// Posts Tagged ‘tourism’

Bad online travel reviews: their effects and how to react

Posted on: November 27th, 2011 by Ellen No Comments

This week a small tourism business belonging to a friend of mine suffered its first inevitable bad review on a particular well-known travellers’ website (cough cough, Tripadvisor, cough). I say “inevitable” not because of any ongoing bad service—indeed they run a very good operation—but because ultimately 99% of tourism businesses are going to one day [...]

The Evolution of the Haka Tours Brand

Posted on: July 6th, 2011 by Ellen No Comments

For the first 3-4 years of its existence, I was responsible for Haka Tours’ marketing output, most of which was digital. Here is how I witnessed the brand evolve from start-up business to award-winning kiwi tour operator, including what effect it had on the clientele. 2007: The Beginning Haka Tours’s first tour was in June 2007, [...]