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2017 Tourism Marketing Plan set to roll out in Nanaimo

Prepared by Tourism Vancouver Island, plan provides focus for next 12 months

NEWS RELEASE - Distributed April 12, 2017 3:00 PM

Summary

A Tourism Marketing Plan prepared by Tourism Vancouver Island (TVI) has been delivered to the City as part of TVI's contract to provide destination marketing and destination development services through 2017. The plan identifies objectives and targets TVI has set for the next 12 months along with the strategies, tactics and performance measures TVI will draw on when completing this work.

Highlights from the plan include: (1) a single consumer-centric website that features journalism-quality stories, photos, videos, stakeholder advertising, an accommodation booking application and itineraries that encourage extended stays; (2) a comprehensive digital marketing strategy that reaches Nanaimo's primary market in the right place, at the right time and with the right repetition; and (3) a printed vacation planner inspiring extended overnight stays to be distributed on BC Ferries and in Visitor Centre locations across British Columbia.

Additional Tourism Updates:

Work between the City and the tourism industry continues with the following undertakings completed: (1) application submissions for the Tourism Advisory Committee have wrapped up with a total of 32 submissions received; (2) a partnership between the City, TVI, the Nanaimo Hospitality Association, the Nanaimo Port Authority and Harbour Air will see the establishment of a Tourism Ambassador Program to welcome visitors to Nanaimo this summer; and (3) applications for a Sports Tourism Grant, administered by the Nanaimo Hospitality Association, will be accepted April through May.

Link to Strategic Plan: Recreation, Culture, Sports and Tourism: this priority supports a healthy, active, thriving community for the benefit and enjoyment of residents and visitors alike.

Key Points

  • Over the course of TVI's 2017 service contract with the City, they will deliver a multifaceted marketing campaign to inspire visitors to choose Nanaimo as a place to stay and enjoy for a vacation or getaway.
  • The agreement with TVI ensures key tourism functions like destination marketing and development remain on track for 2017 while the process of re-envisioning the strategy, planning and delivery of City-funded tourism services across Nanaimo is undertaken over the next several months.

Quotes

"The completed marketing plan provided by TVI, combined with a number of helpful planning and partnership initiatives undertaken through the months of March and April, will benefit Nanaimo as it heads towards this summer's busy tourism season."

Philip Cooper
Communication and Engagement Director
City of Nanaimo

"The team at Tourism Vancouver Island is excited to be working on this interim initiative. We are ready to roll out a targeted and creative approach across several mediums to build on the successes of the past and drive overnight stays and increased visitor expenditures in Nanaimo."

David Petryk
President and CEO
Tourism Vancouver Island

Quick Facts

  • Beginning in February 2017, Tourism Vancouver Island commenced a one-year service agreement with the City of Nanaimo to provide destination marketing and development services.
  • The agreement runs from February 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018 and is structured to operate smoothly while work to re-envision Nanaimo's tourism services is undertaken by the soon to be formed Tourism Advisory Committee.
  • TVI has a diverse capacity and long history in destination marketing and development. The City funding provided to TVI, totalling $470,500, will be leveraged considerably through partnerships with the tourism industry and the provincial marketing agency, Destination BC.

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Contact:

Philip Cooper
Communication and Engagement Director
City of Nanaimo
250 755 4532
David Petryk
President and CEO
Tourism Vancouver Island
250 740 1211

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