Accurate online listings: a Valentine’s Day plea
Price is one factor in a traveller’s decision-making process, but there are many more and sometimes they are not what…
Tourism Customer Service 101
Did you know? Happy clients who have their problems resolved will tell 4-6 people about their positive experience. A dissatisfied…
Travel Agents: Short Term Gain vs Long Term Reputation
Reading this article “What travel agents don’t want you to know” is an interesting insight (to say the least!) from…
Responsible Tourism – Do We Deliver?
New Zealand is certainly a proactive country when it comes to supporting “Responsible Tourism” and the Pure New Zealand brand…
Holiday Parks Conference 2010
The annual Holiday Parks Conference and Trade Exhibition for 2010 will be held in Rotorua 22-24 June at the Distinction…
Tourism Marketing Toolbox
If you haven’t checked it out already then have a look at the Tourism New Zealand “Marketing Toolbox” section of…
Is the Recession For Tourism Over?
With some positive visitor arrival statistics published for December 2009 does this mean the recession for tourism to is over?…
MANZ Conference 2010
The 2010 Annual Conference for MANZ members (Moteliers Association of New Zealand) will be held in Hamilton from 29 July…
Nominate an Unsung Hero for Wanderlust Guide Awards
Top independent UK travel magazine Wanderlust is looking for the world’s best guides and tour leaders. There are only a…
Price Parity Across OTAs – Why It Matters
One of the popular phrases in the online travel space lately has been “price parity”, an idea pushed by the…
New Zealand B&B Conference 2010
The annual B&B conference by the @home B&B group will be in Wellington from 24-27 June at the Brentwood Hotel.…
HANZ Conference and Trade Expo 2010
The annual conference and Trade Fair Expo for 2010 will be held in Auckland from 28-30 September. You can view…
Tourism on Twitter
Having been actively using Twitter for my business the last 6 months or so, I have observed that the Tourism…
New Zealand Hotel Industry Conference 2010
The 4th Annual NZ Hotel Industry Conference has been confirmed for Thursday 13 May 2010 at the SKYCITY Auckland Convention…
Diversification – The Key To Survival
Most tourism businesses will be equally reliant upon both domestic and international visitors for their survival. International visitors deliver a…
Imagery – the WOW factor
The old adage ‘a picture tells a thousand words’ is very true when it comes to tourism. It never ceases…
Online Marketing Strategy Articles for Tourism
Online marketing strategy is now a very important part of the overall marketing strategy for any destination marketing organisation and…
Rugby World Cup 2011 And Social Media Marketing
Making the most of the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand is no doubt a key strategy for tourism organisations…