[Kate!]

Btw this is a two day task, so when I said it ended on Friday it doesn't, it ends on Thursday

[Loukas]

what i think would be best for this task would be to find something to please everyone in our target market not just stick with just families, backpackers or 18-30's, we think of them as one group of people that we can please. I was thinking something along the lines of team building, bungee jumping, zip wires ect in a forest/jungle type area but somewhere thats like a 10 minute walk from a beach too? Maybe Australia?

[Mitchell]

Australia is one of the most popular tourist destinations though, Kate said it had to be one not as well known

[Loukas]

Originally Posted by Pothuthic

Australia is one of the most popular tourist destinations though, Kate said it had to be one not as well known

True, then maybe it's sister country New Zealand?

[Loukas]

The top 6 countries for short term visits to New Zealand

Year ended Nov. 2012 || Year ended Nov. 2013
The amount of tourists in years 2012 & 2013

Australia
1,299,600 - 1,350,032

China, People's Republic of
194,752 231,120

United States
177,856 196,880

United Kingdom
191,360 190,816

Japan
69,968 75,052

Germany
62,656 68,384

New Zealand have seen a drop in british tourists in the last year..
In November 2012, readers of UK paper The Telegraph voted New Zealand the best country in the world to go to on holiday.

Source

[Loukas]

Maybe Brazil? however somewhere not obvious in Brazil, like Rio. Maybe Ouro Preto? Ouro Preto has beautiful 17th century colonial architecture. Families can visit museums, the old mines, the churches ect. The 18-30YO's and backbackers can travel up to the forest which is a mile away to do outdoor activities. It's a designated World Heritage Site by UNESCO because of its outstanding Baroque architecture. Main economic activities are tourism, transformation industries, and mineral riches such as deposits of iron, bauxite, manganese, talc and marble.

Minerals of note are: gold, hematite, dolomite, tourmaline, pyrite, muscovite, topaz and imperial topaz. The imperial topaz is a stone only found in Ouro Preto.



Theres alot to work with with this place..
what do guys think?

[Jake.]

I like it Loukas, though I doubt that this current young-generation would be attracted to it as much.. if we aren't looking to sell to them then that's fine

[Loukas]

Originally Posted by Jake.

I like it Loukas, though I doubt that this current young-generation would be attracted to it as much.. if we aren't looking to sell to them then that's fine

yeah i can see what you mean Jake, they do also have carnivals in the summer, we can also play on that. It's only a suggestion but we should really have a location by this evening

[Jake.]

Originally Posted by Loukas

yeah i can see what you mean Jake, they do also have carnivals in the summer, we can also play on that. It's only a suggestion but we should really have a location by this evening

yeah agreed then choosing things for all of us to do would be a good idea

[Loukas]

we could create wood cabins for people to stay in in the near by forest? That would appeal more to the younger audience?

[Jake.]

yes! and maybe some beer tents or somthing

[Loukas]

Originally Posted by Jake.

yes! and maybe some beer tents or somthing

yeah! Totally, we could also set up loads of outdoor activities.

Assault course
Tunnelling
Archery
Rafting
Lake Crossing challenge - A team task involving some rope, poles and a lake
canoeing
Zip wire
Climbing & abseiling
Bungee jumping
ect..

[Jake.]

Ah I love it

[Loukas]

Originally Posted by Jake.

Ah I love it

thanks, anything else to make it more appealing for the youth?

i think the location for this place is perfect for appealing to families, backpackers and the younger generation!

[Jake.]

You could have things like tug of war competitions at a certain of the day

[Loukas]

yeah!!
Let wait and see what Jordan and Poth think of this idea

[Ammi]

..will we get to meet Chuck as well..?....

[Kate!]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..will we get to meet Chuck as well..?....

[Mitchell]

You do know we're only promoting a place rather than building log cabins?

[Jake.]

Originally Posted by Pothuthic

You do know we're only promoting a place rather than building log cabins?

and the place we're promoting could have log cabins built in them, I doubt it's matter?

[Mitchell]

Originally Posted by Jake.

and the place we're promoting could have log cabins built in them, I doubt it's matter?

Yeah but then we are building a whole activity centre and accommodation, our task is to promot a current place and use existing things?

[Loukas]

Originally Posted by Pothuthic

Yeah but then we are building a whole activity centre and accommodation, our task is to promot a current place and use existing things?

Where does it say that we can't create an activity centre? It suitable to host those activities in the area so why not, plus i mentioned loads of other things that are available to do in the area too! We are meant to boost the tourism, an activity centre could do that?

[Mitchell]

Originally Posted by Loukas

Where does it say that we can't create an activity centre? It suitable to host those activities in the area so why not, plus i mentioned loads of other things that are available to do in the area too! We are meant to boost the tourism, an activity centre could do that?

We're told to promote a certain place that currently exists, with that I assume it means this is a promoting task, not a design task.

[Jake.]

true, i'm not fussed really we were just throwing ideas about

[Loukas]

Originally Posted by Jake.

true, i'm not fussed really we were just throwing ideas about

Yeah that's all it was, it was only an idea. What/where and what do you suggest then??