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Property of Richard Innes, Brain Trust Marketing
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How to Take Advantage of the Chinese Tourist Boom? Catering to the needs of increasing Chinese tourists to Italy from year 2013 and beyond. Presentation by ThinkWideMarketing company. Website: www.thinkwidemkt.com
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Ryerson University Ted Rogers School of Hospitality & Tourism ManagementJohn Gunter
On April 11th, 2012 in the Ted Rogers School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, discussing Frontiers North's Corporate Social Responsibility efforts in the tourism and travel industry.
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3. AGENDA
• Introductions
• Backdrop / Context
• Tourism Market Readiness – Why? What?
• Experiential Tourism – Imperatives
• Break
• Knowing Your Ideal Guest
• Application to Your Garden – Discussion
• Working Session
The Growing Our Markets
project was made possible
by Canadian Heritage and
the Canada Cultural
Investment Fund.
4. ❖What do you do?
❖What do you
expect to take
away from this
session?
5. Richard authored the Ontario Garden Tourism Strategy and Action Plan for the Ontario Garden
Council. He facilitated a tourism initiative for the Historic Gardens of Ontario and has delivered
dozens of Garden Tourism Market Readiness and Experience Development Workshops to the
garden industry.
6. OUTCOME FOR TODAY
• Help you develop new authentic
garden tourism experiences to attract
new visitors at a higher yield
7. GROWING OUR MARKETS PROJECT
WHAT IS IT?
•National program designed to establish
Destination Garden Networks in 10 communities
•Opportunity for you to continue do what you do
well, then leverage that by working with like-
minded organizations to GROW YOUR MARKET
8. GROWING OUR MARKETS PROJECT
•What’s the status of your network?
•Accomplishments to date?
•Challenges?
9. What Is Tourism
❖Tourism is “the activities of
persons travelling to and staying
in places outside their usual
environment for not more than
one consecutive year for leisure,
business and other purposes”
(World Tourism Organization, United Nations Statistical Commission)
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10. What Is Tourism to BRAIN TRUST
❖Tourism is the activities of
persons travelling to, and ideally
staying in* places outside their
usual environment, more than 80
km from home, for leisure and
sport purposes or to attend a
convention, conference, trade
show.
*Paid commercial accommodations
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11. Tourism Landscape*
❖2016 international tourist arrivals reached 1,235 million, +3.9%
❖46 million more tourists (overnight) travelled internationally last
year compared to 2015
❖Based on current trends, the UNWTO projects international tourist
arrivals worldwide to grow 3% - 4% in 2017
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*UNWTO – Jan 2017
12. The Tourism Landscape*
❖2016 – 2nd highest number of
arrivals in Canadian history, 19.98
million international overnight
arrivals (0.4% short of 2002 record, 20.06
million)
❖US overnight arrivals were 14
million, +9.7% over 2015
❖4.53 million Americans arrived by
air; an all-time high, 15.3% higher
than previous peak in 2004
*2017, Destination Canada
17. Perm-anxiety - “a near-constant state of
anxiety that exists around the world”
“Travelers endure a barrage of worries about terrorism,
security, neo-isolationism, racial tension, Trumpism,
technology and its adverse role, the widening economic
gap, culture wars, climate change, and other
geopolitical and local issues.” Rafat Ali, CEO, Skift
18. Perm-anxiety - “a near-constant state of
anxiety that exists around the world”
Travelers want a place where the human
quotient needs to be upped, not eliminated
A garden experience can undoubtedly play a role
in helping to soothe this ever-growing condition
20. Garden Tourism is Significant
•People travel for garden experiences
• 26.5 million North Americans visited botanical gardens while on
overnight trips (3,246,208 Canadians, 23,307,038 Americans)
• 8.6 million North Americans visited a garden themed park
(1,391,850 Canadians, 7,218,000 Americans)
• Of those who visited garden theme attractions, 18% reported
that this activity was the main reason for taking at least one trip
2006 Travel Activities and Motivations Survey,
Canadian and US Markets
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WHY?
Seeing the sights is no longer enough.
Travellers want to venture beyond the beaten paths and dive
deeper into authentic, local culture, connecting with people in
deep and meaningful ways.
24. Make Shift Happen:
A New Way of Thinking Is Required
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FROM
PRESENTING:
A LIST OF
THINGS TO
SEE AND DO
TO
PROVIDING:
A JOURNEY OF
VISITOR EXPERIENCES
REVEALED OVER TIME
THAT ENGAGE, EXCITE,
ARE RELEVANT AND
MEMORABLE
SHIFT
25. There Is Opportunity
25
•A customer centric focus is at the heart of
the shift, set against the backdrop of:
•Core tourism assets
•Ideal guest preferences
•Unique differentiators
26.
27. 27
A New Model Has Emerged
•Demand vs. supply side mentality
•Based on driving value not price
•Lowest price = LOSE
•Highest value = WIN
28. To Succeed We Must:
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1.Raise the bar on:
•Engagement
•Personalization
•Connection
•Value
2. Know our visitor or our “Ideal Guest”
34. Impressions?
•What did you hear?
•Is there an application
for you?
•What is it?A Wild Oyster Experience!
Time: 2.5 hours
Cost: $79pp 2 people min.
$69 pp for 3 or more people.
Children under 12 half price!
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1. Meet a Local: Learn something by doing
something with someone who lives here
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2. Authentic: The experience is memorable
because it’s real and makes a personal
connection.
40. 3. Touching the Senses: Anexperience should
engage the senses of sight, smell, hearing, feel
and taste.
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4. Unique: Look at what you
offer and ensure it stands out and
is different.
42. 5. Exclusive Access: Experiential travel is all about
getting access to places most people hardly ever
get to see....going behind the scenes.
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6. Take-Away: Ensure that at the end of the
experience the visitor takes something away
with them. It’s either something they made or
something you give them.
50. How To Maximize Revenue – ROI/ROE
•Build experiences that are authentic and
distinctive with unique attributes
(Only available here)
• Build experiences that have limited
quantity
(Only a small number available)
•Build experiences that are available for a
limited time
(Create urgency to book)
51.
52. To Succeed We Must:
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1. Raise the bar on:
•Engagement
•Personalization
•Connection
•Value
2.Know our “Ideal Guest”
54. 54
Garden Visitors
• Take more trips per year
• Represented by baby boomers and young professionals
• Higher level of education
• Tend to be overnight tourists who explore and spend money
on accommodation, meals, shopping
• Attend performing arts, museums, galleries, historical sites
Lord Cultural Resources, Ontario Cultural and Heritage Tourism Product Research Paper, February 2009
59. 59
EXPERIENTIAL TOURISM
•What’s the opportunity for you?
•What’s the opportunity for your garden business
or organization?
•Is their a “collective” opportunity?
61. 61
EXPERIENTIAL TRAVEL THINK TANK -
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Gather in groups of 2/3
2. Get an understanding of the current offering
3. Using the “Experiential Travel Imperatives”
discuss potential new experiences that could
be offered, be realistic and not too detailed
4. Use the Experiential Tourism Worksheets
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Sharing:
• What makes your garden unique and how can you leverage this?
• What’s are the experiences?
• Brain storm what you can do to generate incremental business?
• Can you engage the 5 senses?
• Who are your instigators?
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Experiential Imperatives
1. Meet a Local: Learn something by doing
something with someone who lives here.
2. Be Authentic: The experience is memorable
because it’s real and makes a personal connection.
3. Touch the Senses: Sight, smell, hear, feel and
taste.
4. Be Unique: What do you have to offer that is
different?
5. Exclusive Access: Going behind the scenes.
6. Take-Away: The visitor takes something away
with them.