aileen o' toole presentation to good food ireland
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Aileen O'Toole's presentation to Good Food Ireland conference. Specifically covering the 2010 Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC) research into changing trousim distribution patterns and the role of internet in tourism distributionTRANSCRIPT
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Tourism and travel distribution
in a changed world
Aileen O’Toole, Managing Director, AMAS
Good Food Ireland conference
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Presentation outline
• Present ITIC research carried out jointly by:
• CHL Consulting• AMAS
• Specifically consider:
• Changing distribution patterns• Role of internet in tourism distribution• Perspectives of Irish and overseas tourism industry
• Provide “takeaways” on:
• Building your distribution channels• Reputation management• Online marketing
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About AMAS
Internet consultancy
Assist clients to:
• Plan • Evaluate• Manage • Market their online channels
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Background
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The digital landscape
Social networks
Content sharing
Syndication
Website(s)
Email newsletters
Social bookmarks
BlogsUser-generated content
Search engine profile
Mobile
Extranet
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ITIC research objectives
• Establish how tourism and travel distribution is evolving
• Identify future trends
• Assess impacts on the Irish tourism industry
• Make recommendations
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Research methodology
• Online surveys…• Irish tourism industry: 617 responses • Irish tour operators :12 responses • International trade survey: – 75
responses
• Complemented by…• In-depth interviews with industry experts • Desk research exploring international
trends• ITIC workshop
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High response rate across all sectors
Total responses: 617
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Findings
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Tourism and travel distribution channels
SUPPLIERSCarriers (Air / Sea / Rail etc)
Lodging (Hotels / B&Bs / Self-catering etc)Car Rental
Other (Visitor Attractions, Events, Restaurants etc)
ONLINE−Email−Internet booking engine−Brand website−Mobile−Social media
OFFLINE−Walk-in−Phone
ONLINE−Extranet−Pegasus ODD
OFFLINE−Voice (call centres)−GDSs (Amadeus/Galileo/ Sabre/Worldspan
ONLINE−Tour operators−OTAs (Expedia, Orbitz, Travelocity, etc.)
OFFLINE−Tour operators−Retail travel agencies
OFFLINEIncoming Tour
Operators
END USERSConsumer Tourist Markets
CorporateOther Travellers
INDIRECT
DIRECT
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Planning an Irish holiday
• Steady increase in use of internet at research stage in four principal markets
• In 2008, 7 in 10 visitors used the internet at planning stage compared to just 4 in 10 in 2008
Selected VAS Answers for Key Markets (2008)
Failte Ireland’s VAS 2002 - 2008
Most important information sources in planning the holiday in Ireland
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Purchasing an Irish holiday
• Steady increase also in online purchasing across all markets
• In 2008, 8 in 10 holidaymakers visiting Ireland booked at least some of their trip online
• This was most marked among UK visitors.
Use of internet in purchasing any part of trip to Ireland
Failte Ireland’s SoT surveyBase: Varies from yr to yr but 2,700+
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Purchasing Ireland online
Of those buying online…
• Airline / sea tickets represent the highest proportion of these bookings. Online market appears to be at saturation point
• Over 7 in 10 UK and US visitors and 6 in 10 French & German visitors book accommodation online
• Online car hire purchases are more likely to be made by Americans
Failte Ireland’s SoT surveyBase: All those who made an internet purchase
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Online booking capability
• 7 in 10 respondents’ websites have an online reservation capability.
• This rises to 90% for IHF member
• Self-catering sector less likely to have online booking
• Over half of B&Bs and hotels state that at least 40% of their bookings were delivered online in 2009
Websites with online reservation capabilities
Total(524)
IHF(138)
B&B(305)
ISCF(56)
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Access to product: how Ireland compares(perspective of 75 in international distributors)
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Internet: perceptions
• Tourism businesses positively disposed to internet
• 88% said that use of the internet had increased sales
• 71% said it had led to improved yields
421 responses
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Trends
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Travellers’ online journey
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Word of mouth goes viral
Ireland in one month on TripAdvisor
• 2,880,747 unique visits
• 5,241,335 page views
• 130,162 reviews
• 50,517 forum topics
• 3,482 lodgings
• 1,633 attractions
• 2,007 restaurants
I trust content of.... Personal
%
Business
%
Trip reviews from people like me 59 65
Trip reviews from experts 57 63
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Mobile
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The takeaways
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Actions: providers• Own websites important
channel for transactions and promotion
• Traditional channels, such as
incoming tour operators or GDSs, cannot be ignored
• Need to continuously review range of online channels used
• Continuously investment in skills, technology, marketing required
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Actions: reputation management
• Monitor presence on sites such as TripAdvisor
• Actively encourage satisfied customers to post comments to these sites, and help them to do so
• Respond appropriately to complaints and potentially damaging comments
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Actions: online marketing • Be familiar with the range of
platforms, tools and techniques available
• Ensure online marketing is a core part of marketing strategy
• Ensure all marketing activity is integrated into a coherent plan
• Evaluate performance using measurement tools and analysis (e.g. Google Analytics)
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Read the full report
Available for download on ITIC website
www.itic.ie/research
Use the resources:
Appendix 2: glossary of termsAppendix 3: reputation managementAppendix 4: marketing and site management
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More reading...
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http://twitter.com/AMASinternet
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Internet affects offline purchasing
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Thank you