A WA parliamentary question seeks details on a $2.5 million marketing campaign by Tourism WA and China Southern Airlines to promote direct flights to Perth, including funding breakdown, expected financial outcomes, and projected increase in Chinese tourists. The Minister provides a detailed breakdown of expenditure and projected outcomes.

AnsweredQoN 6126Legislative Assembly
Asked
8 September 2011
Portfolio
Tourism

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I refer to the Minster’s statement in Parliament on Thursday, 1 September 2011 regarding the $2.5 million marketing campaign by Tourism Western Australia and China Southern Airlines to promote direct flights to Perth, and I ask:
(a) could the Minister please itemise the funding Tourism Western Australia and China Southern Airlines has spent on this marketing campaign;
(b) what are the expected financial outcomes from the marketing campaign to the Western Australian economy; and
(c) what is the expected increase in numbers of Chinese tourists to Western Australia as a direct result of this marketing campaign?

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Answered
3 November 2011
Responded by
Minister for Tourism
Response time
56 days
(a) Tourism Western Australia, Tourism Australia and China Southern Airlines have commenced a $2.5 million marketing campaign in China to promote China Southern Airlines' flights to Perth. The campaign includes expenditure on the following activities:
Familiarisation tours of WA for key media and travel agents from China - $80,000
Consumer roadshows - $85,000
Trade training - $160,000
Consumer advertising in press - $150,000
Consumer advertising online - $175,000
Consumer advertising outdoors - $1,850,000
(b) Tourism Western Australia is undertaking joint marketing activities with China Southern Airlines over a period of three years. The increase in visitor spending from the Chinese market is estimated to be $55 million over three years.
(c) The increase in Chinese visitors to Western Australia over the three years is estimated to be 41,000.
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