Tourism the career opportunities are endless
There’s never been a better time to launch a career in tourism. From hotels, resorts, transport and travel, tourist attractions and adventure tours – the possibilities are endless to build a successful, lifelong career.
Job opportunities range far and wide to include media and marketing specialists, graphic designers, business managers, developers, hospitality roles, tour guides, pilots, flight attendants, cruise industry jobs, boat captains, finance specialists, travel agents and event managers.
A major pillar of the Queensland economy, tourism is now worth more than $27 billion and supports over 236,000 jobs state-wide – that’s one in ten Queenslanders.
Now is the time to discover the jobs and career opportunities in tourism and be inspired by Queensland’s Young Tourism Leaders.
Kate Jones, Minister for Innovation and Tourism Industry Development
Working in tourism is a ticket to see the world.
Be
Inspired
The Young Tourism Leaders Program shows what an amazing lifelong career you can have in the tourism industry.
Enjoy working in an industry that brings exciting opportunities and inspires you every day.
Our Leaders are role models working in the industry and offer great advice to get your foot in the door. Meet our leaders below and connect with them on social media.
Meet the
Leaders
Amanda Pelagalli
Mackay Aqua Park Mackay
Eloise Chaffers
Great Keppel Island Hideaway Great Keppel Island
Oliver Hinds
Emeraude Bistro Toowoomba
Georgia Thompson
The IRONMAN Group Sunshine Coast
Michael Quigley
Discovery Holiday Parks Airlie Beach
Nick Ellis
Mews Systems
Joanna Kliskey
The Johnson Hotel Brisbane
Hayden Summers
Rydges South Bank Brisbane
Abbey Blanchfield
Airtrain Citylink Brisbane
Nicole Kuttner
Qantas Founders Museum Longreach
Sheena Lindholm
Push Pull Marketing, Nanango RSL Nanango (South Burnett Region)
Bridget Evans
Paronella Park Cairns
Siana Board
Townsville Enterprise Townsville
Jessica Dineen
Noosa River Holiday Park Sunshine Coast
Dominique Gleixner
Gladstone Area Promotion and Development Limited Gladstone
Weiqing Ni
Cairns Colonial Club Resort and Palm Royale Cairns
Robert Mohr
Paradiso Restaurant Airlie Beach
Taylor Reynolds
Bundaberg Rum Visitor Experience Bundaberg
Jai Leighton
Gold Coast
Sean Hodges-Colavitto
1834 Hotels Brisbane
Adam Zammit
AAT Kings Brisbane
Felicity Holder
Flight Centre Fraser Coast
Mark Newman
Riverlife Brisbane
Christopher Stokoe
Ingenia Communities Group Brisbane
Thomas McIntyre
Pacific Fair Shopping Centre Gold Coast
Craig Johnston
My Private Chef and TCLH Gold Coast
Amy Gash
Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort Gold Coast
Jordan Wheeler
Capricorn Caves Rockhampton
Mike Webley
Pinnacle Tourism Marketing Cairns
Yolandie Holtzhausen
Spicers Retreats Brisbane
Tariq Mahomed
Beach Club Resort Hamilton Island
Kaydee George
Wyndham Resort Gold Coast
