Simon Currant AM

Simon is a highly successful tourism investor, developer and operator with thirty-four years of tourism development, consulting and operational experience.

 

Simon’s strength, in either a greenfield site or existing business or destination, is identifying potential for development, business expansion and diversification through to delivering the operating business. He utilises market trend analysis and consumer testing, coupled with stakeholder consultation and his own experience, to create concepts for successful development and brand enhancement.

 

Simon’s hands on experience in tourism ranges from product concept development through to design, construction and operation. Integral to Simon’s success is his ability to identify, develop and operate exceptional destination experiences.

 

He also runs a tourism consultancy business, consulting world-wide for clients including private entities, governments and industry organisations. He is skilled at working with a range of stakeholders and collaborating with public and private entities.

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Simon has won national and state Best Small Business awards, a Churchill  Fellowship, was state winner and national finalist in the 2004 Entrepreneur of the Year, and was the 2004 Tasmanian of the Year. In 2006 Simon was honoured with a Member of the Order of Australia Award, for service to the community and the Tasmanian tourism industry.