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TOURISM AUSTRALIA WEBINAR SERIES - 6 NOVEMBER 2020
TOURISM AUSTRALIA
WEBINAR SERIES
6 NOVEMBER 2020
TOURISM AUSTRALIA WEBINAR SERIES - 6 NOVEMBER 2020
BEDE FENNELL
EXECUTIVE GENERAL MANAGER, CORPORATE AFFAIRS
TOURISM AUSTRALIA
TOURISM AUSTRALIA WEBINAR SERIES - 6 NOVEMBER 2020
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TOURISM AUSTRALIA WEBINAR SERIES - 6 NOVEMBER 2020
INDIGENOUS
 FOCUS
 MOVING
 FORWARD

Sand Dune Adventures, Port Stephens
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PANEL DISCUSSION

              MARK OLIVE         ANDREW SMITH
            THE BLACK OLIVE   SAND DUNE ADVENTURES
TOURISM AUSTRALIA WEBINAR SERIES - 6 NOVEMBER 2020
PHILLIPA HARRISON
MANAGING DIRECTOR, TOURISM AUSTRALIA
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MARKETS

                                                        Australia

          9.5 MILLION VISITORS   $45 BILLION SPEND   1 IN 13 JOBS
TOURISM AUSTRALIA WEBINAR SERIES - 6 NOVEMBER 2020
Continental
                    UK     Europe
       North
      America

                                            China

                                                                  Japan &
                                                                   South
                                 India                Hong Kong    Korea

CURRENT INTERNATIONAL
                                         South East
                                            Asia

MARKET ACTIVITY
AUSTRALIA
MARKETPLACE
EVENTS
Australia Marketplace Online events
have been connecting Australian
sellers with buyers and media. Last
week’s event in North America
resulted in more than 11K
appointments.

Coming up:
UK & Europe: 10 - 12 November
China: 1-2 December
Japan: 4-5 February 2021
RETURN OF
FACE TO FACE
EVENTS
LOOKING
TOWARDS
FUTURE
SCENARIOS
CONSUMER INSIGHTS:
THE GREAT DISRUPTION
THE
GEOGRAPHY OF
AUSTRALIA IS
WHAT DEFINES
OUR NATION
AND INDUSTRY

IT IS WHAT
HAS MADE OUR
LAND UNIQUE
AND
APPEALING
AUSTRALIA’S
THREE BIG
HEADWINDS
                  TIME            DISTANCE              COST
              We are a vast and    We are on the      Australia is an
              time-consuming      other side of the    expensive
                place to visit;        world           destination
              our experiences
               are spread out
Tourism Australia

THE WORLD                                                                            GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL TOURIST MOVEMENT (YOY % CHANGE)
STOPPED
MOVING                                                            10             3            4                4              2             5           2
                                                                     0
                                                                 -10
                                                                 -20
                                                                 -30
                                                                 -40
                                                                 -50
                                                                 -60                                                              -55           -57         -57
                                                                 -70                 -65          -66
                                                                 -80                                               -72
                                                                                 World       Europe       Asia and the       Americas       Africa    Middle East
                                                                                                             Pacific
                                                                                                        2019       2020 (January to June)

    Source: International - World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) September 2020.
Tourism Australia

  THE VIRUS IS                                                                            AFRAID OF CONTRACTING                                                                        “I REALLY WANT A HOLIDAY”

  SIGNIFICANTLY                                                                                              65%                                                                                            49%
  CHANGING                                                                            ‘Very’ or ‘Somewhat scared’ they                                                               The number 1 driver for the 18%

  TRAVEL
                                                                                           will contract COVID-19                                                                  intending to travel internationally in
                                                                                                                                                                                            the next 6 moths

  BEHAVIOUR
                                                                                                  PHYSICAL                                                                                            MENTAL
                                                                                                   HEALTH                                                                                             HEALTH
                                                                                                      People are                                                                                    2020 has been
                                                                                                   cautious of the                                                                                  tough - people
                                                                                                   virus, so they’re                                                                                 really need a
                                                                                                   planning travel                                                                                     holiday.
                                                                                                     accordingly.

