Janet Mackay
Tourism Planning Consultant
Janet has an extensive background in recreation and tourism planning, destination management,
community consultation, policy development and organisational review.
She has extensive experience in strategic planning, product development and business planning in the areas of nature based, indigenous and heritage tourism.
Janet works closely with indigenous communities on business development and mentoring projects.
She has worked in most destinations in Australia and also in New Zealand and internationally.
Project References:
-- Draft Afghanistan National Tourism Strategy. (ADB, 2006)
-- Bhutan National Ecotourism Strategy. (Royal Government of Bhutan/WWF, 2001)
-- Christmas Island Marketing Strategy (2016)
-- Business strategy and implementation plan for the Lanchang– Kuala Lipis– Gua Musang – Kuala Krai Eco- Adventure Tourism
-- Ningaloo-Shark Bay National Landscape Experience Development Strategy WA (2014)
-- Growing Adventure Tourism in the Barwon South West Region Victoria (2014-2015)
-- Phillip Island Tourism Strategy VIC (2016)
-- Lakes Entrance Aboriginal Tourism Plan (2015)
-- Aboriginal tourism product development Mentoring (2011-2012)
-- Tourism Development Plan 2015-2020 (Ministry of Tourism, Fiji, 2014)
-- Con Dao Island Tourism Master Plan. (Con Doa Management Development Board, PPC of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, 2011)
-- Ecotourism planning for the Ba Be National Park/Na Hang Nature Reserve component of Viet Nam Protected Areas Resource Conservation (PARC) Project (FRR/UNOPS, 2000)
-- Sri Lanka Tourism Development
-- Strategic advisor to the Aga Khan Bamyan Ecotourism Programme. (Aga Khan Foundation and NZAID, 2008)
-- Ecotourism planning for the Lake Khanas Nature Reserve, Xinjiang Province (NZODA, 1996-1998)
-- Ecotourism specialist for the Integrated Mangrove Management and Coastal Protection (IMMCP) project and the Zhanjiang Mangrove National Nature Reserve (ZMNNR), Leizhou Peninsula, China. (ARCADIS, 2005)
