When international travelers visit The Rocks in Sydney one of the things they will find is a new Wollongong visitors guide showcasing a must see modern city on the move.
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Destination Wollongong marketing manager Angie Howes has put the annual tourism resource together with the help of photos and comments from local people who have watched the city shake off its industrial moniker and embrace its natural wonders.
As well as new comers drawn by the lifestyle who love what they have found.
It shows how visitors can travel less and do more in Wollongong where they can feel a million miles away.
“This is the 2018 visitors guide and it goes to around 50 visitors centres all over the country,” Ms Howes said.
“The biggest stockist is the Sydney Visitors Information Centre at The Rocks. We also have them in all local hotels rooms. This year we tried to make it a coffee table book rather than a guide you rip the map out of. We wanted to make sure people will want to keep and read it. There are some good stories in there.”
The 2018 Visitors Guide features a history of Wollongong and first person pieces from residents.
“It works hand-in-hand with the website where people can make bookings. The idea of this guide is to showcase how much Wollongong has changed in recent years.”
“And we wanted to give it a more young and vibrant feel,” she said.
Selling Wollongong: What the new guide says:
- Wollongong is embracing its new vibrant, diverse and cultural small bar and hotel scene
- 60 new small bars and cafes have opened in the last three years
- In recent years Wollongong has become a foodie haven
- Come for a day and enjoy a short beach walk followed by a swim in a salty pool and lunch at a nearby cafe
- Stay for a week and you can unleash your inner explorer
- The hardest choice is which activity to do
- Wollongong is a city that surprises visitors with its artful blending or quirky urban amenities and relaxed rural landscapes
- It is fun and easy-going yet offers the vibrant lifestyle expected of the third largest city in NSW
- Wollongong has undergone a radical make-over and is continuing to mature and diversify
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