Forward-thinking from Katie Mills and the team at Tourism and Events Queensland sharing the equation of how they sold the tourism industry on preparing for Digital payments from Chinese travellers. A $407m opportunity, addressing the spending gap by making transactions easier for visitors. The pilot program between Tourism and Events Queensland and Alipay delivering 84% … Continue reading The equation that sold the QLD Tourism Industry on Mobile Payments
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Sustainable travel isn't just about checking off responsible tourism credentials. The opportunity is in giving travellers a greater choice of things to do across Australia... Thoughts from Jonathan Williams, Marketing Director at Klook show approx 61% of the tourism sector is online, but only 15% of tours and activities are actually bookable online. There is … Continue reading More Experiences = More Choice = Sustainable Tourism
The latest numbers from Tourism Research Australia shows a 7% growth in spending. Tourism is Australia's largest services export, accounting for 9.3% or $37.4Bn of total exports. Additionally, the Australian Tourism industry employs over 646,000 people. https://www.tra.gov.au/economic-analysis/economic-value/national-tourism-satellite-account/national-tourism-satellite-account #australia #travel #exports #tourism
https://videopress.com/v/AHUG7Qvm Selling Australian Tourism Experiences to Asia A couple of weeks ago we had a conversation with Terry Hilsberg about our business plan for the China Canvas Challenge. Starting with how we launched Asia Advisory and the story of establishing people-to-people relationships in Korea. Returning to Australia in late 2013, our discovery that many Australian businesses struggle to build professional … Continue reading Selling Australian Tourism Experiences to Asia
Asia Advisory has made the Top 8 companies from a pool of 400 entries to pitch on Friday 12th April for a chance to win a trip to Shanghai to visit the Alibaba Group Headquarters. Please join us for the pitch night: Haymarket HQ 6pm-9pm Friday 12th April Register via the link below to see … Continue reading Asia Advisory in final round pitch for China Canvas Challenge
