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Katharina Wolf, Associate Professor in Strategic Communication, Curtin University

Time to move beyond billboards: Australia’s tourism strategy needs to embrace the personal

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Australia continues to rely on billboard-style and cinematic advertising to promote itself as a destination. This approach, used for decades, presents a national image built around iconic sites and curated visuals.

While this style may appeal to tourism bodies because of the celebrity-fronted content and central control, it is increasingly out of step with how modern travellers plan their journeys.

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