Tourism Event TweetStream

If you are interested in checking out what was discussed during the Tourism event at Unitec last night the best place to review this is to do a full search using the # code below on the tweetstream.

#UnitecFTF

The hashtag (#) is used to group tweets on a topic from mutiple tweeters in real time and allows a partial conversation to take place.

It is a live feedback loop and at every big event now there is more information being broadcast by attendees on their mobile phones and WiFi than by conventional media.

It is all very much stream of consciousness and for a live event the spelling may be random as tweeters try to keep up by recording and commenting, and asking questions when they can.

The tweets below are showing some of the first ones from the event at and then just a sample and selection of random stream at various points along the process.

At Unitec We had two large video screens running Twitterfall including # tweets from others & a few direct @ questions there were roughly 300 tweets during the 2 hrs that the event was live.

Note: both the twitterfall and twitter search will give varying results as they are live searhes and later tweets will replace the content that is there now.

http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23UnitecFTF

We invited anyone to ask questions which we would then feedback to the live panel.

“Any curly questions for Tourism sector panel tonite please ask us by using the #UnitecFTF hashtag”

This  prompted a number of questions from followers (viewers following the event.)

The UnitecFTF avatar symbol below is us tweeting about the event and the other avatars are feedback from others mostly outside the room.

UnitecFTF Are we live at #UnitecFTF yes we are starting a few mins late about 3 hours ago from HootSuite

kiwinoel #UnitecFTF is the Cycleway project worthwhile > Yup. Better than $2b in roads that won’t be used due to 8% oil shortfall in 2015 about 3 hours ago from TweetDeck

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1. UnitecFTF George Hickton making intro taking the long view of tourism We can’t match AU 2 ways 1. seasonal spread 2, regional spread #UnitecFTF about 3 hours ago from HootSuite
2. kiwinoel #UnitecFTF Doubling exports > Start by NOT doing what we have always done… about 3 hours ago from TweetDeck
3. UnitecFTF binge fliying / being sold like tobacco industry – how to reconceive tourism – Mark Ellington #UnitecFTF about 3 hours ago from HootSuite
4. UnitecFTF Can we grow our economy twice as fast? Ext bus export sectors need to double in real terms contrib to NZ – how do we do that? #UnitecFTF about 3 hours ago from HootSuite
5. kiwinoel #UnitecFTF What strategies are in place to cope with greening of NZ waterways due to Dairy. Are we Pure NZ – or just Green? #NZ about 3 hours ago from TweetDeck
6. UnitecFTF George Hickton, Graeme Osborne, Tonya Wright, Ken Simpson, Sven Damm on panel & Rod Oram in chair. @dialogCRM on tweet team #UnitecFTF about 3 hours ago from HootSuite
7. kiwinoel #UnitecFTF What plans are in place to cope with high cost of air travel due to oil shortages in 2015? http://bit.ly/6uswJ #NZ about 3 hours ago from TweetDeck
8. WhiteHeron What % will the Responsible Tourism criteria be increased to for Qualmark in accommodation sector? #UnitecFTF about 3 hours ago from TweetDeck

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1. UnitecFTF Insperience Prof Ian Yeoman ideas #UnitecFTF about 3 hours ago from HootSuite
2. kiwinoel #UnitecFTF Coromandel freedom campers >>Good idea – low spenders but stay longer. Need infrastructure buildup in regions – not just AKL. about 3 hours ago from TweetDeck
3. UnitecFTF Peak oil is a concern, fossil fuels makes us vulnerable Water is a biggie / our air is a big plus, marine environment in AKL esp #UnitecFTF about 3 hours ago from HootSuite

1. about 3 hours ago from HootSuite
2. UnitecFTF RT @TheWineVault: @UnitecFTF being that tourism & wine are the nations biggest earners what abt more collab in these sectors? #UnitecFTF about 3 hours ago from HootSuite

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1. ajaystwtr Ken Simpson now talking about the customer service levels, used a SA tourist’s experience at Britomart as an example #unitecftf about 2 hours ago from HootSuite
2. UnitecFTF quality of experience – highly disappointing – we need to get past the she’ll be right attitude #UnitecFTF about 3 hours ago from HootSuite
3. UnitecFTF South African visitors just want to get to Eden Park but the trains are late . He (driver) phoned in seeck #UnitecFTF about 3 hours ago from HootSuite