  Source: YouGov COVID-19 global public monitor. International market aggregate includes Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, China, India, Germany, USA, UK, Italy, France and Canada. Data up to October 26th 2020; TA Travel
  Sentiment Tracker (latest wave n=13,500) International aggregate includes Indonesia, NZ, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, China, India, Germany, USA, UK, Hong Kong, France, Italy and Canada. Fieldwork was conducted 23rd –
  26th September 2020.
Tourism Australia

DISTANCE AND                                                                             TOP DESTINATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SAFETY & SECURITY
A SPARSE
                                                                                                              11 market aggregate – Total Travellers Indexed to top 10 OOR destinations

POPULATION,
ARE DRIVING
                                                                             150
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           COVID-19

SAFETY
                                                                             140

                                                                             130                                                                                                                                                     Australia

PECEPTIONS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Japan
                                                                             120

                                                                             110
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Switzerland
                                                                             100                                                                                                                                                     New Zealand
                                                                              90
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Canada

                                                                              80

                                                                              70

                                                                              60

                                                                              50
                                                                                            2014                 2015                  2016                  2017                 2018                  2019                  2020

    Question: You said [factor] is important to you. Which of these destinations do you associate with [factor]? 11 market aggregate includes: Indonesia, NZ, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, China, India, Germany, USA, UK.
    Source: International - TA Consumer Demand Project (CDP) July-August 2020. n=17,600; Tourism Australia qualitative global research, 2020.
Tourism Australia

NATURE IS                                                                                        TOP DESTINATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH NATURE & WILDLIFE
RISING IN                                                                                                             11 market aggregate – Total Travellers Indexed to top 10 OOR destinations

IMPORTANCE                                                                                                                                                                                                                           COVID-19

– GETTING
                                                                              150
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Australia

BACK TO
                                                                              140

                                                                              130

WHAT’S
                                                                              120
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            New Zealand
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Hawaii

REAL AND
                                                                              110                                                                                                                                                           Switzerland

                                                                              100

WORTHWHILE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Japan
                                                                               90

                                                                               80

                                                                               70

                                                                               60

                                                                               50
                                                                                             2014                    2015                   2016                    2017                   2018                    2019                  2020

    Question: You said [factor] is important to you. Which of these destinations do you associate with [factor]? 11 market aggregate includes: Indonesia, NZ, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, China, India, Germany, USA, UK.
    Source: International - TA Consumer Demand Project (CDP) July-August 2020. n=17,600; Tourism Australia qualitative global research, 2020.
Tourism Australia

THE                                                                                                                              IMPORTANCE FACTORS
IMPORTANCE                                                                                                                  (% rank factor in top 5) 11 market aggregate - 2020

OF VALUE FOR
MONEY IS
                                                                              60
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         COVID-19

DECREASING
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Safety
                                                                              50
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 WC nature & wildlife

AS DEMAND IS                                                                  40
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Good F&W

PENT UP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Value for money
                                                                              30                                                                                                                                                 Friendly citizens
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 History & heritage
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 WC aquatic & coastal
                                                                              20                                                                                                                                                 Clean cities
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Range of accomm.

                                                                              10

                                                                               0
                                                                                          2013               2014              2015               2016              2017               2018               2019            2020

    Question: Thinking about choosing a holiday destination, which o of the following factors is more important to you? (Please rank up to 5). 11 market aggregate includes: Indonesia, NZ, Singapore, Malaysia, South
    Korea, Japan, China, India, Germany, USA, UK.
    Source: International - TA Consumer Demand Project (CDP) July-August 2020. n=17,600.
Tourism Australia

      AT THE SAME TIME, KEY BRAND MEASURES ARE RISING

     MOST DESIRABLE DESTINATION (%)                                                                            CONSIDERATION (%)                                                                                     INTENTION
      Top 10 Destinations – Unprompted 11 Market Aggregate                                          11 market aggregate Indexed to top 10 OOR destinations                                     11 market aggregate Indexed to top 10 OOR destinations

                                                              COVID-19                       160                                                                                      200
                                                                                                                                                                   COVID-19                                                                     COVID-19

