Welcome! 2013 Olympic Peninsula Tourism Summit
Tourism is Serious Business
Total Direct Spending 2012 by County*: $108.3 Mason County $116.2 Jefferson County $212.3 Clallam County *In millions
Annual Payroll Generated by Travel Spending* – $31.8 Mason County $28 Jefferson County $62.2 Clallam County *in millions, 2012 figures
Tourism Industry Employment* - JOBS 1,300 Mason County 1,440 Jefferson County 3,240 Clallam County *2012 figures
Local and State Taxes generated by Tourism Spending* $6.8 Mason County $7.9 Jefferson County $14.9 Clallam County *in millions
Who/What Is OPTC? Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau (Unincorporated Clallam County) Port Angeles Port Townsend Sequim Forks Neah Bay Sekiu/Clallam Bay Lake Quinault Innkeepers Association - Grays Harbor County Jefferson County Tourism Coordinating Council: Port Hadlock Kalaloch/Hoh Rain Forest Port Ludlow Brinnon / Quilcene (North Hood Canal) Mason County Shelton Jefferson County Tourism Coordinating Council:
2012 OPTC Highlights
OlympicPeninsula.org
Travel Planner & Co-op Mailings
Who Is OPTC? 2012 Puget Sound Marketing focused on the Olympic Culinary Adventure
Who Is OPTC? Familiarization Tour focused on Olympic Culinary Adventure
Who Is OPTC? Southern Vancouver Island 2012 Outreach CHEK TV Times Colonist Ads Radio, The Ocean, KOOL FM and The Q
Who Is OPTC? 2012 Media value: $11,351,537
Find us!
Who Is OPTC? August 2012 UK Film Crew shooting “American Times” $15 Million Value over the next 5 years
Who Is OPTC? Founding Member
Who Is OPTC? 2013 Highlights Spring I-5 Corridor Partner Campaign : Contesting and promotions on The WOLF in Portland and Seattle Pandora Internet Radio Buy Print ads in Seattle Magazine South Sound Magazine
Who Is OPTC? 2013 Highlights Strategic Plan
Who Is OPTC? 2013 Southern Vancouver Island Contesting on the Q & the Zone Radio Stations Black Press Print Ads and Contesting Guest Services Show Media Relations Web Specials
Who Is OPTC? Fall Into the Olympic Peninsula Lisa McMahan, SparkLoft Media
What’s Next? – Research Who is our Customer? What are their expectations? What channels are they tuned in to? What is our competition doing?
– Branding What is the expectation of the OP in the mind of our customer? What do we tell them to inspire travel decisions?
– Branding What is the expectation of the OP in the mind of our customer? What do we tell them to inspire travel decisions?
Tourism is Serious Business.
At OPTC, we take it seriously.