Bruce Harkness is the Senior Vice President of HR and Customer Experience at Wyndham Destinations, Asia Pacific. Wyndham Destinations is a global company which develops, markets and sells vacation ownership interests in approximately 110 countries. I was excited to chat with Bruce for this week’s episode of the ‘That Bad Review’ Podcast series, about providing great customer experience. Personalised Customer …
Traditional Holiday Parks, Four Key Elements of a Successful Park & Focusing on Existing Guests
Bert van Spronsen is the Founder & Managing Director of Kui Parks, a network of over 80 holiday parks across Australia. Kui Parks are carefully chosen against well-researched criteria, and offer facilities similar to those of traditional holiday parks. Bert bought his first camper trailer when he was twenty, upgrading to a caravan two years later. He admits to learning …
Everyone has a Story, Tips for Success & How to Effectively Scale Your Business
For this week’s episode of ‘That Bad Review’ Podcast we do things a bit differently. Instead of asking the questions, I’m interviewed by Michael Vincent for The Seachange Business Podcast. Through his podcast, Michael seeks to understand the back story behind what makes business owners successful. I was honoured have a chat with Michael about my own experience and the knowledge I’ve gathered along the way. …
64. Travelling Family Circus, the Real Life Classroom & Handling Negative Feedback the Right Way
Content Creators Aaron & Jules Davenport have a passion for the tourism industry, sharing and documenting countless travel adventures with their three young boys. Together this collective of fun-loving explorers are known in the caravanning and camping industry as the Travelling Family Circus. This week I invite Aaron and Jules to speak with me on the ‘That Bad Review’ podcast …

58. Laura Cocking on capitalising on mentorships, industry networking & emerging trends
The acquisition of Top Parks by Discovery Parks in 2018 resulted in the creation of Australia’s largest network of holiday parks. In this week’s episode we chat with Laura Cocking the Top Parks Business Development Manager (BDM) for WA, NT, QLD and Northern NSW. With Laura responsible for the business development for almost half the country, her understanding of the caravan and …
Holiday Park Life, the Importance of Travel & the Value of Virtual Assistants
Children of parents who operate holiday parks often learn the trade by default, never actually realising the opportunities the lifestyle presents until they spend time away from the industry. No one knows this better than Dan Fraser, owner operator of North South Holiday Park in Christchurch, New Zealand. In this week’s episode we chat with Dan about his life growing …
4 Easy ways to Implement SEO Tips for Your Website
Getting your business online is the best first step you can take to staying ahead of the competition. I outlined a few ways to do this in a previous article, but I want to expand on that information by going deeper into your company’s website – specifically search engine optimisation, usually talked about as SEO. SEO is one of the …
Winning over International Tourists: An Easy to Replicate Formula
Australia is a hot destination for international tourists. Up to the end of April 2017, Tourism Australia states that 8.46 million international tourists visited Australia. With such a huge variety of people coming to the country, figuring out the best way to engage with them before they arrive can be a challenge. Our park is located a 40-minute drive south …
The Local Community and Your Business: A Network That Gives Back
Being in a remote area of Australia, I know the importance of being an active member of the community our accommodation business is in. The people in our neck of the woods help to deliver a great experience to my clients. From the local cafes to the tour operators, we all rely on each other to ensure our businesses survive …
Getting onto Social Media and Conquering Your Fears
When I started getting my business on Social Media I started at zero. No likes, no followers, nothing. I knew that would change eventually as more people found the business online. When I look back where I started I know it wasn’t getting used to the technology or settings things up that scared me, it was putting myself out there. …
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