East of England Tourism have been rolling out the regional Destination Management System for 3 years now. A central pot of data powrering many websites.

1. DMS - Practical tips for enhancing your online presence February 2010 David Clarke

3. The online visitor The online travel purchaser… 20 million UK residents searched for travel during 2007 On average users make 12 travel-related searches, visit 22 websites, and take 29 days before making a purchase 44% of UK population has bought online. 51% bought travel options online People visit the site they eventually buy from 2.5 times and almost 50% use a generic/destination term when they first search (Office of National Statistics 2008)

4. The consequences for tourism… Experienced tourists will increasingly put together their own holidays on a modular basis with direct bookings. The internet will transform the classical role of the tourism organisations at an increasing speed The importance of availability of in-depth information of product The growing need for secure online reservations (Professor Dylan Jones-Evans 2004)

5. What do visitors want? “ Attractions, things to do and accommodation.” “ I tend to look for website user friendly pages, the more deals on travel websites is better. I do look for websites with photos of the accommodation and area. The more information I can acquire the better.” “ Information easily located. If there are pictures for them to be fairly clear.” “ Easy to use, includes whole price, can book online” ( Arkenford 2009)

6. What do visitors want?

8. Booking patterns

10. How to get involved Login to Update your details This information feeds into DMS that feeds: visiteastofengland.com visit-suffolk.org 200+ TICs visitengland.com visitbritain.com

11. Contact Guestlink Helpdesk – Tel: 0845 1662217 Email: [email_address] East of England Tourism – Suzie Rowe Tel: 01284 727481 Email: [email_address] David Clarke Tel: 01284 727479 Email: [email_address] East of England Tourism on Twitter - www.twitter.com/east_of_england East of England Tourism on Facebook - www.facebook.com/visiteastofengland Enjoy England Social Media Wizard – www.eewizard.co.uk