Our Partners
Destination Gold Coast’s industry partnerships span all levels of tourism authority including, but not limited to:
Tourism Australia is the Australian Government agency responsible for attracting international visitors to Australia, both for leisure and business events. The organisation is active in around 16 key markets and activities include advertising, PR and media programs, trade shows and industry programs, consumer promotions, online communications and consumer research.
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Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) is a statutory body of the Queensland Government and the state's lead marketing, destination and experience development and major events agency.
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City of Gold Coast (the City) remains the second largest local government in Australia, based on the Gold Coast's estimated resident population. The City employs more than 3200 staff.
The City provides a range of services, organisations, activities and facilities for residents and visitors to enjoy. This section of the website provides information on the history of the City, the current structure, reports, rates and finances along with important information for current and future City suppliers.
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Connecting Southern Gold Coast is a Controlled Entity of the City of Gold Coast, established in 2011 as a tourism and economic development body covering the area from Currumbin and the Currumbin Valley down to Rainbow Bay.
CSGC’s role is to foster economic development through regional promotion and marketing, business support and managing events that stimulate tourism and community participation on the Southern Gold Coast.
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Broadbeach Alliance (BAL) is a council body that promotes and manages the precinct of Broadbeach while working closely with local traders with the aim of providing economic benefit to the precinct. Broadbeach Alliance offers a range of marketing opportunities to all businesses within Broadbeach.
BAL is a small team of seven who, with the assistance of their board and the City of Gold Coast, communicate with all of the businesses, accommodation houses and residents of Broadbeach to ensure positive results for the area.
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Surfers Paradise Alliance is the official marketing authority for Surfers Paradise.
The organisations goals are to:
- Market and manage Surfers Paradise.
- Increase visitation to Surfers Paradise for the economic benefit of the Surfers Paradise traders and businesses.
- Enhance visitor experiences in Surfers Paradise.
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Study Gold Coast is the peak education and training body for the Gold Coast promoting the Gold Coast as the ideal destination for education on a domestic and international scale.
Study Gold Coast not only markets the Gold Coast as an ideal education and training destination, but is an active advocate for the industry.
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The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation (GOLDOC) was established in January 2012. Working with Government and Game’s partners, GOLDOC’s role is to plan, organise and deliver a great Games in 2018.
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Gold Coast Airport at Coolangatta is Australia’s fastest growing airport and is the 5th busiest international airport in Australia. Previously named "Coolangatta Airport" this is an Aboriginal word meaning "Place of Good View".
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In addition, DGC also partners with national and international travel trade, airlines, members and other industry partners to develop and deliver destination marketing activity.
Investment
The Gold Coast is undergoing major transformation driven by extensive investment in infrastructure, much of which is tourism-related. The level of investment is testament to the mounting confidence and continued strong performance of the local tourism economy.
Investment in tourism-related product, experiences and services is a significant growth imperative for the Gold Coast and a key focus of the Destination Tourism Management Plan.
The City of Gold Coast is committed to delivering a business environment to create long term prosperity. For more information on investment, please refer to the City of Gold Coast website.