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    Benefits of Membership


  • SUCCESS BEGINS WITH A GOOD ARCHITECT

    Can you imagine building a home without a set of plans? Communities must approach our tourism plans, as if we are designing a house. It should feature a welcoming entry way, all the necessary amenities such as bathrooms, a place to play, a place to relax and a special room for each of your guests. Branding should also be included in a regional community plan. Throughout the past year, our Association has initiated a Custom Image Branding study that will help enhance our new Regional Tourism Strategic Plan. The Georgian Triangle is committed to the development of this plan for tourism. Our branding and marketing is focused on natural tourism travel areas, with a goal to ensure all tourism partners are working better together, with less duplication and clearer definition of roles and responsibilities.

    The Georgian Triangle Tourist Association (Georgian Triangle) is a member-based Destination Marketing Organization (DMO), representing 260 businesses in the Georgian Triangle area. The Association is municipally funded via memberships and grants from the municipalities of Collingwood and The Blue Mountains. The stakeholders include two of Ontario’s largest counties (Grey and Simcoe) and five municipalities. Tourism is the dominant industry in this region driving growth in many other employment sectors.

    From the beautiful, crystal clear waters of Georgian Bay to the amazing hiking experiences and views along and on top of the Niagara Escarpment, our region stretches from Meaford to Wasaga Beach, including Collingwood and the Blue Mountains and Clearview Township. One of the Georgian Triangle’s main marketing pieces is the region’s Visitor Guide, which focuses on the incredible experiences our region offers. We offer on-line presence through www.visitsouthgeorgianbay.ca.

    One of the primary strengths of the Georgian Triangle remains the operation of our Visitor Centres. Our Visitor Centre presence and the personal contact with visitors helps move people throughout the region, extending their stay and tourism experiences and promoting multi-day visits year-round. Over the years, we have expanded our full-time Visitor Centre operations in Collingwood, and added seasonal Visitor Centres at the Craigleith Depot, the Village at Blue Mountain, The Thornbury Chamber and downtown Creemore.

    Partner benefits included in your membership fee include:

    • Your business is listed in the See & Do, Visitor Guide, the most comprehensive tourism resource publication for our region. This Guide is published annually, with 100,000 copies distributed throughout the year both in and out of the Georgian Triangle region.

    • Your business information is listed on our newly launched web site www.visitsouthgeorgianbay.ca by category, including a FREE link to your web site, FREE photos, coupons, slide-shows and FREE locator maps. The web site is a great way to reach potential visitors from across Ontario, Canada and the world.

    • Your brochure, rack cards, posters or seasonal promotional materials can be displayed by category in our Visitor Information Centre year round. 364 days a year. There were 21, 700 “in person” visits to our Visitor centre for the year ending 2008.

    • Our accredited Visitor Information Counsellors offer suggestions for visitors, on what to See, Do, Where to Eat and provide answers and recommendations to visitors 364 days a year, via e-mail, phone or in-person.

    • Our new Events Calendar is one of the most comprehensive Tourism Events Calendars in the region. Members can upload their events in an easy, comprehensive format. This calendar is the best resource for our Counsellors to inform Visitors of activities in the region, and our Trip Planner feature, helps visitors plan their visit to the region.

    • Our E-newsletter informs members and the community of current and upcoming events, promotions, learning and training opportunities, industry information, resources and conferences.

    Fee-based Promotional Opportunities

    • All seasonal promotional opportunities are offered in our monthly e- newsletter. Your business has the opportunity to purchase additional promotional advertising on our web-site, Visitor Centre or in our See and Do Visitor Guide.

    • A regional Brochure Distribution service to deliver your brochures to approximately 35 high-traffic locations with promotional display racks. You can select from 15 scheduled delivery opportunities throughout the year.
    • Your business has access to frequently offered Customer Service Training programs, SuperHost or Service Excellence, as we are the regional host organization for Ontario Training Excellence Corporation

    • You are offered co-op, marketing participation opportunities for shared investment into targeted publications, trade shows, OTMP publications that may be unaffordable independently.

    • Annual membership fees are based on the size/category that best describes your business and additional listings are offered for $100.00

    Promotion begins the day you join.

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  • 2010 GEORGIAN TRIANGLE’S SEE & DO VISITOR GUIDE - YOUR BEST ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITY

    The Georgian Triangle Tourist Association is proud to announce our SEE & DO Visitor Guide is back for our 32nd year.  The Guide will highlight the amazing experiences in the region, with more than 100 pages of great content and member listings.  This Year’s Guide will be our best yet, and will be released February 2010 with 101 Things to SEE & DO around the South Georgian Bay region.  Also new this year is a Coupon section, offering great packaging and savings to our visitors.  Our mission is to bring more visitors to our region, increasing the economic impact of tourism and bringing more business to you.  There is only one SEE & DO Visitor Guide.  It’s FREE  and it is produced by your local Destination Marketing Organization – Your Voice for Tourism in South Georgian Bay.   As a not-for-profit, all our advertising sale revenues go back to our mission – growing tourism in our amazing destination region.

    The SEE & DO Guide is proudly supported by more than 275 tourism members and our supporting municipalities of Collingwood and The Blue Mountains.  100,000 FREE copies of this Ultimate Guide to our region will be distributed to Visitors across Ontario and Quebec, with 60,000 copies distributed outside of our region.  This includes 150 travel points in Ontario and Quebec, 75 in-region high traffic rack locations, selected local and out of region shows & events, our Collingwood Regional Visitor Centre and 6 seasonal GTTA Visitor Centres across the South Georgian Bay region.  We also distribute our Visitor Guide to selected residential areas across Ontario through targeted newspapers.  The Guide is available on-line on our interactive web site at www.visitsouthgeorgianbay.ca.

    Help us grow tourism in South Georgian Bay and invest in the best!

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