TRC worked on the project for Tourism Western Australia under a TQual grant in 2013 when we were contracted to consult with interested Aboriginal communities to evaluate the ways each community would develop camping products on their land and use [...]
The study collected data from mountain bike riders between May 2016 and March 2017 to obtain demographic and spend information. Data from the 770 responses was then used by MCa (Michael Connell and Associates Economists) to model the impact of [...]
The TRC team was chosen for its knowledge and experience in tourism development in Pacific Countries, following previous work in Samoa, Niue, the Cook Islands, Fiji and others. The TRC Team including Janet Mackay, Ray Salter, Alistair Henchman with Dave [...]
TRC Director Janet Mackay said: “TRC’s work assisted in gaining the funding for the Derby tracks, prioritising investment and measuring the benefits of trails. The region has worked really hard and growth has exceeded all projections and they are now [...]
Today we welcome Tracy who has over 20 years experience working in destination marketing roles across New Zealand and internationally. She most recently served as General Manager for Destination Marlborough after 13 years with Tourism New Zealand. TRC Director Janet [...]
Janet and Alistair together with our economist Michael Connell and Greg Grabasch of UDLA have been assisting the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation plan for a Living Culture Centre on the Burrup Peninsula. MAC have now decided to pursue the development on [...]
In particular with new technologies coming along such as VR and AI will the role of the National Tourism Organisation change and also will the role of the travel seller change. Clearly there has already been enormous change in the [...]
The tourism industry in Queenstown is booming and growth in visitation and spend is at record levels, even in the context of the thriving New Zealand visitor economy. The Queenstown Trail, for which TRC prepared a ten year strategy in [...]
The conference will focus on sustainable walking and cycling trails and will examine emerging trends for trails, measuring the benefits of trails to local economies, and sustainable planning and management of trails. Keynote speaker Kaye Parker will share her experience [...]
As a key sponsor of the conference TRC was there in force and I spoke on innovation in visitor servicing at the forum for Visitor Information Centre staff. Two of my main messages were: Times they are a changing!!....people get [...]
