KOKODA TOUR OPERATORS ASSOCIATION (KTOA) Archives

Mick O’Malley: Kokoda Powerbroker

by Charlie | Dec 17, 2023 | KOKODA TOUR OPERATORS ASSOCIATION (KTOA), OUR VIEWPOINT | 0

Former boxer, Mick O’Malley, has emerged as the most influential powerbroker across the Kokoda Trail.

Call to Cancel Kokoda Track Authority Junket to Brisbane

by Charlie | Nov 19, 2023 | KOKODA INITIATIVE, KOKODA TOUR OPERATORS ASSOCIATION (KTOA), KOKODA TRACK AUTHORITY, OUR VIEWPOINT, Uncategorized | 0

The Kokoda Tour Operators Forum scheduled to take place in a 5-star Brisbane hotel on 23-24 November 2023 should be cancelled and either conducted via Zoom or switched to Port Moresby.

Kokoda Tour Operators Association (KTOA) Exposed

by Charlie | Jul 2, 2023 | KOKODA TOUR OPERATORS ASSOCIATION (KTOA) | 0

The business model of the Australian Kokoda Tour Operators Association (KTOA) is based on minimising their costs in PNG. The most contentious issue in this regard is the loading of their porters – the more weight they force them to carry the fewer they will have to employ, and the greater will be their profit margins.

KOKODA SPIRIT ALERT!

by Charlie | Dec 2, 2019 | KOKODA TOUR OPERATORS ASSOCIATION (KTOA), OUR VIEWPOINT | 0

Kokoda provided Wayne Wetherall an opportunity to transform himself from a suburban salesman into a self-proclaimed ‘adventurer, historian, explorer and philanthropist‘ with a ‘passion for our soldiers’ – until he was summoned to the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission where he faced a sordid raft of accusations about the dark side of his character.

FACT CHECK: Wayne Wetherall – Kokoda Spirit

by Charlie | Dec 1, 2019 | KOKODA TOUR OPERATORS ASSOCIATION (KTOA), OUR VIEWPOINT | 0

Wayne Wetherall’s transition from a suburban salesman to a Kokoda adventurer, explorer, historian and philanthropist is a compelling tale.

However, a review of his website claims on the Internet Wayback Machine reveals the truth behind the myth he has crafted for himself since discovering the business opportunities associated with the Kokoda Trail in 2004.

An Open Letter to Sue Fitcher

by Charlie | Jun 22, 2019 | KOKODA TOUR OPERATORS ASSOCIATION (KTOA), OUR VIEWPOINT | 0

Dear Sue, Your comments regarding a person you did not have the courage to name at the KTA Trek...

Kokoda Tour Operators Association (KTOA) – Shameless Australian Lobby Group

by Charlie | Jun 23, 2018 | KOKODA INITIATIVE, KOKODA TOUR OPERATORS ASSOCIATION (KTOA), KOKODA TRACK AUTHORITY, OUR VIEWPOINT | 0

The Australian Kokoda Tour Operators Association (KTOA) is a small but shameless lobby group established to cash in on the Kokoda trekking industry and protect their business interests in PNG.