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class="container"> <div class="carousel-caption"> <h1> </h1> <p> </p> <p><a href=""> </a></p> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="banner-overlay"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="contentwrapper"> <div class="container" style="margin-top: 40px;"> <div id="contentarea"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12 full-content"> <h1 style="text-align: center;"> </h1> <h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:48px;"><strong>What are members<br /> are saying about<br /> ATEC membership</strong></span></h1> <p> </p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"> </p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><span style="color:#007685;"><span style="font-size:24px;">Testimonials</span></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span new="" roman="" times=""><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="text-decoration:none"><i> </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span new="" roman="" times=""><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="text-decoration:none"><i><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:#0070c0">We are ATEC members because… </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">the organisation actively fosters and enables a quality commercial relationship between the international buyer network and Australian supplier network, ensuring that all major markets are represented and that both the education and network development areas are fully supported.  ATEC ensures that the international distribution sector is fully connected to Australian supply.</span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span new="" roman="" times=""><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><i><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:#4472c4">Jacqui Walshe, Chairman and Managing Director, The Walshe Group</span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"> </p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span new="" roman="" times=""><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="text-decoration:none"><i><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:#0070c0">We are ATEC members because… </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">it’s a great platform to connect buyers and sellers alike, create business opportunities and drive tourism to Australia.  From a supplier perspective, the tradeshows allow us to share updates with key buyers both existing and new, leverage off ATECs network and we prefer to contract with ATEC buyer members only – it’s our way of determining who’s serious about business in this industry. Apart from the business aspects, ATEC has also cultivated a great community and foster networking opportunities at tradeshows, industry events and through YATEC.</span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span new="" roman="" times=""><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="text-decoration:none"><i><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:#4472c4">Shahnaz Bakhshay, Global Sales Officer, TFE Hotels</span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span new="" roman="" times=""><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="text-decoration:none"><i> </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span new="" roman="" times=""><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="text-decoration:none"><i><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:#0070c0">We are ATEC members because… </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">ATEC represents quality tourism suppliers who we know are international ready and understand how to work effectively with distributors to archive a 'win-win’ outcome </span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span new="" roman="" times=""><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="text-decoration:none"><i><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:#4472c4">Michael Curtis, Director of Sales & Marketing, Rydges Gold Coast Airport</span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span new="" roman="" times=""><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="text-decoration:none"><i> </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span new="" roman="" times=""><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="text-decoration:none"><i><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:#005391">We are ATEC members because…</span></span></i><i><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">ATEC is recognised as the peak membership organisation for inbound tourism, facilitating strong connections with the right buyers to distribute our experiences across a vast and rapidly-changing distribution landscape, further growing our business.</span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span new="" roman="" times=""><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="text-decoration:none"><i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:#4472c4">Ben Woodward, Director of Sales & Marketing, </span></span></span></i><i><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:#4472c4">The CaPTA Group</span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"> </p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span new="" roman="" times=""><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="text-decoration:none"><i><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:#4472c4">We are ATEC members because</span></span></i><i><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:#0070c0">…</span></span></i><i><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">because we simply want to work with the best in the inbound business – professional, quality focused tourism businesses who know how to be successful in international markets and work together to support each other and help grow our share of international visitors.</span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span new="" roman="" times=""><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="text-decoration:none"><i><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:#4472c4">Sarah Duthie, Head of Sales, Sydney Opera House</span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"> </p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span new="" roman="" times=""><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="text-decoration:none"><i><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:#0070c0">We are ATEC members because…. </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">the organisation gives us an opportunity to build those important commercial relationships with tourism industry colleagues whose focus is international distribution. Relationships which are one of the very necessary links within the ever-changing distribution landscape.</span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span new="" roman="" times=""><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="text-decoration:none"><i><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:#4472c4">Tim Grandfield, Executive Officer, Great Southern Touring Route</span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span new="" roman="" times=""><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="text-decoration:none"><i></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"> </p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span new="" roman="" times=""><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="text-decoration:none"><i><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:#4f81bd">We are ATEC members because…</span></span></i><i><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">the membership offers us extensive opportunities to grow our inbound distribution, build relationships and is an integral part of our business”</span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span new="" roman="" times=""><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="text-decoration:none"><i><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:#4f81bd">Louise Matthews, Director of Sales, Pullman Reef Hotel Casino</span></span></i><i></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"> </p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span new="" roman="" times=""><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="text-decoration:none"><i></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span new="" roman="" times=""><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="text-decoration:none"><i><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:#4472c4">We are ATEC members because... </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">As a smaller ITO working in a niche market, we know that ATEC membership gives us credibility which helps us punch above our weight in the inbound industry. We actively prefer to work with sellers who are also ATEC members, as their ethics and credentials are proven.</span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span new="" roman="" times=""><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="text-decoration:none"><i><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:#4472c4">Sue Lassen, Director of Inbound Operations & Client Services, One Pacific</span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align:start; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <div id="footer-top"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="text"> <h1>We've been around<br /> for a while.</h1> <p>Check out our wonderful testimonials from satisfied members.</p> <a class="btn-register" href="/join-our-community/testimonials/">FIND OUT MORE</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <footer> <div class="container-fluid" id="footer-main"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-10"> <div class="col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 footer-info-section footer-logo"> <p>The Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) is the peak industry body representing Australia’s tourism export sector. 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