Case Study
Tourism Marketing Campaigns: Chile Hits the Open North American Road
Tourism
Background
Establish a forum for Turismo Chile’s tourism industry partners to effectively engage with travel agents, tour operators, media and digital influencers.
Services Provided
Strategy
To ensure that Chile’s tourism industry partners met key North American travel distribution and sales influencers, DCI launched a four-city roadshow to Vancouver, Toronto, Chicago and New York.
“ANTARCTICA XXI participated in DCI’s 2014 Chile Roadshow. The DCI team was great to work with… As a result of this event, we have been able to pursue new industry leads….”
Results
- 15 Turismo Chile partners engaged face-to-face with 288 members of the travel trade industry and 42 media and digital influencers.
- Participants in the roadshow ranked it as the top North American marketing activity for the year.
- Since the roadshow, travel agent enrollment into the Chile Travel Agent Specialist program increased 199% and graduations increased by 28%.
- 2 tour operators expanded their Chile offerings within 2 months of the roadshow.
199%
increase in travel advisor enrollment
2
new tour operators