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Scrolling to sojourning: What role do influencers play in tourism?

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Publish Date
Thu, 13 Mar 2025, 9:02am
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Scrolling to sojourning: What role do influencers play in tourism?

Author
九一星空无限talk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 13 Mar 2025, 9:02am

There鈥檚 a view that if businesses aren't on social media, they aren't being seen. 

Tataki Auckland Unlimited has spent $103,000 on influencer created-content in recent years, while ChristchurchNZ's dispensed $27,000. 

Neither DunedinNZ nor WellingtonNZ have jumped on the bandwagon, but won't rule out doing so if the right opportunity arose. 

Tourism Industry Aotearoa Chief Executive Rebecca Ingram told Mike Hosking use of influencers is important. 

She says it's important for the sector to operate in this space as it relies on people seeing and feeling what there is to offer, which social media provides. 

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