APAC News
6th TTRA APac Chapter Conference Note
TTRA Members take note: the 6th TTRA APac Chapter Conference Note has been published in a leading tourism journal, Anatolia. Click on the link below to read the submission.
TOURISMx – Tourism and Travel Management MOOC
The University of Queensland, Australia is proud to launch the third run of our FREE online EdX course in Tourism and Travel Management: Leading tourism practitioners and researchers offer insider perspectives on this dynamic and growing industry.
The first two courses attracted over 20,000 learners from 200 countries/regions – so you will be joining a significant global tourism family!
Developed in partnership with Tourism and Events Queensland, the statutory tourism marketing authority for Queensland, numerous modules were shot on-location across Queensland’s premier tourism destinations, and the course features interviews with many leading Queensland practitioners, administrators and advocates, and policy-makers.
The course is particularly designed for:
- Professionals working in the tourism (travel, hospitality, events, sport and leisure) industries
- Students learning about these industries for the first time
- Individuals who have an avid interest in tourism and travel
Enroll here: https://www.edx.org/course/tourism-travel-management-uqx-tourismx#
We welcome feedback, and feel free to cannibalize content for your own teaching as you see fit…
Russian Tourism Market Report: Trends, Analysis & Statistics.
Russian agency RMAA Travel unveiled a unique book “Russian Tourism Market Report: Trends, Analysis & Statistics. How to impress Russian tourists and attract them to your country”.
Russia is consistently among the top 10 countries in terms of the expenses of its citizens abroad. Most Russian tourists prefer to rest in Turkey. For instance in 2017, this resort was visited by about 3.5 million Russians. Also while traveling, tourists from Russia willingly spend their money. All of this makes the Russian outbound tourism market extremely attractive for other countries.
The research by RMAA Travel covers all aspects of tourism market: from overall review to key players, from behavior of tourists to the marketing strategies of entering the Russian market.
“Our agency receives more and more requests from foreign customers on the organization of marketing research and advertising campaigns in order to attract Russian tourists. RMAA Travel team implemented several successful cases in this area. However, during data collection, we stumbled upon one problem: all the information was fragmented, and we had to spend a lot of time searching for data. As a result, we decided to collect all the accumulated materials into a single comprehensive research of the Russian tourism market. And today we are happy to share this study with our audience”, – said Vadim Tylik, CEO of RMAA Travel Agency.
The research covers the main issues concerned with the tourism market in Russia:
- How attractive is the Russian tourist market?
- Where do Russians prefer to rest?
- How much money do they spend on a trip?
- How do they plan travels?
- What players operate in the Russian market?
- Where is it worth and where is it not worth to advertise?
- What an advertising campaign should be to win the heart of a Russian tourist?
- How will be the Russian outbound tourism market developing?
This research will be especially useful for tourism ministries, foreign companies engaged in the travel industry, airlines, hotels and foreign advertising agencies which deal with promotion of tourism and travel-related services in Russia.
About the Company
RMAA Travel (business unit of RMAA Group) is an integrated Travel Marketing agency, providing full range of services for travel brands promotion in the Russian market. The agency works with world-class travel brands like Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Morocco and China, and many others to advise, build and execute travel marketing strategies.
TTRA Asia-Pacific Chapter e-Newsletter – November 2018
Save the Date: TTRA International Conference, June 25-27 2019
Save The Date!!
50th Annual TTRA International Conference
Melbourne, Australia, 25 – 27 June 2019
Join us in Melbourne, Australia, for TTRA International’s 50th conference. A cultural mecca, Melbourne also lays claim to the sporting and events capital of the country, providing a fitting and vibrant atmosphere to showcase travel and tourism research. Over the course of the conference, we will navigate the terrain of shifting sands – reflecting not only the great Australian deserts and coastline, but also the influence of the external global environment on international tourism trends.
Our keynote speakers are giants in their fields – one in tourism economics and social enterprise, while the other has an environmental/climate change background, an area that affects tourism deeply. They are world leaders, and we are thrilled that they are joining us for the TTRA conference in 2019. Both will be involved in special sessions as well as presenting their Keynote addresses:
Prof Tim Flannery, world-renowned Paleontologist and Climate Change scientist
Prof Pauline Sheldon, University of Hawaii and TTRA Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
Do not miss out on this opportunity to contribute to a global association and present your contemporary narratives at an international conference that has been bringing together researchers from agencies, destinations, the industry and academia since its inception.
While we have identified a range of key themes (details to follow) and two outstanding Keynote Speakers, we are happy to consider any additional proposals for special sessions or workshops, particularly from the DMO/Practitioners’ perspective. Please email conference chair Sue Beeton at 2019conference@ttra.com with your proposal.
Further Information will be available on the conference website: https://ttra.com
Also check out our mascot’s Facebook page: Kanga & Roo – TTRA 2019
Key Dates:
01 September, 2018 – Proposals for special sessions or workshops due
11 January, 2019 – Submissions of academic research papers due
01 November, 2018 – Early Bird registration opens
Mid-February, 2019 – Acceptance of Abstracts notification
7 March, 2019 – Early Bird registration closes
10 June, 2019 – Late registration closes
28 June, 2019 – Post Conference Tours commence
