The first step to ‘de-touristing’? Admitting you've got a few tourist habits to kick. 
When it comes to labels, 75% of Australians would rather be called a traveller than a tourist. Yet 78% still spot classic tourist behaviours in themselves.
Ready to ditch the checklist and online reviews? Here’s your chance to experience one of Tasmania’s new de-tourist trails on a self-drive holiday for two, worth up to $5,000.
Tackle your tourist condition
Research has revealed Australia’s top five ‘tourist conditions’. To enter, tell us which one you'd most like to leave behind, and why.
A condition marked by scheduling every minute of a holiday, resulting in an incapacity for surprise, spontaneity, meaningful connection – or simple stillness.
The exhaustion that comes from trying to see, do and experience everything, only to return home needing another holiday.  
A tendency to join long lines for supposedly must-do experiences, simply because they’re on everyone else’s list.
A habitual overreliance on ratings, rankings and online validation before making even the simplest travel decision.
A persistent need to pursue, capture and share socially approved holiday experiences, often prioritising content creation and social media trend-following over genuine connection, personal discovery and being present in the moment. 
Ready to enter?
Enter by 11:59pm AEDT on 26 November 2026 for your chance to win.
What you need to know
You could be one of four winners of a self-drive Tasmanian holiday for two, each worth up to $5,000. The prize includes return flights, two nights’ accommodation, three days’ car hire, experiences and spending money, along a de-tourist trail matched to the tourist condition you’d like to leave behind. See full T&Cs.
Tasmania’s de-tourist trails are five new routes meandering across the island’s regions, each an antidote to a common tourist condition. They’ll help you ditch the checklist, slow down, follow your curiosity and take unexpected detours. Think of them as a nudge to look up and see where the road goes.
Complete the entry form and tell us in 50 words or less which tourist condition you’d most like to leave behind, and why. Four winners will be selected and matched with a regional de-tourist trail based on their entry. Enter here.
Open to eligible Australian residents aged 18 and over. Each prize includes travel for the winner and one companion. Full eligibility criteria, exclusions and competition details are in the T&Cs.
Entries open at 12.01am (Hobart time) 12 November 2026 and close at 11:59pm (Hobart time) on 26 November 2026. Late entries won’t be accepted, so be sure to submit yours before the closing date.
The winners will be notified in writing on or before Friday, 11 December 2026 using the contact details provided in the entry. Full judging criteria and selection details can be found in the T&Cs.
