Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “tourism industry”
After years of operating council owned caravan parks, in 2015 Sandi-Kate Hutchins and her husband purchased their own park, Prime Pet Friendly Tourist Park in Lakes Entrance, Victoria. The park was run down and only offered a couple of worn cabins to accommodate guests traveling with pets. Over the last four years, Sandi-Kate and her husband have transformed the park. …
Robert Zatta’s is the owner operator of the multi-award winning Best Western Bluegum Motel in Dubbo. Five years ago, Robert and his wife Amanda embarked on a renovation of the motel’s infrastructure and an overhaul of systems and procedures. The upgrades transformed the business, taking it from an average 3 ½ star motel to a popular 4 ½* property. In …
Kate Mitchell, ex-holiday park manager, is the co-owner of City Centre Motor Inn Armidale. Kate is constantly on the lookout for innovative tourism ventures and progressive self-development opportunities. In particular activities that will help Kate advance through to her own personal transformation. One such opportunity recently presented itself, which involved Kate setting off on a trans pacific adventure. I was …
Adam Hutchinson is the founder of CamperMate and GeoZone, two digital solutions reshaping the Caravan & Camping Industry within New Zealand. I was excited to get my geek on and chat to Adam about his business ventures and secrets to success, born from the simple desire to connect tourists with camping facilities. Freedom Camping Issues Tackled with Technology The Rugby …
Adam Hutchinson is the founder of CamperMate and GeoZone, two digital solutions reshaping the Caravan & Camping Industry in New Zealand. Born from the simple desire to connect tourists with available camping facilities, the concept has since been developed into technology that is addressing significant industry problems. In this week’s episode, Adrian and Adam discuss GPS enabled apps that reduce …
Graham Perry is the Managing Director for Best Western Hotels & Resorts Australasia. Adrian and Graham caught up during the hotel group’s National Convention held at Noosa. Adrian was invited to the event as the official podcast media host. The invitation was an innovative effort by Best Western to ensure important conversations discussed during the event were continued post conference. …
Jess Dineen, the Operations Manager at Dineen Tourism Management, recently returned from a three-month holiday travelling around Europe. I was keen to chat with Jess for this week’s podcast episode, to find out more about empowering staff so they can confidently make decisions in the absence of key management personnel. We also touch on the importance of taking time away …
Josh Carnavas is the Managing Director of Brisbane Camperland, a successful family business. The fact that Josh’s surname is an anagram for Caravans should be enough to deem him king of all things caravan. Or perhaps the makeshift Jayco Journey mobile studio from where he participated in this week’s podcast recording paints a better picture of his dedication to the …
Justin Hales is the founder and CEO of Camplify, a recreational vehicle (RV) hiring platform and a major player in the share economy industry. After dominating the Australian market, Justin and his team launched in the UK, seeing fantastic growth in the last twelve months. Camplify will soon expand into other European countries and places like New Zealand. In this …
