If you’re planning an event in Newcastle and want to reach a wider audience, listing your event on Visit Newcastle is a great way to attract visitors. The Visit Newcastle website sources event listings from the Australian Tourism Data Warehouse (ATDW).
Follow these simple steps to ensure your event appears on the platform.
1. Register with ATDW
Before you can list your event, you’ll need to create an account with ATDW. Registering is free and provides instant access to the ATDW-Online platform.
2. Log into ATDW-Online
Once registered, log in to the ATDW-Online platform using your credentials.
3. Create Your Event Listing
ATDW-Online provides a guided column on the right side of the screen to assist you in completing each section accurately.
4. Review Your Listing
Before submitting, review all details to ensure accuracy. Double-check dates, times, venue details, and contact information.
5. Submit for Review
When you're satisfied with your listing, click ‘Send for Review’. Your submission will be sent to Destination NSW for a quality assurance check to ensure it meets listing criteria.
Once approved, your event will be live on Visit Newcastle within 24-48 hours.
If your event is not eligible: It may be suited for the City of Newcastle Community Diary.
If you have any questions or require help to set up your event listing, please contact:
Newcastle Visitor Information Centre
(02) 4974 2109
[email protected]
The Australian Tourism Data Warehouse (ATDW) is a national platform for events, tourism and hospitality business listings.
In NSW it is free to list on ATDW.
The business listings are distributed to major websites such as visitnsw.com.au and Australia.com.au. More locally, City of Newcastle is also a distributor of ATDW data, meaning the visitnewcastle.com.au site and the Newcastle City App are populated with ATDW data.
ATDW is also used by the travel and media industry including for media and journalism, online travel agents and retailers and travel wholesalers.
There are many benefits to listing your business on ATDW including:
- It is FREE to list on ATDW and your listing only needs updating once a per year (you can also update it whenever required with new images, changed opening hours etc)
- Your ATDW listing automatically links to Google Maps and Google Business Listings. This means you only need to keep your ATDW listing up to date and the Google listings will auto-update.
- Your listing will be seen on several sites including visitnsw.com australia.com, visitnewcastle.com.au and the Newcastle City App.
- Easily update your listing with information such as opening hours, business description, contact details, images and more
The service is free.
Regardless of whether you are creating a new listing, updating an existing or trying to find your listing, we encourage you to contact the team at the Visitor Information Centre.
The team at the Visitor Information Centre can assist with your questions and help you set up your listing. They can do this over the phone, come to your business or at the Visitor Information Centre.
Contact the team:
(02) 4974 2109
[email protected]
It may take up to 48 hours for your business listing to be approved and live on partner sites. You will receive an automated email to let you know if your listing has been approved or rejected.
Established in 2001, ATDW is jointly owned and managed by all Australian state and territory government tourism bodies.
In NSW, ATDW is managed by Destination NSW and creating a listing is free.