Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia facts for kids
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| Founded | March 2000 |
| Headquarters | , |
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Number of locations
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3 |
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Key people
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Andrew Williams (CEO) |
| Parent | Indigenous Land Corporation |
Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia Pty Limited, often called Voyages, is a company that manages hotels and resorts in Australia. It is a business that belongs to the Indigenous Land Corporation. Voyages helps people explore amazing places in the Northern Territory, Western Australia, and Queensland, Australia.
Voyages runs five places at Ayers Rock (Uluru) Resort in the Northern Territory. These include Sails in the Desert, Desert Gardens Hotel, Emu Walk Apartments, the Outback Pioneer Hotel and Lodge, and the Ayers Rock Campground. In Western Australia, Voyages looks after Home Valley Station in the East Kimberley area. In Queensland, Voyages manages the Mossman Gorge Centre in Mossman, Far North Queensland.
How Voyages Started
Many resorts were built near Yulara in the 1980s. After some changes in tourism in the Northern Territory, the Ayers Rock Resort Company Limited was created in 1992. This company grew and bought resorts in Alice Springs and Kings Canyon. It became very successful.
In 1997, a company called General Property Trust bought Ayers Rock Resort Company Limited. In 2000, they changed its name to Voyages Hotels & Resorts. A year later, Voyages bought more tourism businesses. A luxury resort called Longitude 131° also opened under the Voyages name in 2002.
Growing and Changing
In 2004, Voyages bought P&O Australian Resorts. This added properties in Tasmania, Queensland, and on the Great Barrier Reef. They also opened Wrotham Park Lodge in 2004 and bought El Questro Homestead in 2005.
Over the next few years, Voyages sold some of its properties. For example, they sold Odyssey Tours and Safaris in 2006. They also sold Coconut Beach Rainforest Lodge and other lodges in 2007.
In 2009, more properties were sold. Cradle Mountain Lodge and Silky Oaks Lodge were sold to different companies. Bedarra and Dunk Islands were also sold. Later that year, Lizard Island, Heron Island, Wilson Island, and King's Canyon Resort were sold. Alice Springs Resort was also handed over to a new company.
Voyages Today
In 2010, the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC) bought Voyages Hotels & Resorts. The ILC then created a new company called Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia. This new company now runs all the tourism places owned by the ILC.
Voyages also started a special training academy at the Ayres Rock Resort. This academy helps young Indigenous people learn skills for jobs in hotels and tourism. Because of this, the number of Indigenous staff at the resort grew a lot. It went from 1% when the ILC bought it to about 32% in 2015.
In 2013, Voyages sold Longitude 131° to another company called Bailey Lodges.
See also
- Indigenous Land Corporation
