MP backs plan for top hotels to employ Indigenous workers
The Northern Territory’s Federal Member for Solomon has backed moves to showcase Indigenous workers to tourists at five star hotels around Australia.
Tourism Training Australia has devised a plan which will see young people from remote and regional Australia employed in customer service roles at city hotels.
Some Indigenous leaders have described it as patronising, saying it treats Aborigines like tourism exhibits, ut Dave Tollner says it is a step in the right direction, saying, “Certainly the majority of inbound tourists into Australia want a sense of Indigenous culture,” he said.
“I think it’s a fantastic idea, anything to tap into the untapped resource of this nation, which is Indigenous people, you know should be roundly supported.”
Report by The Mole
John Alwyn-Jones
Have your say Cancel reply
Subscribe/Login to Travel Mole Newsletter
Travel Mole Newsletter is a subscriber only travel trade news publication. If you are receiving this message, simply enter your email address to sign in or register if you are not. In order to display the B2B travel content that meets your business needs, we need to know who are and what are your business needs. ITR is free to our subscribers.

































Phocuswright reveals the world's largest travel markets in volume in 2025
Cyclone in Sri Lanka had limited effect on tourism in contrary to media reports
Higher departure tax and visa cost, e-arrival card: Japan unleashes the fiscal weapon against tourists
Singapore to forbid entry to undesirable travelers with new no-boarding directive
Euromonitor International unveils world’s top 100 city destinations for 2025