Destination Central Coast has hosted the first in a series of Get to Know Your Backyard events, designed to increase local industry’s awareness of the depth and breadth of incredible tourism experiences available across the Coast.
More than 50 tourism representatives attended an event at Broken Bay Pearl Farm, the state’s only pearl farm, to learn the history of pearling while enjoying a scenic cruise of the Hawkesbury River.
Any tourism business operators on the Central Coast and would like to host an Industry Peer Famil in 2023 should contact tourism@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au
November also saw the promotion of the new Destination Wedding hub on LoveCentralCoast.com, funded through the Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Grant, with a double page spread in Hello May’s annual wedding special.
Content creator @wanderingdonut met the alpacas of Iris Lodge and went on a sweet tour of the Central Coast, while the Yahoo Australia team spent ‘An Idyllic 24 hours on the Central Coast’, capturing a variety of social-led content alongside the article including posts and videos for Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.
The Coast’s ECO Destination collaboration with Qantas has featured in the November Inflight magazine, with more Central Coast content coming out this summer in online outlets Sitchu, Urban List and Hunter Hunter.
All tourism operators are invited to stay connected by following the new Destination Central Coast LinkedIn page.
Source: Media release, Nov 28, 2022 Destination Central Coast