A specialist in outdoor-active, nature and trail-based tourism Chris has worked in the tourism sector for more than 19 years, advising government departments, tourism organisations, not-for-profits and operators.

Chris helps clients to better understand the growing outdoor-active tourism market and trail sector and create high quality, sustainable nature-based experiences.  His experience covers trail concept and alignment development, trail auditing and geospatial data collection, strategic product and service development, market research and economic impact assessments, and events and media content production in relation to the outdoor active, adventure and trail sectors.

He has expertise in assessing tourism industry and market trends and opportunities, landscape and infrastructure suitability and working with clients to develop offerings that better appeal to the outdoor active and adventure markets. Most projects completed involve Indigenous Tourism consultation working with Traditional Owners on country to assist in co-designing cultural experiences set in wilderness environments.

Chris is also the owner/director of Tour de Trails, a specialist nature-based event production company and tour operator. In this role, Chris has produced events ranging from kids’ adventure festivals, mountain biking races, trail running events and off road multisport and duathlon events, to fly fishing festivals.

Strengths

• Unique analytical, practical and experience-based understanding of the ‘outdoor active’ and adventure tourism market
• Strategic and creative planning of trail, natural landscape and active experience development
• Ability to design sustainable, landscape-based tourism experiences that best integrate with and benefit local communities and livelihoods
• Nature-based event design and production

Project Highlights

NATURE BASED PLANNING

• Swifts Creek Nature Based Tourism Study

TRAIL PLANNING

• Concentric circle Planning for Trail Tourism, Regional Perth, WA
• Wangetti Trail – Product Development, Queensland
• Southern Villages Iconic Trail, NSW
• Kinglake Escarpment Walking Trail Feasibility, Victoria
• Dungog Common Trails Masterplan, NSW
• West Tasmania Walks Strategy, Tasmania
• Mount Hotham Walking Trail Masterplan, Victoria
• Namadgi NP Walking Trail Study, ACT
• Wiradjuri Trail Masterplan, Wagga Wagga, NSW
• Noosa Trails Network Masterplan, Queensland
• Sunshine Coast MTB Experience Strategic Review, Queensland
• Baw Baw Epic Adventure Ride Feasibility, Victoria
• Gippsland G9 MTB Hub Feasibility, Victoria
• Gippsland Lakes Aquatic Feasibility, Experience Design, and Implementation Plan, Victoria
• Red Centre Tjoritja Adventure Ride – concept plan, experience design and trail alignment, MacDonnell Ranges National Park, NT
• Illawarra Escarpment MTB Demand Analysis, NSW
• Mogo Adventure Trail Hub Strategy, NSW
• Glenelg Trails Strategy including Casterton to Branxholme Rail Trail Feasibility Study, Victoria
• Nitmiluk National Park MTB alignments Feasibility of new MTB alignments, NT
• Western Australia Trails Blueprint, WA
• Macedon Ranges Shared Use Trails Plan, Victoria
• Cooloola Great Walk / CABN concept design, Queensland