Sydney Fish Market has used tourism data from Tourism Research Australia to inform business decisions and target marketing strategies. TRA data has shown rapid growth in Chinese visitors and helped SFM validate expanding Mandarin language offerings. SFM accesses quarterly TRA reports and plans to subscribe to the TRA Online portal, which provides detailed visitor demographics like country of origin and visit frequency to guide targeted marketing campaigns.
Sydney Fish Market has used tourism data from Tourism Research Australia to inform business decisions and target marketing strategies. TRA data has shown rapid growth in Chinese visitors and helped SFM validate expanding Mandarin language offerings. SFM accesses quarterly TRA reports and plans to subscribe to the TRA Online portal, which provides detailed visitor demographics like country of origin and visit frequency to guide targeted marketing campaigns.
Sydney Fish Market has used tourism data from Tourism Research Australia to inform business decisions and target marketing strategies. TRA data has shown rapid growth in Chinese visitors and helped SFM validate expanding Mandarin language offerings. SFM accesses quarterly TRA reports and plans to subscribe to the TRA Online portal, which provides detailed visitor demographics like country of origin and visit frequency to guide targeted marketing campaigns.
Sydney Fish Market has used tourism data from Tourism Research Australia to inform business decisions and target marketing strategies. TRA data has shown rapid growth in Chinese visitors and helped SFM validate expanding Mandarin language offerings. SFM accesses quarterly TRA reports and plans to subscribe to the TRA Online portal, which provides detailed visitor demographics like country of origin and visit frequency to guide targeted marketing campaigns.
SYDNEY FISH MARKET’S ‘CATCH ‘In the past, we’ve found it quite challenging to capture our site visitation numbers because of the nature of our location—you can OF THE DAY’ - TRA DATA! enter by car, foot, coach vehicles or public transport,’ says Williams. ‘In 2015 we ran a site visitor research project and were added to Sydney Fish Market (SFM), once a humble seafood market, is the TRA visitor surveys.1 Ever since, we’ve relied on that as our most now a fully-fledged tourist destination with three million local and accurate source of data about where tourists are coming from.’ international visitors a year. Located in the heart of Sydney, SFM is a buzzing hub for tourists, offering everything from fresh fish and chips She adds: ‘TRA data has demonstrated rapid growth in Chinese to cooking classes and guided tours. visitors to Sydney Fish Market. We have been able to use this to validate new strategies, partnerships and product offerings. For SFM has grown significantly over the last three years, and has used example, we have been encouraged to expand our experience tourism data to develop long-term strategies and drive business. offerings with new Mandarin language Sydney Seafood School Data from Tourism Research Australia (TRA) helps SFM with site classes which commence in February. We will also be introducing development, preparing stakeholder briefings and developing Mandarin language ‘Behind the Scenes’ tours and have even targeted marketing. used the data to encourage our Sydney Seafood School Cookbook Tourism data has given SFM a better understanding of the publisher to create a Mandarin edition.’ demographics of its visitors, which has informed business decisions SFM currently accesses TRA data via quarterly reports and are including investment in new services and upgrades to facilities. planning on subscribing to TRA Online, an online portal which The data has also helped demonstrate the social and economic houses TRA’s extensive data sets. Updated quarterly, TRA Online contribution that SFM makes to the state. Deloitte Access provides detailed demographics about visitors, including their reason Economics’ 2016 estimates (modelled on TRA data) predict that the for travel, which is perfect for targeted marketing campaigns. redevelopment of SFM in late 2018 will boost the state economy by ‘TRA provides us with a detailed breakdown of our visitors, showing approximately $52 million per year through tourism and deliver 136 the country or region they’re from, if they’re a returning or first-time full-time equivalent jobs. visitor and the growth in visitation for each demographic too,’ says Williams. VISITOR DATA INFORMS TARGETED MARKETING ‘If what you do is even slightly affected by the tourism industry, TRA’s Stephanie Williams, Marketing & Communication Manager at SFM, research and data can only help.’ uses tourism research on a weekly basis to report on visitation and develop targeted marketing plans. Want to use tourism data to inform your business? You can learn more about TRA Online here.
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your business’ performance with your 1 F rom 2015, respondents to TRA’s International Visitor Survey (IVS) and National Visitor Survey (NVS) were asked specifically if they visited Sydney Fish Market surrounding area? – the same level of data may not be available for other tourist destinations for which data was not specifically collected. The list of attractions included in the IVS and NVS is determined by the relevant State Tourism Organisation (STO). Learn more about TRA Online.