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Gay and Lesbian Tourism Australia (GALTA) has endorsed Welcome With Pride as its official LGBTQIA+ inclusion training and accreditation program, giving tourism operators a clearer pathway to creating welcoming visitor experiences.<\/strong><\/p>\n The partnership will give GALTA members access to specialised training and independent accreditation. It will also help LGBTQIA+ travellers identify businesses committed to inclusion.<\/p>\n Welcome With Pride offers a 45-minute online training course that teaches tourism staff how to create inclusive guest experiences.<\/p>\n Businesses can then apply for accreditation, which undergoes independent assessment and annual verification.<\/p>\n Accredited GALTA members will receive additional promotion through GALTA\u2019s channels and recognition on the Australian Tourism Data Warehouse (ATDW).<\/p>\n Since launching in 2025, Welcome With Pride has trained more than 3,000 tourism staff across over 1,000 operators.<\/p>\n Participants include more than 40 Accor hotels, Hilton and Hyatt properties, the South Australian Tourism Commission, Rottnest Island Authority and Experience Co.<\/p>\n GALTA president Louise Terry said accreditation would help operators turn good intentions into meaningful action.<\/p>\n \u201cAccreditation plays a vital role in helping tourism businesses move beyond intention and drive inclusive practices across the visitor experience,\u201d Terry said.<\/p>\n \u201cBy partnering with Welcome With Pride, we\u2019re providing our members with access to a recognised, independently verified standard that builds traveller confidence and helps ensure LGBTQIA+ visitors feel welcomed, respected and valued.\u201d \u201cLGBTQIA+ travellers choose where they stay and what they do based on whether they can relax, let their guard down and be their authentic selves,\u201d Douty said.<\/p>\n He said accreditation helps travellers identify businesses that have invested in inclusion.<\/p>\n \u201cWith GALTA\u2019s endorsement, operators now have one clear, Australian-backed pathway: train your team, get accredited, get found by LGBTQIA+ travellers.\u201d<\/p>\n Businesses can register their interest through the Welcome With Pride website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n kabarsula SLOT <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Gay and Lesbian Tourism Australia (GALTA) has endorsed Welcome With Pride as its official LGBTQIA+…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3723,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kabarsula"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}More than 3,000 tourism staff trained<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Six in 10 travellers hide their identity
Welcome With Pride founder and director Charlie Douty said research found 60 per cent of LGBTQIA+ travellers conceal their gender or sexuality while holidaying in Australia.<\/p>\n