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Membership

  • DST members at the Southern Stars Gala © Natalie Mendham Photographer

We have three levels of membership designed to support you and your business. Full details are outlined in our Membership Prospectus.

If you’d like to talk to our team about membership in more detail, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Becoming a member of DST gives you access to opportunities to collaborate, learn, grow and be part of our regional tourism network.

benefits of membership

Find out about the different levels of membership and associated benefits in our 2022 Membership Prospectus.

But don’t take it from us… hear from your Southern Tasmania Industry peers and what they have to say about being DST members. If you have questions prior to joining, please feel free to contact us.

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"Sanctum Boutique Apartments took up membership of Destination Southern Tasmania in early 2020 and it ranks among the best business decisions we have made. The assistance, advice and support we received from DST pre and during the early months of COVID assisted our business to navigate what was to become one of the most difficult periods in our business life. We especially enjoy the Know Your Neighbour and Tips & Tipples events where we have engaged with the DST staff and other tourism operators, enabling us to sharpen our skills and share information and experiences." Paul and Lynne Wagner Owners, Sanctum Boutique Apartments
Paul and Lynne Wagner
Paul and Lynne WagnerOwners, Sanctum Boutique Apartments
"DST provides an invaluable resource for all tourism operators. They champion an industry based on collaboration through their work across advocacy and industry development and are a direct line to both our industry’s peak bodies and its deep member networks. Mona has collaborated with DST on several industry partnership initiatives and their role in Paint the Town Red has become an important part of Dark Mofo each year."
Dan Aitken
Dan AitkenSenior Marketing Manager, Mona
"Of all the groups we are members of or work with, Destination Southern Tasmania is by far the best value for money, the most supportive and the most active in promoting our industry. For many years now, DST has advocated on our behalf, driven investment in our region, helped grow regional dispersal, developed destination action plans and helped us survive as a business through the COVID-19 pandemic. I would recommend that any tourism-related business become a member of Destination Southern Tasmania."
Gary and Lorraine Ashdown
Gary and Lorraine AshdownOwners and Hosts, Ashdowns of Dover Bed and Breakfast
"During traumatic challenging COVID-19 times, DST has been a cheerful tower of helpful and flexible support; they are always prompt to get back with responses; and they genuinely champion regional dispersal. The Know Your Neighbour famils were a productive innovation instigating powerful collaborations for Rathmore. Tips and Tipples, either on Zoom or in gorgeous venues, are always excellent, fun and productive. We look forward to working with DST for the post COVID-19 travel renaissance, rebuilding visitation and shaping Tasmania as a premiere destination."
Cally Lyons
Cally LyonsOwner, Rathmore
"As a new small tour operator, the value I have gained from my DST membership has been fantastic. Even before I launched, I gained great advice on the industry quirks, how I might further differentiate my offerings and who might be important to collaborate with. Since launching, they have been great at keeping me informed about industry changes and connected with other businesses through regular events. One of the biggest value-adds has been their help wrangling the media during various product launches."
Andy Crawford
Andy CrawfordOwner, Walk on kunanyi
"Over the past few years, I have had the pleasure of dealing with the DST team in a number of ways: as a consultant working on projects and strategies; as a mentor to many; and as a director of various organisations and projects, both small and larger entities in different stages of development and design. I have found Alex, Nat and the DST team the most valuable resource for my southern projects. Always accessible, professional, well informed, dedicated and extremely passionate about their members and the tourism industry. They say that tough times show the true colours of organisations, and these guys truly went beyond through our difficult Covid times. A DST membership would be the first, and most essential thing I would recommend for anyone starting out, or operating in the tourism industry."
Jude Franks
Jude FranksJude Franks Consulting Tourism, Marketing and Management Consultants
"Tourism Tasmania is a proud supporter of Destination Southern Tasmania. Regional tourism is vital to growing Tasmania’s visitor economy and dispersing its benefits throughout the state. Destination Southern Tasmania works hard for its members and stakeholders to help increase visitor awareness of the rich tourism offerings in all parts of the region. This encourages visitors to stay longer and spend more while they are in the state. Since its inception, Destination Southern Tasmania has delivered many benefits to tourism operators and councils, including brand development, marketing, and guidance in working with the cruise industry. The activities of Destination Southern Tasmania complement the work of Tourism Tasmania and the Department of State Growth. We hope the tourism industry in Southern Tasmania will join us in giving it their full support."
John Fitzgerald
John FitzgeraldChief Executive Officer, Tourism Tasmania
"In 2012 the Tourism Industry was presented with the opportunity of forming a new regional industry body. The establishment of DST provided us with the opportunity of harnessing the resources of more than 600 businesses, eleven councils, and the State Government through Tourism Tasmania and the Department of State Growth, and of contributing to the tourism experience we offer in this region and the way it is presented to potential visitors. Since its inception DST has consolidated its leadership role, enlisted contributions from a wide representation of industry operators and coordinated the regional tourism activities of local government, all with the intention of boosting the overall visitor economy. There is no doubt DST’s partnership with Tourism Tasmania and the Department of State Growth has greatly enhanced the coordinated approach to attract more visitors and increase their length of stay. Your continued membership support helps DST to be successful in achieving these objectives.
Vincent Barron
Vincent Barron Chairman, Barron Associates
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The Tasmanian tourism industry acknowledges the Tasmanian Aboriginal people and their enduring custodianship of lutruwita /Tasmania. We honour 40,000 years of uninterrupted care, protection and belonging to these islands, before the invasion and colonisation of European settlement. As a tourism industry that welcomes visitors to these lands, we acknowledge our responsibility to represent to our visitors Tasmania’s deep and complex history, fully, respectfully and truthfully. We acknowledge the Aboriginal people who continue to care for this country today. We pay our respects to their elders, past and present. We honour their stories, songs, art, and culture, and their aspirations for the future of their people and these lands. We respectfully ask that tourism be a part of that future.

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