360 likes | 382 Views
Eurobodalla Coast Tourism. Networking Forums. Tuesday 25 th May 2010 – Narooma Wednesday 26 th May 2010 – Batemans Bay. The Eurobodalla Team. John Pugsley – Tourism Manager Catherine Reilly – Destination & Niche Marketing Renée Kemp – Narooma Visitor Centre Manager
E N D
Eurobodalla Coast Tourism Networking Forums Tuesday 25th May 2010 – Narooma Wednesday 26th May 2010 – Batemans Bay
The Eurobodalla Team John Pugsley – Tourism Manager Catherine Reilly – Destination & Niche Marketing Renée Kemp – Narooma Visitor Centre Manager Lysanne Cameron – Batemans Bay Centre Manager Kerrie-Anne Benton – Tourism & Marketing Administrator
Agenda for today • Tourism Insights • ECT Members Survey • Up coming promotions • Holiday Packages • Community campaign • Marketing Tips • What do you want from Eurobodalla Tourism? • Q & A
How bad can it get? • Global Financial Crisis • Increase in mortgage interest rates • Housing prices up • Job security • Elections – Federal and State • Increase in holiday leave accruals • Highly competitive holiday market • Saturation of cheap domestic airfares • Vast increase in low cost international holidays • Strength of Australian Dollar • Fewer ‘Leisure disposable’ dollar
So what is happening in our backyard...? • 1.2 million visitors • Visitation down 9% • Especially intrastate • + day tripper • Spending slump • $351 million expenditure • Down 18% • Tourism jobs • Down to 2350
Who are our best prospects? • Older age groups – 40+ including couples &families • Sydney is key to future - + ACT & Regional NSW • Lifestyle interests • “Health & money to enjoy holidays is key to life” • “Friends, cooking & home entertainment” • Holiday destination decision factors • “Best offers & certain type of holiday I want” • “Somewhere I really enjoy and return to”
Planning and booking • Planning • 70% plan no more than 2 months out • Information source • Been before number 1 • Friends & relatives • Internet • Media – TV, newspapers etc.. • Booking • Web the most used by far • Phone & in person
So how do our members feel... The ECT Members Survey results April 2010
Packages Promotion • July – December 2010 • 12 page colour brochure • 30 + packages • 120,000 + copies to be printed • Packages bookable via www.eurobodalla.com.au • Distribution via newspaper insert in Canberra, Illawarra, • Southern Sydney, Wagga Wagga • Mailed to database • Distribution via South Coast VIC’s • Massive advertising campaign in Canberra • Sydney and Regional NSW
Who is one of our greatest assets in the region? The local community!
The community campaign • To increase awareness of the holidays & leisure • activities in the region • To increase participation • To entice locals to invite their friends & relatives • To drive business • When: • Quarter 3, 2010 • Offers: • Deals for locals & their friends & relatives to • take holiday / get out there in Eurobodalla
What? • Mail box drops – Brochures, offers, postcards etc • Advertising – Co-operative etc... • Media promotion • Micro – website – ww.myeurobodalla.com.au • Social media