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 is part of a bigger group called the Indigenous Land Corporation. Voyages helps manage hotels and resorts in different parts of Australia. These places are in the Northern Territory, Western Australia, and Queensland.
In the Northern Territory, Voyages looks after five places at Ayers Rock (Uluru) Resort. These include hotels like Sails in the Desert and Desert Gardens Hotel, plus apartments and a campground. In Western Australia, Voyages manages Home Valley Station in the East Kimberley area. In Queensland, they run the Mossman Gorge Centre in Mossman, which is in Far North Queensland.
How Voyages Started
Many resorts were built near Uluru in the 1980s. After some changes in how tourism was run in the Northern Territory, a company called Ayers Rock Resort Company Limited was created in 1992. This company grew and became 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. In 2002, a fancy resort called Longitude 131° opened under the Voyages name.
Growing and Changing
In 2004, Voyages bought P&O Australian Resorts, which added more properties in places like Tasmania, Queensland, and near the Great Barrier Reef. They also opened Wrotham Park Lodge and bought El Questro Homestead.
Later, from 2006 to 2009, Voyages started selling some of its properties. This included places like Coconut Beach Rainforest Lodge and Silky Oaks Lodge. They also sold resorts on islands like Bedarra and Dunk Island. In 2009, they sold their interests in Lizard Island, Heron Island, Wilson Island, and King's Canyon Resort.
Focus on Indigenous Tourism
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's job was to run the ILC's tourism businesses.
Voyages set up a special training academy at the Ayers 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. In 2015, about 32% of the workers were Indigenous, up from just 1% when the ILC took over.
In 2013, Voyages sold Longitude 131° to another company.
See Also
- Indigenous Land Corporation