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1. UnitecFTF How can we support regional brands ? Destination branding is different from product #UnitecFTF the wine experience is a total package about 2 hours ago from HootSuite
2. kiwinoel #UnitecFTF Wine tourism > a great niche for sure. And less price sensitive than many segments.But not in all regions. about 2 hours ago from TweetDeck
3. UnitecFTF @TheWineVault NZ wines rated highly in France it is a highly valued here #UnitecFTF about 2 hours ago from HootSuite
4. UnitecFTF Questions abt wine tourism – food & bev a big part – wine regions, are doing well. Wine tourism is a key offering #UnitecFTF about 2 hours ago from HootSuite
5. kiwinoel #UnitecFTF NZ food bowl > we can only ever produce about 1% of world food – not quite a “Food Bowl” so not best branding. about 2 hours ago from TweetDeck
6. UnitecFTF Australia is the worlds quarry – NZ is the food bowl. National parks are valuable we should preserve this. #UnitecFTF about 2 hours ago from HootSuite

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1. kiwinoel @tombutlin #UnitecFTF Structural change > I wonder if this is when they talk about elephants? about 2 hours ago from TweetDeck
2. UnitecFTF 100% urban NZ as an idea #UnitecFTF about 2 hours ago from HootSuite
3. UnitecFTF Bridget Marsh – Q around structural change – purpose, values of the business , expectations are higher now #UnitecFTF how customers choose about 2 hours ago from HootSuite
4. kiwinoel #UnitecFTF Question time in Parliament > Hell, who needs our Parliament when they have Congress or the Senate or whatever… 🙂 about 2 hours ago from TweetDeck
5. kiwinoel #UnitecFTF Long Tail > Yes – a problem there is that the money is tied up in foreign-owned commodity tourism. about 2 hours ago from TweetDeck
6. UnitecFTF Questiion time in Parliament as tourism opportuniy #UnitecFTF about 2 hours ago from HootSuite
7. UnitecFTF We can make more at green markets oratory history oral culture / parliament #UnitecFTF about 2 hours ago from HootSuite
8. kiwinoel @tombutlin #UnitecFTF Oil elephant > Agreed and no-one has made ANY comments on it. Are they in denial or something? about 2 hours ago from TweetDeck
9. UnitecFTF writer & poets we need to celebrate niche markets / sme very big it is the long tail. #UnitecFTF about 2 hours ago from HootSuite
10. kiwinoel #UnitecFTF – High value niche markets – not bums on seats are most likely in future. Niche markets promoted via web Long Tail Marketing about 2 hours ago from TweetDeck
11. UnitecFTF RT @tombutlin: #UnitecFTF Wine trails – a good idea, but upcoming oil shock is the elephant in the room about 2 hours ago from HootSuite
12. tombutlin #UnitecFTF Wine trails – a good idea, but upcoming oil shock is the elephant in the room about 2 hours ago from TweetDeck
13. UnitecFTF NZ won a responsible tourism award. Qualmark is a green accreditation as part of assessment process #UnitecFTF about 2 hours ago from HootSuite

@UnitecFTF being that tourism and wine are the nations biggest earners what about more collaboration in these sectors?

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1. about 2 hours ago from HootSuite
2. UnitecFTF what does NZ value as a country and as a brand – is that wider A sense of vision is needed – what is our place in the world #UnitecFTF about 2 hours ago from HootSuite
3. kiwinoel #UnitecFTF Peak oil & fossil fuels elephant > Looks like the elephant has left the room… about 2 hours ago from TweetDeck
4. tombutlin #UnitecFTF Aborignial art works for Oz, Maori art is unique, strong and integral to NZ experience about 2 hours ago from TweetDeck
5. kiwinoel #UnitecFTF Peak oil & fossil fuels elephant >will affect all lifestyles and will make most of us very unhappy. So what to do about it? about 2 hours ago from TweetDeck
6. UnitecFTF clarifictaion of purpose n business – more about what is the business giving back, is the business value in its own integrity #UnitecFTF about 2 hours ago from HootSuite
7. UnitecFTF Our purpose is to be happy – maybe we need to have a different attitude to growth. Many of us do it for lifestyle #UnitecFTF about 2 hours ago from HootSuite
8. tombutlin 100% urban NZ? #UnitecFTF that’ll fly. Like 100% Ski Oz about 2 hours ago from TweetDeck
9. kiwinoel #UnitecFTF Elephants – crikey – what kind of circus are you running here??? 🙂 Seriously – thanks! about 2 hours ago from TweetDeck
10. kiwinoel #UnitecFTF Style Pacifica etc > Otherwise just local consumption and therefore dead end. about 2 hours ago from TweetDeck
11. UnitecFTF Would the elephant in the room (peak oil & fossil fuels ) please stand up 🙂 hoping to slip this one back into play #UnitecFTF about 2 hours ago from HootSuite

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1. kiwinoel #UnitecFTF Wellie > Film is a driver as well. LOTR = 60m searches a year – hell that’s more than enough to make everyone rich! about 2 hours ago from TweetDeck
2. UnitecFTF peak oil has been a big focus – debate / cost of air and carbon – – we need to focus on longer stay visits as a postive outcome #UnitecFTF about 2 hours ago from HootSuite