Resources

DESTINATION MANAGEMENT PLAN

The Destination Sydney Surrounds North Destination Management Plan has been updated. The DMP 2022 – 2030 exists to guide industry on priorities, strategies and required actions that will continue to drive the growth of the Visitor Economy at a regional level. The plan provides the foundations on which future local plans can be built and updated to provide a common vision. This document is an adaptable plan that will be reviewed annually by DSSN in consultation with Destination NSW and industry stakeholders. Our DMP can be downloaded as a PDF, can be viewed on ISSUU or should you require a printed copy, please contact admin@dssn.com.au

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DESTINATION NETWORKS – GROWING THE REGIONAL NSW VISITOR ECONOMY TO 2023.

A suite of Destination Management Plans (DMPs) has now been prepared for the seven NSW regions to align with the VES, the broader NSW Government strategic context, and relevant regional and local government plans and strategies. The new regional NSW DMPs provide a collaborative framework to guide the work of the Destination Networks (DNs) and local, regional and state tourism stakeholders to grow, develop and promote the regional NSW visitor economy to 2030.

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TOOL KITS

DNSW Inbound Tourism Guide

NSW is the number one state in Australia for tourism. Fifty one percent of the 7.6 million international visitors to Australia visit NSW. International tourism to NSW was worth over $9.5 billion in 2016 and the spend was growing about five times faster than the domestic market. Inbound tourism is big business and vital to the visitor economy. Before you make the decision to enter into the inbound markets, you need to understand how inbound tourism works, know who is visiting Australia and ensure that your product is ‘export ready’.

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NSW Regional Conferencing Toolkit

The State Government has established a Regional Conferencing Unit within the Government’s tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW and have resourced the unit appropriately to deliver growth strategies and promotional plans to sell the benefits of meeting in Australia’s most geographically diverse State. This Toolkit has been especially designed for rural and regional NSW suppliers or those considering entering the business events arena to assist them in growing their business and achieving even greater success.

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Partner Opportunities with Destination NSW

Destination NSW has established strong partnerships within the national and global tourism and events industries to achieve our mission to double overnight visitor expenditure by 2020 and maximise the benefits of the visitor economy for NSW. These partnerships are essential to maintain our State’s prized position as Australia’s number-one visitor destination and home to the most compelling major events calendar in our nation. This guide showcases a range of partner opportunities, from cooperative marketing activities to social media and webinars.

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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES

THRIVE 2030 The Reimagined Visitor Economy

NSW Visitor Economy Strategy 2030

A 20 Year Economic Vision for Regional NSW - Refresh

DSSN Stimulus Webinar April 2020

Regional Economic Development Strategies – 2023 Update

TOURISM MARKET SEGMENTS

Domestic Caravan & Camping

Creating Real Inclusion

Aboriginal Tourism

Food & Wine Tourism

Culture & Heritage Tourism

Nature-based Tourism

Cruise Tourism

DNSW INDUSTRY WORKSHOPS

Destination NSW delivers the NSW First program to assist tourism businesses around the State to develop, promote and sell their tourism products. It includes face to face workshops and online webcasts that offer ‘how-to’ insights on a range of topics for the tourism industry, with events to be added to the calendar throughout the year.
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GET CONNECTED

Get Connected is Destination NSW’s website membership program. Simple and easy to use Get Connected membership is free and is open to all tourism operators within New South Wales.

With Get Connected, Destination NSW gives you the opportunity to showcase your tourism products on Destination NSW consumer websites FREE of charge and tap into over 2.4 million potential customers a month, both domestic and international – that’s 25.2 million people a year who are looking for tourism products.

During the 2017/18 financial year, Destination NSW, through visitnsw.com and sydney.com websites, delivered more than 7.5 million leads to the tourism industry in NSW.

To take advantage of this service, you simply register on Get Connected and enter your product information, and your details will be listed on the following websites and databases:

visitnsw.com | Destination NSW’s primary consumer website attracts over 11 million visits a year.

sydney.com | This international website, has market and language specific versions for the following countries: Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Germany, New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom, Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Singapore.

australia.com | Tourism Australia’s website delivers information to customers worldwide, and is the primary call to action in Tourism Australia’s international tourism marketing and promotional activities.

The Australian Tourism Data Warehouse (ATDW) A centralised database of more than 40,000 Australian tourism product and destinations, supplying NSW product to 70 plus websites including australia.com.

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DNSW IMAGE LIBRARY

The Destination NSW Content Library houses a collection of images, videos and editorial content showcasing destinations and experiences across Sydney and all regions of New South Wales.

The Content Library provides the tourism industry, travel media, government agencies and select commercial partners with a range of assets that can be used to promote New South Wales as a travel destination.

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