Bernard brings to DTM Tourism over 30 years of experience in tourism operations both in Australia and internationally.Commencing his career in retail travel, Bernard acquired an opportunity with the Western Australian Tourism Commission in the late 1980's to review tourism infrastructure and development in the Goldfields and Kimberley regions of Western Australia. His ability to identify business opportunities for tourism operators, including operational development, aviation route development and destination marketing led to greater accessibility to the regions for travel consumers; the legacy of which exists today with the Kimberley being one of the most recognised of Western Australia's tourism destinations.In 1997, recognising that travellers also required an avenue to easily purchase inspiring tourism product in niche areas, Bernard founded Broome & The Kimberley Holidays, an award winning wholesale travel company based in Broome, Western Australia. Over a period of 18 years under Bernard's ownership, Broome & The Kimberley Holidays expanded it's product base to include the Northern Territory, greater Western Australia and Australian Rail & Cruise experiences.Bernard's reputation of providing sound industry knowledge based on extensive experience, has seen him hold board positions on a number of tourism organisations including the Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC), Australia's Coral Coast and the Broome Gateway Committee, specifically commissioned to investigate aviation services internationally and domestically for the Kimberley region. Bernard is currently the Immediate Past President of the International Skal Council (ISC) and sites a passion for seeing tourism businesses flourish as a result of his mentorship, as his greatest motivation.
Listed skills include Tourism, Leisure, Travel Management, Marketing Strategy, and 20 others.
