Comments on: Getting Ready for RWC2011 http://www.tourismindustryblog.co.nz/2010/05/getting-ready-for-rwc2011/ Business Articles for the New Zealand Tourism Industry Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:44:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: RWC 2011 – A Year To Go, Have You Got A Plan? http://www.tourismindustryblog.co.nz/2010/05/getting-ready-for-rwc2011/comment-page-1/#comment-1471 RWC 2011 – A Year To Go, Have You Got A Plan? Sat, 09 Oct 2010 10:49:02 +0000 http://www.tourismindustryblog.co.nz/?p=4358#comment-1471 [...] to get involved or make the most if it for your tourism business? If you’re not sure how, see this article or contact your local [...] [...] to get involved or make the most if it for your tourism business? If you’re not sure how, see this article or contact your local [...]

]]> By: Robyn Bolton http://www.tourismindustryblog.co.nz/2010/05/getting-ready-for-rwc2011/comment-page-1/#comment-678 Robyn Bolton Thu, 06 May 2010 00:11:04 +0000 http://www.tourismindustryblog.co.nz/?p=4358#comment-678 The issue is a challenging one particlarly for small accommodation operators who are not part of the official accommodation bank. My advice is - don't put off things like attending to your website, SEO and SEM - especially if you are an accommodation operator. The time to do this is right now (NOT next year)! With tickets on sale decisions about where to stay are already being made, so make sure you don't miss the boat. Before you set any requirements or restrictions such as minimum nights stay take into account the likely flow of visitors around the country during and between games. For all tourism businesses agree with Michelle, talk to your RTO and understand what opportunities they are presenting. RTO & TNZ websites are the only ones to be connected directly through the official RWC website, so ensure that your business is listed with these organisations. The issue is a challenging one particlarly for small accommodation operators who are not part of the official accommodation bank.

My advice is – don’t put off things like attending to your website, SEO and SEM – especially if you are an accommodation operator. The time to do this is right now (NOT next year)! With tickets on sale decisions about where to stay are already being made, so make sure you don’t miss the boat.

Before you set any requirements or restrictions such as minimum nights stay take into account the likely flow of visitors around the country during and between games.

For all tourism businesses agree with Michelle, talk to your RTO and understand what opportunities they are presenting. RTO & TNZ websites are the only ones to be connected directly through the official RWC website, so ensure that your business is listed with these organisations.

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