                                                                                                                                                                       Australia      180
8                                                                                            140
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Australia
                                                                                                                                                                       Japan          160
7                                                                     Australia              120
                                                                                                                                                                                   140                                                            Japan
6                                                                     Japan                                                                                            France
                                                                                             100                                                                       Italy
                                                                      USA                                                                                              UK          120
                                                                      Hawaii                                                                                           New Zealand
5                                                                     New Zealand                                                                                      Switzerland
                                                                                              80                                                                       Hawaii      100                                                            France
                                                                                                                                                                       USA                                                                        New Zealand
                                                                      France                                                                                           Canada                                                                     UK
4                                                                     Switzerland                                                                                                                                                                 Hawaii
                                                                                                                                                                                    80                                                            USA
                                                                      Europe                  60                                                                                                                                                  Switzerland
3                                                                     Maldives                                                                                                                                                                    South Korea
                                                                                                                                                                                        60
                                                                      Italy                   40
2                                                                                                                                                                                       40

1                                                                                             20
                                                                                                                                                                                        20

0                                                                                               0                                                                                        0
          2017              2018               2019              2020                                  2014     2015      2016      2017      2018       2019      2020                        2014      2015       2016   2017   2018   2019   2020

    23 Source: International - TA Consumer Demand Project (CDP) July-August 2020. n=17,600. 11 market aggregate includes: Indonesia, NZ, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, China, India, Germany, USA, UK.
COVID IS
TURNING
AUSTRALIA’S
HEADWINDS      SPARSLEY          ISOLATED            QUALITY
INTO          POPULATED           Australia is far     Unique

TAILWINDS     It’s a big place   away and we’re      experiences
               with very few      managing the       worth paying
                   people           virus well        more for
Tourism Australia

                     ...AND WE’RE SEEING THE
                    INVERSION PLAY OUT AT A
                        DOMESTIC LEVEL TOO
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Tourism Australia                                                    Turning Australia’s Barriers into Drivers                                                                                                            Monday 2nd November

THE INTENT                                                                     INTEND TO TRAVEL IN                                                    TRIGGERS FOR DOMESTIC TRAVEL IN THE NEXT 6
AND DESIRE                                                                     THE NEXT 6 MONTHS                                                                      MONTHS
TO TAKE A
                                                                                                                                                           (of the 54% who intend to take a domestic holiday in the next year)

HOLIDAY IN
                                                                                                                                                     Feel like I really need a holiday                                            52%

THE NEXT 6
                                                                                                                                                           Would like to visit friends &
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             45%
                                                                                                                                                                    relatives

MONTHS IS                                                                                    54%                                                   Would like to replace a previous
                                                                                                                                                             delayed trip
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     22%

HIGH                                                                                                                                                        Now have the time to do it                               22%

                                                                                                                                                          Have found very good deals                           14%

                                                                                                                                                                      Using ticket vouchers                   10%

                                                                                                                                                                                                 Other   3%

                                                                                                                                                                                        Don't know       2%

     Question: You indicated you are likely to travel for leisure within Australia in the next 6 months. What are the reasons that motivate you to travel within Australia in the near future?
26 Source: Domestic - TA Travel Sentiment Tracker (latest wave n=1002) Fieldwork was conducted 20st - 26th October 2020.
Tourism Australia                                                   Turning Australia’s Barriers into Drivers                                                                                                                          Monday 2nd November

CONCERNS                                                                                    FACTORS PROVIDING CONFIDENCE WHEN                                                                                               HYGIENE AND
AROUND                                                                                            BOOKING POST-COVID19                                                                                                      HEALTHCARE
SOCIAL
                                                                                                                        % of Aus travellers (n=840)

DISTANCE AND
                                                                            A flexible cancellation / alteration
                                                                                                                                                                                                      78%
                                                                                           policy

HYGIENE ARE                                                              Limits to number of people allowed                                                                           55%

ALSO HIGH                                                            An accreditation relating to cleaning /
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                90%
                                                                                                                                                                                      55%
                                                                                    hygiene

                                                                              Stated protocols enforcing social
                                                                                                                                                                                     53%
                                                                                         distancing

                                                                         Provision of protective equipment /                                                                                                             In the next 1 – 2 years
                                                                                                                                                                            41%                                            I will make sure my
                                                                                   hygiene product                                                                                                                      holiday destinations have
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         a high level of hygiene
                                                                                                                            Other              2%                                                                            and healthcare
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              (top two box)

