ONZAMAP Ltd. begins NZ travelogue
Sponsor of New Zealand’s inaugural e-tourism conference at Te Papa, ONZAMAP Ltd Co-Director John Jepson is no stranger to the social networking phenomenon. The strong link he established with AllWays Rental in Christchurch through Twitter is how he’s been able to conceive the ONZAROAD Video series.
With AllWays providing the wheels,
ONZAMAP Ltd Co-Director John Jepson will travel the length
and breadth of New Zealand over 81 days accompanied by a
cameraman and a web specialist, to capture the beauty and
personality that New Zealand exudes. “Every 3 days
we’re going to visit another region and another 6 tourism
operations. At the end of each 3 day visit we’ll be
releasing a 15 minute mini documentary on to the web,”
said John.
John said “Now more than ever the
tourism sector needs to nurture relationships with each
other. New Zealand’s remoteness makes it crucial for our
tourism sector to use the internet well, especially during
an economic downturn. I’m really excited about the strong
relationship I’ve formed with AllWays through Twitter,
establishing partnerships like ours is a really strong way
to help meet the goals of the national tourism
strategy.”
“We are thrilled to be the official
vehicle provider for the ONZAROAD tour in 2009,” said
Merav Benaia, AllWays Director. “At AllWays we have
identified the importance of the social networking
phenomenon, the need to enhance travellers experience and
collaborate with colleagues for mutual benefit. We see the
relationship with ONZAMAP as an important part in growing
our market position.”
“It’s a huge undertaking,
but now is the time to make it happen,” said John. New
Zealand tourism businesses are waking up to the
opportunities associated with social networking and we want
to add to the great word of mouth publicity it can
create.”
About:
The ONZAROAD trip will begin in
Northland on November 9th, and finish in the south
island’s West Coast on January 30th. Each of the 27
regional videos will be uploaded to The ONZAMAP Channel on
YouTube and other video sites. Throughout the trip all
experiences will be blogged and tweeted
about.
http://http://www.onzamap.co.nz is New Zealand’s 1st
Graphical Tourism Gateway offering the Interactive Traveller
an inspirational setting to plan their New Zealand travel
experience. Since its recent launch, http://http://www.onzamap.co.nz
has achieved impressive growth online with 40,000 page
views within the first month of going live.
AllWays
Rental is a campervan rental company offering affordable 2
berth campervans and car rentals to backpackers and
independent travellers.
ONZAMAP Ltd,
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http://http://www.onzamap.co.nz
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