Tourism Websites For Whitsundays Operators
Before websites I worked in Whitsundays tourism. Provisioning boats, running operations, my own travel agency in Airlie Beach, then sales and marketing at Ozsail. These days I'm also marketing manager for ZigZag Whitsundays. I know how travellers book, because I've been on the other end of it for over 20 years.
Every OTA Booking Costs You A Cut
OTAs and agents fill seats, and they've got their place. But a booking through your own website is the whole fare, a customer whose details you keep, and a review you can ask for yourself.
So the job of your website is simple. Make booking direct the easiest thing to do.
Made For Operators
Easy To Book
Your booking system front and centre, with as few clicks as possible between looking and paying.
Built For Phones
Most people are looking on their phone, plenty of them from the esplanade. It has to load fast and work with a thumb.
Found Before They Arrive
Showing up when people are planning a Whitsundays trip, not just when they search your business name.
Your Photos
Your boat, your guests, the places you actually go. No stock photos of someone else's reef.
See how I helped a Whitsundays apartment complex take its name back from the booking sites.
More Direct Bookings
Nathan has been our marketing and manifesting agent since the inception of ZigZag Whitsundays. His knowledge & skills have been instrumental in the success of our business, particularly seeing us through several challenging years for this industry. Not only does Nathan have extensive local and industry knowledge, his SEO and customer service skills are second to none.
Red Cat Adventures has worked with Nathan for over five years, and we have been extremely grateful for his insights and knowledge in digital marketing and website development. Nathan has built websites with all the essential integrated features, which resulted in an increase in traffic and direct bookings. Nathan is always happy to help, train, or brainstorm through any technical difficulties, and our business as a whole has benefited from his expertise.
Your Booking System, Connected Everywhere
Tourism is my home turf. I work with the booking systems Whitsundays operators actually use, and I connect them through to the big resellers, so your live availability shows up wherever travellers are booking.
Booking Systems I Work With
Set up, connected to your website, and linked to your resellers.
Resellers I Connect To
API connections from your booking system, so stock and prices stay in sync.
Done for real operators. I've connected booking systems to resellers for Red Cat Adventures, Prosail Whitsundays and ZigZag Whitsundays. Resellers bring reach, but every one of those bookings costs commission, so your website is still built to win the booking direct.
Accommodation too. This year I've been working with Resly for Whitsunday Reflections, with its connections through to Booking.com, Expedia, Trip.com and more.
QTIC Whitsundays Tourism Hero.
I'm part of this industry, not just building websites for it. The full story is on the about page.
Talk TourismTourism Industry Trained
Courses I've completed through the Queensland Tourism Industry Council, EarthCheck and the Institute of Hospitality. Tap any of them to see the full certificate.
Tourism Website Questions
Can you work with my booking system?
Will it get me more direct bookings?
Do you get how seasonal it is?
What does it cost?
Make Your Website Your Best Agent
Ripple Effect Online is a website design and SEO business in Airlie Beach, building websites for Whitsundays tourism operators. Tell me what you run and how you're taking bookings now. I'll tell you what a new site would fix, and what it won't.
07 4813 9009or get a quote · info@create-websites.com.au