      Question 1: When considering booking tourism products (e.g. experiences, hotels , transport) following the coronavirus outbreak, which of the following will be important in giving you the confidence to book?
27 Source: Domestic - 1 TA Domestic tracking June 2020 (fieldwork 11-30th June. Derived by BDA from Blue North. Sample: Australian leisure travellers leisure travelers, defined as anyone who has taken at least one
      overnight leisure trip in the last 12 months (either domestic or outbound); - 2. TA Domestic tracking September 2020 (fieldwork 17-30th September. Derived by BDA from Blue North. Sample: Australian leisure
      travellers leisure travellers, defined as anyone who has taken at least one overnight leisure trip in the last 12 months (either domestic or outbound)
Tourism Australia

THE                                                                                 IMPORTANCE FACTORS – AUSTRALIA (DOMESTIC)
IMPORTANCE
                                                                                                               (% rank factor in top 5)

OF VALUE FOR
MONEY IS
                                                              70

DECREASING
                                                              60

FOR DOMESTIC
                                                                                                                                                                 Safety
                                                              50
                                                                                                                                                                 WC nature & wildlife

TRAVELERS AS                                                  40
                                                                                                                                                                 Value for money

WELL
                                                                                                                                                                 History & heritage
                                                                                                                                                                 Friendly citizens
                                                              30
                                                                                                                                                                  Good F&W
The need for a safe holiday is                                                                                                                                   WC aquatic & coastal
becoming greater than the costs                                                                                                                                  Range of accomm.
                                                              20                                                                                                 Family friendly
associated with it.                                                                                                                                              Clean cities

                                                              10

                                                               0
                                                                             2016                    2017                    2018                  2019   2020

      Source: Consumer Demand Project, Tourism Australia, Australia 2020 Report.
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      Question: Thinking about choosing a holiday destination, which o of the following factors is more important to you? (Please rank up to 5).
Tourism Australia

TO                                        TIME                          DISTANCE                           COST
SUMMARISE
                    BARRIERS   Australia is a vast and time-     Australia is on the other side    Australia is an expensive
                                consuming place to visit        of the world / our experiences           destination
                                                                        are spread out

                                                   PHYSICAL HEALTH                                   MENTAL HEALTH
                    COVID-19                 PEOPLE ARE CAUTIOUS OF THE VIRUS,                    2020 SUCKED - PEOPLE REALLY
                                          SO THEY’RE PLANNING TRAVEL ACCORDINGLY                        NEED A HOLIDAY!

                               SPARSLEY POPULATED                        ISOLATED                         QUALITY
                    DRIVERS    It’s a big place with very few      Australia is far away and       unique experiences worth
                                            people                 managing the virus well              paying more for
SUSAN COGHILL
CMO, TOURISM AUSTRALIA
Tourism Australia                     Holiday Here This Year

                    DOMESTIC UPDATE

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Tourism Australia

                    Awareness campaign, targeting all of Australia to persuade them to plan
                    and book a domestic holiday full of experiences.

                           SOCIAL MEDIA: reached over 13 million

   CAMPAIGN                TV: reached over 5 million - including spots in AFL and NRL footy finals, State of
                           Origin, Melbourne Cup and tentpole shows such as The Block, The Bachelorette
   RESULTS                 and SAS Australia.

                           RADIO: reached over 7 million with spots in metro and key regional hubs

   FIRST 3                 PRESS: reached over 2 million.

   WEEKS                   OUTDOOR: reached over 9 million.

                           DIGITAL: 30% increase in UVs to Australia.com

                           PR: 1,300 pieces of coverage for approximately $8.3 million in EAV
Tourism Australia

                    Awareness campaign, targeting all of Australia to persuade
                    them to plan and book a domestic holiday full of experiences.

                         RESEARCH: showing high levels of awareness, consideration and intent.

   CAMPAIGN              •   56% said it made them more likely to consider taking a holiday this year

   TRACKING                  31% said, as a result of seeing this campaign, they now plan to take a holiday

   RESULTS
                         •
                             in Australia this year that they would not otherwise have taken

                         •   73% agreed the ad reminded them of the many great tourism experiences

   FIRST 2
                             available in Australia

   WEEKS                 •   67% said it made them proud to be Australian

                         •   48% agreed that the campaign made them keen to book a holiday in Australia
                             as soon as possible
Tourism Australia

                                                                 2020 – Q2                                             2021 – Q3                                   2021 – Q4

                                                        OCT          NOV                   DEC             JANUARY    FEBRUARY       MARCH            APRIL            MAY       JUNE
                                                   Oct long      Black Friday    School                                                                                          June long
                                                                                           Christmas                                    Easter       ANZAC Day
                                                   weekend                      holidays                                                                                         weekend

