Japan Marketing Overview

As at March 2020

Insights

  • Top Line Numbers

    Share of overnight expenditure: 15%
    Forecasted Growth 2020: **To be revised
    Visitors: 113,000 | +2%
    Visitor Nights: 572,000 | -9%
    Expenditure: $149M | +5%

  • Booking

    75% of visitors on trade
    52% of total visitors are on package tours.
    11% of total visitors are student groups
  • Aviation

    Connections via:
    • SilkAir/Singapore Airlines
    • Domestic connections
  • Other Insights

    The largest segment of passport holders are 20-year-olds followed by 30-year-olds.

Strategy


Increasing destination awareness including distance and our resort climate, plus amplifying our stories and dream images.

Execution

Target Audience

  • Adult couples
  • Singles
  • Female office workers earning 50K+
  • High Value Travelers

Tactics

  • “Let’s Grab Our Thongs “promotion
  • Sharing the stories through Cairns & GBR 101 Stories
  • Digital activities – drive engagement and discovery on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
  • TTNQ Japanese Ambassador program

Working with us

  • Share content, videos and images
  • Story writing
  • Marine Diving Fair
  • Queensland On Tour Japan & TTNQ Pre-seminars
  • Press Tour
  • TTNQ seminars and workshops