2010 September | Tourism Industry Blog

Have You Looked At Your Website Lately?

Some timely spring advice from Melissa Teesdale for tourism operators to review how their website is looking from a customer point of view.

Online Marketing, Technology

RWC 2011 – A Year To Go, Have You Got A Plan?

8:25 am admin | 1 Comment

Have you noticed that’s it’s less than a year to our Rugby World Cup in New Zealand? What have you done to get involved or make the most if it for your tourism business?

Rugby World Cup 2011

Should You Pay to List on Websites?

8:27 am Michelle Ackers | 7 Comments

Time and time again businesses get emailed with some sort of offer to list on a website to promote their themselves with promises of better search engine rankings and increased website traffic.

Online Marketing, Technology

Tourism meets democracy, or is that bureaucracy?!?

10:18 am James Hacon | 5 Comments

James Hacon discusses his concerns over the lack of focus and understanding of the tourism industry by local government Mayoral Candidates in his area.

Destination Marketing, Management

Shaky Times for Tourism in the South Island

9:01 am James Hacon | 0 Comments

Despite the uncertainty following the recent quakes throughout Canterbury and Christchurch, the message to travellers should be loud and clear that the South Island is still ‘open’ and welcomes visitors this summer.

Destination Marketing, Management

Online Bookings: Implementing an Effective Strategy

12:18 pm Mike Ford | 2 Comments

Many accommodation providers believe they need to spend significant time and money on establishing an effective online strategy. FALSE.

Things You Should Know About Your Website

9:20 am Michelle Ackers | 4 Comments

A look at some of the key website statistics you should track and monitor to help with effective online marketing decisions.

Online Marketing, Technology

newzealand.com to Introduce Open Content Strategy

12:13 pm Michelle Ackers | 4 Comments

An interesting announcement made at the eTourism conference last week by Patrick Verryt from Tourism New Zealand, is their planned launch of a new Open Content Network for newzealand.com

Trade Me to Launch Travel Auctions

9:38 pm Michelle Ackers | 2 Comments

The Trade Me Travel team have now announced they are bringing accommodation booking opportunities into their main Trade Me auction site with a Travel section.