Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

19/12/2011

Unbelievably it's that time of year again, from all of us at TXNZ we would like to wish you all the best for Christmas & New Year. For most NZ tourism businesses this time of year heralds the start of the busiest 3 months of the year.

We know you are all busy so this month's tip will be a very simple one, something you can do in no time at all and increase your online exposure and generate more bookings.

January, February & March are always the busiest months of the year so make sure you are opted into all the distributors you want to be.

Wotif - The bookings powerhouse
We have only been live with Wotif for two months and the growth in sales is very noticeable, already one of our top 3 distributors and we would expect this to keep growing. Looking at specific properties, there are a couple of smaller hotels / lodges which are starting to get regular bookings from Wotif and with a live integration to their booking system, it's easy. If you are not opted into Wotif do it now to increase your online exposure and bookings for the peak season.

Air New Zealand Holidays
Connecting to TXNZ is the only way for most properties to have their rooms live and bookable on the Air New Zealand website, at the Holidays stores & call centre. This is always our biggest distributor; month after month so don't miss out on the chance to have your property live and bookable.

Grabaseat
Everyone in NZ knows Grabaseat and right now they are running their 12 days of Xmas special so it's a great time to be seen here. Very low cost distribution at only 5% commission with money straight into your bank at the time of booking so what are you waiting for?

Opting in to TXNZ distributors is easy, if you need any help just give us a call on 0800 99 33 99 and we would be happy to help. There is no cost for most TXNZ distributors, only commissions when you get a booking so there's no risk.

Set some time aside to check your distributors before Xmas, then sit back and relax!

Merry Christmas!

Thank you

Andrew & Rachael