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Independent Travel Exchange, Wednesday November 4 2009 Adventure & Backpacker Industry Conference and The Golden Backpack Awards Dinner, Thursday November 5 2009 The Adventure & Backpacker Industry Conference (ABiC), which celebrates its 14th year in 2009, is the biggest event in Australia for adventure and backpacker operators. The aim of the program is to provide delegates with practical learning they can apply in their own businesses to boost the bottom line. As well as formal learning during the conference itself, there are networking opportunities at the pre-conference drinks, during the tea/coffee/lunch breaks on the day and at the gala dinner in the evening. This is the opportunity for delegates to share best practice with, and learn from, industry colleagues. At the gala dinner we present the Golden Backpack Awards, the only dedicated awards for the independent travel sector. More than 30 companies are recognized for their outstanding customer service in both state and national categories. The awards are consumer voted following a national campaign in TNT Magazine and online, with the voting process monitored by an independent panel of judges. This year's dinner will take place at Doltone House's brand new waterfront venue at Darling Island Wharf, the first 6-star green-star building in New South Wales and just a few minutes walk from the conference venue, the National Maritime Museum. New for 2009, Independent Travel Exchange (ITE) is a trade networking event where delegates can book meetings in advance with preferred prospective business partners within the backpacking & independent travel sector. Taking place the day before ABiC and the Golden Backpack Awards, ITE has been conceived in response to overwhelming delegate feedback asking for a dedicated networking event for the backpacking industry. = = = Backpacker - thUMBRELLA http://thumbrella.com.au/category/backpacker http://thumbrella.com.au/category/backpacker/feed
