invitation through their regional tourism organisation. Specialists who are invited can apply to join as Academy Experts.

How much does it cost?

There is no cost to take part. Export Ready is funded by Tourism and Events Queensland for operators who hold Best of Queensland Experiences accreditation.

How do I apply?

Operators are invited through their regional tourism organisation. Once invited, you register and complete the application, which takes about 20 minutes. An Academy assessor reviews it against the export readiness framework.

Delivered by Tourism Accelerator, with Tourism and Events Queensland

Tourism Accelerator delivers the program. Tourism and Events Queensland funds it, so eligible operators across the state can take part at no cost.

More about the program

Ready to get export ready

If your regional tourism organisation has invited you, the application takes about 20 minutes and you can save your progress and return at any time.