                                                              PLAN YOUR TRIP                                                                                  SEE AUSTRALIA
                                  MASS REACH
                                                                   TVC                                                  *CITY ESCAPES
                                  CAMPAIGNS

UPDATED
                                                                                                                                                                        *CITY ESCAPES

                                                                                                             SEM, & DIGITAL RETARGETTING

CAMPAIGN
                                 TA ALWAYS ON

                    CONSUMER
                                                                                                                     FAMILS / PR

PLAN
                                                                                                                               LUXURY / SPECIAL
                                                                                GIFTING TRAVEL                EXPERIENCES                                     *ICONS
                                                                                                                                 OCCASIONS
                                   TARGETED
                                                                                                          FOOD AND DRINK: PR, SOCIAL, AUS.COM
                                  ACTIVATIONS

                                                                                                   ROADTRIPS / EPIC JOURNEYS: PR, SOCIAL, AUS.COM,

Current as of                                                                                BUSHFIRE FOCUSED ACTIVITIES: PAID, SOCIAL, PR, AUS.COM

5th Nov 2020
                     INDUSTRY

                                                                                                                ALWAYS ON PRINT (INCLUDES TRAVEL AGENTS)
                                INDUSTRY SUPPORT
                                                                                                       CONTENT & DIGITAL PROGRAMS IN DEVELOPMENT

                                                                                                              NATIONAL/ STO PARTNERSHIPS
                    PARTNERS

                                PARTNERSHIPS AND
                                                                                                 DOMESTIC AUSSIE SPECIALISTS PROGRAM (Agent Training)
                                  DISTRIBUTION

                                                                                RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Tourism Australia

  UPCOMING
  CAMPAIGN
  ACTIVITY                GIFTING TRAVEL                   CITY ESCAPES                 SEE AUSTRALIA

                    DECEMBER:                       FEBRUARY:                     MARCH/APRIL:
                    Focus on giving travel and      Mass media campaign to        Mass media campaign
                    experiences through broadcast   increase appeal of cities     promoting epic journey
                    partnerships, social content,   breaks and drive conversion   around Australia to
                    PR campaign, Australia.com      through partnerships.         encourage bucket list
                    and ambassador work                                           holidays here at home (rather
                    supported by paid media         MAY:                          than saving and waiting for
                    activity.                       Second wave of mass media     an overseas holiday).
                                                    campaign support for city
                    JANUARY:                        breaks.
                    Target those summer holiday
                    makers whilst in-situ to
                    upweight their holiday with
                    tourism experiences
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EARNED AND OWNED ACTIVITY
          BROADCAST                             PR & FAMILS                         AUSTRALIA.COM                    FRIENDS OF AUSTRALIA

Broadcast partnership & support for   Working with media outlets to          Publishing new content, e.g., new     Working with Friends of Australia to
programs such as:                     ensure ongoing editorial stories of    itineraries, city guides, conscious   generate coverage eg Hemsworth
• Travel Guides (Nine),               key messages and themes.               travel articles, etc.                 trip to Lord Howe that generated
• Taste of Australia with Hayden                                                                                   $15M worth of coverage.
    Quinn (Ten)                       From 1 July more than 3,650 articles   From 1 July – 31 October aus.com
• Tour de Cure (Seven)                have been achieved this FY.            has received more than 1,064,000
• Fishing Australia (WIN)                                                    unique domestic visitors.
• Getaway (Nine)
• Better Homes & Garden (Seven).

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NEW SOCIAL CONTENT: LISTICLES & DESTINATION GUIDES
          LISTICLES: Launched 12 Aug                         DESTINATION GUIDES: LAUNCHED 12 OCT
  Weekly Instagram Stories series that aims to inspire &   Weekly Instagram Stories series that aims to educate &
                encourage click-throughs.                  encourage click-through to Aus.com for more detailed
                                                                                itineraries.
  So far driven over 40,000 leads to industry & operator
                      social channels.                       25+ total guides in development, to be re-purposed
                                                                  into video content for use across digital.
Tourism Australia

                    ADVERTISING   CONTENT

 TRAVEL AGENT
 SUPPORT

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PHILLIPA HARRISON
MANAGING DIRECTOR, TOURISM AUSTRALIA
THANK YOU

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