Membership & Partnerships
Membership
Supporting businesses, operators, organisations and industry partners across the Gladstone Region visitor economy.
Whether you’re looking to grow your business through membership or contribute to the region through strategic partnership, GAPDL provides opportunities to connect, collaborate and create lasting regional impact.
a warm welcome
Dee Dalton Chief Executive Officer
Dee Dalton
At the heart of our region’s brand is a simple promise – we invite visitors to come curious, experience our region with intention and leave with a lasting connection to the region. This financial year is a pivotal one for our region, as we reposition the Gladstone Region to remain competitive in an evolving tourism market.
As the official Regional Tourism Organisation for the Gladstone Region, our focus is to bring that promise to life – attracting more visitors while supporting local tourism businesses to grow and thrive.
We’re a member-based organisation made up of passionate operators from across the region – from accommodation providers and tour operators to cafés, retailers and experience providers – all working together to showcase what makes the Gladstone Region unique.
Together, we’re building a stronger destination. One that encourages visitors to explore beyond the surface – from our islands and reef experiences, to our coastline and Discovery Coast, and into the heart of our inland communities like the Boyne Valley and Calliope.
Tourism plays an important role in our region – supporting local jobs, driving visitation and creating opportunities for small businesses. While we’ve seen strong interest in recent years, we also know the landscape is changing, with cost-of-living pressures and shifting travel patterns influencing how and where people travel.
That’s why working together matters.
At GAPDL, we take a “Team Gladstone Region” approach – aligning our efforts so we’re not just promoting individual businesses but delivering a consistent regional story that reflects our brand promise.
Through targeted marketing campaigns, industry development programs and practical support, we help bring that promise to life – supporting you to connect with visitors, strengthen your experience offering and grow your business.
This prospectus has been refreshed based on feedback from our members and industry, ensuring it reflects what you need most from us as your Regional Tourism Organisation.
We look forward to continuing to work alongside you – so together, we can invite visitors to come curious, live deliberately and leave glad.
why work with gapdl?
As the official Regional Tourism Organisation for the Gladstone Region, GAPDL works to grow visitation, strengthen industry capability and create opportunities for businesses, communities and industry partners.
Through destination marketing, visitor servicing, trade development, industry support and strategic advocacy, we help showcase the people, places and experiences that make the Gladstone Region unique.
Whether you’re a tourism operator, local business, community organisation or major industry partner, working with GAPDL means being part of a collective effort to build a stronger, more resilient visitor economy for the region.
Driving awareness and visitation through targeted campaigns, digital marketing and media opportunities.
Connecting visitors with local businesses through our Visitor Information Centres, Visitor Information Hubs and regional collateral.
Supporting businesses through networking, workshops, mentoring and industry programs.
Promoting the region through travel trade, familiarisation programs, media visits and industry partnerships.
Supporting sustainable tourism growth and initiatives that protect and enhance the region’s natural and cultural assets.
Representing industry interests and fostering partnerships that strengthen the Gladstone Region visitor economy.
membership levels
Dee Dalton
Chief Executive Officer
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Nicola Smith
Manager, Marketing & Partnerships
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Chloe Sydes
Senior Trade Marketing & Partnerships Officer
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Business Resilience and Continuity Planning Online Series
With thanks to the Department of Tourism and Sport, GAPDL has partnered with Tourism Solutions Group to bring our Members the GAPDL Business Resilience and Continuity Planning Online Series. This is an opportunity for you and your business to build your own Business Continuity Plan and your personal resilience to manage a crisis.
Business continuity planning is about developing a practical plan for how you and your business can prepare for and continue to operate in the event of a disruption, such as a natural disaster or cyber-attack. This self-paced online series will take you through the steps on how you can build your own plan to manage if and when a disaster does occur. The program is all about best preparing our region and operators, and we have no doubt you will learn many invaluable skills along the way.
If at any time you have any questions or unsure about the content, please do not hesitate to reach out to [email protected] for further support.
TOURISM MARKETING BASICs
QTIC REGIONAL TOURISM HERO COURSE – Gladstone Region
