It's the largest tourism trade show in the Southern Hemisphere.
Last week more than 600 key buyers from 40 different countries descended on Adelaide for the Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE), all vying for a piece of Australia's $89 billion dollar tourism industry.
And for the first time ever, The Capricorn Caves were right in the middle of it!
Yes it seems after almost 400 million years in the making, our humble limestone playground is set to stamp itself as a global attraction... but its one step at a time of course.
Owner Ann Augusteyn and Manager Amanda Jennings both made the pilgrimage south for the event, and needless to say, they'll definitely be back next year.
"Some of the business contacts we made at ATE are invaluable, quite frankly," Ann said.
"We're in talks with some of the biggest operators out of the UK and Europe, Asia and the Americas and they were very impressed with what we have to offer international travelers."
"North American agents in particular seemed very eager to introduce their clients to ecotourism along the east coast of Queensland."
And that means exciting times ahead for the Capricorn Caves.
In the meantime, guides( like my good self) are frantically going over their final preparations for the launch of our new Geotour, which kicks off on the 23rd of June.
Stay tuned.
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