Tourism dominates the World Wide Web and is expected to gain importance for consumers and operators in the coming years. Atlantic Canada's Tourism stakeholders must continue to invest in improving their competitive position on the Web.  TourismTechnology.com is designed as a strategic partnership between the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) and the four tourism departments and four tourism associations industry in Atlantic Canada. 

TourismTechnology.com provides technology support and training well as to research, and consultation services to the region's tourism industry.

 
The TourismTechnology.com program is designed to help operators understand what they need to be doing with their online presence, mainly their website’s appearance, functionality, usability, online marketing of their website, and how to use it as a close of sale option for their operation. 

The idea of this project is to make sure that when a traveler, that is searching online to make their travel decisions, finds your business on the internet, your website will make the best possible first impression on them, and they will feel comfortable and want to book their accommodations with you.  In short, keep them from clicking the back button and go on searching for something else, or someplace else.

The TourismTechnology.com program is setup as a one-on-one session with the operator and myself and can take anywhere from 2- 4hrs depending on the questions and conversations that come about from the session. We can either come to you place of business, or you’re also welcome to come into one of our offices to do the session, if you choose to do so.

At the end of the session you will receive a “To do” list for your website that outlines any areas that need improvements, a manual that contains all our best practices information in printed format, and a CD that contains all the manual information, research information, our presentations, and a demonstration “best practices” example website, all in electronic format.

To sign up for a mentoring session, please contact the local TourismTechnology coordinator in your Province.

New Brunswick - TIANB
Beth Ashton  (506) 451 -0173
beth@tianb.com

Newfoundland & Labrador - HNL
Craig Foley  (709) 722-2224
cfoley@hnl.ca

Nova Scotia - TIANS
Tracey Beattie (902) 496-7481
tracey@tourism.ca

Prince Edward Island - TIAPEI
Jamie Vander Kooi  (902) 566-5008
jamie@tiapei.pe.ca