Author's Profile

Mike Barrow
Mike arrived in Sydney in 1989 as a typical British backpacker with $17 and one phone number. He also decided Sydney was paradise living in a three bedroom unit with 17 other backpackers. He eventually managed to get a proper job in a small backpacking publishing company. After spending four years trying to get residency, Mike finally 'got in' and set up his own company, Travel Maps Australia in 1993. In 2000 the Company rebranded to THE WORD and in 2014 started The Byte. Mike lives in Sydney's northern beaches, keeps fit and healthy and wouldn't live anywhere else.
Website : http://www.thewordaustralia.com.au

Recent Articles

LYTE BYTE: Loo with a view; International Toilet Tourism Awards

July 5th, 2017 Comment (2)

Just to lighten the Byte and distract you from your busy day, we’ve included a new tourism award. Perhaps the youth market could come up with its own? Toilets can […]

Save the date! ATE 2018 is in Adelaide

June 27th, 2017 No Comments

Adelaide will host more than 2,000 tourism delegates from around the globe when it hosts Australia’s largest tourism exhibition next year. The South Australian Government announced that Australian Tourism Exchange […]

CASH BYTE: EMDG, are you export ready?

June 21st, 2017 No Comments

Most operators in the Australian backpacker industry may be entitled to receive an Export Market Development Grant (EMDG) from Austrade of up to $150,000 per annum. Grants are provided to […]

Company fined for ‘slave’ conditions & backpackers are ‘especially vulnerable’

June 14th, 2017 No Comments

A Colombian student was threatened with deportation, an Italian student was told to ‘kiss my ass’ after requesting unpaid wages, and another struggled to support her partner through cancer treatment. […]

ATE wrap up, gossip & industry nibbles from The Byte

May 22nd, 2017 No Comments

ATE wrapped up last week with more than 2,500 delegates, including 800 travel wholesalers and retailers (buyers) from 548 companies and 555 Australian tourism businesses (sellers), meeting in 50,000 business […]

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