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INDUSTRY UPDATE: Regional Tourism Transition Background Following the completion of the 2010 regional tourism review conducted by KPMG for Tourism Tasmania, a new approach to regional tourism has been formed. The review found a need to coordinate the efforts and resources at all levels of industry. Tourism Tasmania is therefore working towards a structure of four strong Regional Tourism Organisations responsible for facilitating an industryled approach to regional strategies to identify agreed regional priorities and for delivering programs that attract industry participation. In our North West and West Coast region, work on the transition has already begun to ensure minimal disruption to tourism marketing activities. What transition activities are underway? To ensure a solid basis for future activities, a State of the Region Report has been commissioned by the Cradle Coast Authority to examine the status of tourism in the region including future opportunities and the challenges and issues we are confronting right now as an industry. A contract to produce the report has been assigned to tourism consultancy, Urban Enterprise, and data collection and industry consultation will be completed by end October 2011. Based on the findings from the State of the Region Report, a Destination Development Plan will be created for the region. It’s expected that this plan will consolidate the strategies identified by the Zone Marketing Groups and be extended to include activities to attract investment, ensure workforce planning and a schedule for regional tourism research. Industry participation will be a critical component of these two planning activities. These plans will take time what happens in the interim? The Zone Marketing Groups will continue to be responsible for the region’s cooperative marketing plan and activities while the regional tourism organisation structure is established, after which, regional marketing will be included within the new structure and the Zones will no longer operate as a separate program. In addition to the projects of the Zone Marketing Groups, the Cradle Coast Authority tourism team has identified, through ongoing discussion with industry and local government representatives, a series of priority projects for this financial year. These priority projects include: Support for the Cradle Coast regional TVIN and Industry Professionals Group Manage the Regional Tourism Forum and Awards (already actioned) Create a regional food produce trail (gourmet trail) Explore options for a regional arts trail in partnership with arts@work Investigate an environmental volunteer program for motorhome, caravan and other visitors Reinstate the region’s occupancy research program, and Develop the online Booking Button functionality for the region’s tourism websites. If members of the local tourism industry are comfortable with these identified priorities and are willing to work together on implementation, the Cradle Coast Authority will enter into negotiations with Tourism Tasmania to finalise a service agreement and secure the required financial resources to address these options. Should you have any concerns with these priority projects, please contact Ian Waller on (03) 6431 6285. Continued....

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INDUSTRY

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  Background Following  the  completion  of  the  2010  regional  tourism  review  conducted  by  KPMG  for  Tourism Tasmania, a new approach to regional tourism has been formed.  The  review  found  a  need  to  coordinate  the  efforts  and  resources  at  all  levels  of  industry.  Tourism Tasmania  is  therefore  working  towards  a  structure  of  four  strong  Regional  Tourism  Organisations responsible  for  facilitating an  industry‐led approach  to  regional  strategies  to  identify agreed  regional priorities and for delivering programs that attract industry participation.  

In our North West and West Coast region, work on the transition has already begun to ensure minimal disruption to tourism marketing activities.   

What transition activities are underway? To ensure a solid basis for future activities, a State of the Region Report has been commissioned by the Cradle Coast Authority    to examine  the status of  tourism  in  the  region  including  future opportunities and the challenges and  issues we are confronting right now as an  industry. A contract to produce the report has been assigned  to  tourism consultancy, Urban Enterprise, and data collection and  industry consultation will be completed by end October 2011.  

Based on  the  findings  from  the State of  the Region Report, a Destination Development  Plan will be created for the region.  It’s expected that this plan will consolidate the strategies identified by the Zone Marketing  Groups  and  be  extended  to  include  activities  to  attract  investment,  ensure  workforce planning and a schedule for regional tourism research.   

Industry participation will be a critical component of these two planning activities.  

These plans will take time ‐ what happens in the interim? The Zone Marketing Groups will continue to be responsible for the region’s cooperative marketing plan and  activities while  the  regional  tourism  organisation  structure  is  established,  after which,  regional marketing will be included within the new structure and the Zones will no longer operate as a separate program.  

In addition to the projects of the Zone Marketing Groups, the Cradle Coast Authority tourism team has identified, through ongoing discussion with  industry and  local government representatives, a series of priority projects for this financial year.  These priority projects include: • Support for the Cradle Coast regional TVIN and Industry Professionals Group 

• Manage the Regional Tourism Forum and Awards (already actioned) 

• Create a regional food produce trail (gourmet trail) 

• Explore options for a regional arts trail in partnership with arts@work 

• Investigate an environmental volunteer program for motorhome, caravan and other visitors 

• Reinstate the region’s occupancy research program, and  

• Develop the online Booking Button functionality for the region’s tourism websites. 

 If members of the local tourism industry are comfortable with these identified priorities and are willing to  work  together  on  implementation,  the  Cradle  Coast  Authority  will  enter  into  negotiations  with Tourism  Tasmania  to  finalise  a  service  agreement  and  secure  the  required  financial  resources  to address these options.  Should you have any concerns with these priority projects, please contact Ian Waller on (03) 6431 6285.     

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What does this mean for tourism operators and industry stakeholders? Every effort is being made to make the transition as seamless as possible so as to ensure it’s  ‘business as usual’ during the changeover.  Advertising packages purchased through the 2011‐12 Zone Prospectuses will be delivered unchanged, as per  the advertising  contract.   The official 2012 Holiday Guides will also  continue as planned with distribution from December 2011.  

You may  be  contacted  to  participate  in  focus  groups  and/or  telephone  interviews  as  part  of  the consultation  and  information  collection  phase  of  the  State  of  the  Region  Report.    As  always,  your participation  in  tourism  industry  programs  is  encouraged,  and  especially  so  during  this  important transition phase.  

Feedback If you would  like  to  respond  to any of  the  information  included  in  this Update, please  forward your comments to Ian Waller at [email protected]  

Who do we contact for more information? • Ian Waller, Regional Tourism Development Manager, Cradle Coast Authority 

Email [email protected] or call (03) 6431 6285 

• Tanya Trost, Coordinator Industry Development—North West, Tourism Tasmania Email [email protected] 

• Your Local Tourism Association 

• Visit Tourism Tasmania’s Regional Tourism Initiative website: http://www.tourismtasmania.com.au/regional_initiative