by Tourism Geelong & The Bellarine | Sep 3, 2021 | 5 Minute Reads, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants, COVID-19, Wineries and Breweries
As we know, it’s hard to find good hospo staff at the best of times and as an organisation, we’re on a mission to support and invest in the knowledge, passion and growth of those working within the local wine and hospitality sectors. To help us, help you,...
by Tourism Geelong & The Bellarine | Apr 27, 2021 | 5 Minute Reads, Accommodation, Advertising & Marketing, Attractions, Cafes and Restaurants, Small Business Owners, Tours, Wineries and Breweries
How do you get packaging just right? How do you come up with ideas and practical methodology for product design for tourism services and experiences? And is it different if you have a hotel, a local tour or a caravan park? What does success look like? People quite...
by Tourism Geelong & The Bellarine | Mar 12, 2021 | 5 Minute Reads, Accommodation, Advertising & Marketing, Attractions, Business Events, Cafes and Restaurants, Content Marketing, COVID-19, Farmgates and Provedores, Retail, Small Business Owners, Tours, Training, Wineries and Breweries
On Wednesday 10 March – we hosted a very popular online training session. Designed by the marketing team at Tourism Greater Geelong & The Bellarine, this session aimed to help tourism operators in our region become masters at creating appealing deals and...
by Tourism Geelong & The Bellarine | Mar 1, 2021 | 5 Minute Reads, Accommodation, Advertising & Marketing, Attractions, Business Events, Cafes and Restaurants, Content Marketing, COVID-19, Events, Farmgates and Provedores, Retail, Social Media, Tours, Training, Wineries and Breweries
As the official regional tourism industry body for Greater Geelong and The Bellarine, we wear many hats, so we thought we’d give everyone a quick refresher on all the ways we communicate digitally; from industry updates to visitor attractions. These are just our...
by Tourism Geelong & The Bellarine | Feb 19, 2021 | 5 Minute Reads, Accommodation, Advertising & Marketing, Attractions, Business Events, Cafes and Restaurants, Content Marketing, COVID-19, Events, Farmgates and Provedores, Regional news, Retail, Small Business Owners, Social Media, Tours, Training, Wineries and Breweries
Our marketing programs aim to drive inspiration, interest and information about Geelong and The Bellarine to potential visitors. We’ve been making plans for campaigns to support the COVID recovery for almost a year. We’ve hit pause, rewind, fast forward and play, many...
by Tourism Geelong & The Bellarine | Feb 1, 2021 | 5 Minute Reads, Accommodation, Attractions, Business Events, Cafes and Restaurants, COVID-19, Events, Farmgates and Provedores, Legal for business, Regional news, Retail, Small Business Owners, Tours, Training, Wineries and Breweries
One year on and international tourism business are running on empty Domestic travel has replaced less than 20% of the revenue received from international visitors, with most export tourism businesses reliant on the JobKeeper supplement to get them this far according...
by Tourism Geelong & The Bellarine | Dec 23, 2020 | 5 Minute Reads, Accommodation, Attractions, Business Events, Cafes and Restaurants, COVID-19, Events, Farmgates and Provedores, Legal for business, Regional news, Retail, Small Business Owners, Tours, Training, Wineries and Breweries
Helping Victorian businesses stay safe and stay open COVIDSafe Summer – Briefing for Businesses The Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions hosted an online briefing for businesses in the Barwon South West region on Victoria’s COVIDSafe Summer arrangements on...
by Tourism Geelong & The Bellarine | Sep 17, 2020 | 5 Minute Reads, Accommodation, Advertising & Marketing, Attractions, Business Events, Cafes and Restaurants, COVID-19, Events, Farmgates and Provedores, Legal for business, Retail, Small Business Owners, Tours, Wineries and Breweries
I hope you are all well, and allowing yourself some cautious excitement as regional Victoria takes another step on the Roadmap to Recovery tomorrow. This is a fabulous result, and a cause for real optimism! Crucially this step means that people in regional Victoria...
by Tourism Geelong & The Bellarine | Sep 14, 2020 | 5 Minute Reads, Accommodation, Advertising & Marketing, Attractions, Business Events, Cafes and Restaurants, COVID-19, Events, Farmgates and Provedores, Legal for business, Retail, Small Business Owners, Tours, Wineries and Breweries
I hope you’re feeling positive about the optimistic start to the week. Following the $3 billion business relief package announced by Premier Dan Andrews yesterday, the press conference today included an announcement on specific support for sole traders and a...
