Contribute to the growth of tourism and promote your business with Destination Perth.
The recent months have been extremely hard for the tourism industry, with many operators either suspending operations or drastically reducing them. Destination Perth are aware this has put a huge financial strain businesses and that paying membership fees is not an option for many.
To help remove this barrier to accessing the services your RTO can offer, the PRTO Board has made the decision to offer free Silver Membership to all new members for the remainder of the 20/21 financial year. Should an operator wish to upgrade their membership level to Gold, then a small fee of $150 is payable.
Please click here to view our Membership Prospectus with a list of inclusions for Silver and Gold.
Membership with our organisation is a mutually beneficial relationship and suits all businesses that are stakeholders of Perth's tourism industry. Members have the opportunity to contribute to the growth of tourism in Perth and surrounds and in turn directly benefit from promotional opportunities when opting in to participate in our cooperative marketing opportunities.
Membership Benefits
You will have the opportunity to contribute to the growth of tourism in the Perth and surrounds region and in turn will directly benefit from promotion when opting to participating our marketing activities. Benefits accessible to members can include:
- Extended reach of your business through our distribution channels including
- Representation and invitations to attend travel trade events.
- Broad exposure through distribution of the Perth Holiday Planner – considered the primary resource within the industry tool for tourists visiting Perth (please note the current 2020 Holiday Planner has been published and distributed worldwide, for the 2021 Holiday Planner an electronic version only will be produced.
- Pull through promotion and exposure of your business through tactical and destination awareness campaigns coordinated by Destination Perth.
- Opportunities to connect with an ever-growing fan base across Destination Perth’s social media channels, with over 250,000 followers.
By remaining active, membership can add value to your business and ensure you are part of a powerful local tourism network. Depending on your level of membership you can:
- Expose your business via our most powerful asset – our website www.experienceperth.com;
- Participate in our cooperative marketing opportunities;
- Exclusive invitation to participate in Destination Perth advertising campaigns and promotion;
- Receive exposure for your business in our annual holiday planner
- Meet one-on-one with our marketing team to promote your product and discuss business opportunities.
Membership provides the opportunity to promote your business via our digital, social and marketing campaigns, advertise in our publications and participate in our cooperative trade and consumer activities. Learn more about our current and upcoming Marketing Activities. For a list of opportunities that members can be involved in view the Cooperative Marketing Activities for the current financial year.
Who can become a member?
Any entity that owns a tourism business or a tourism service within the Perth and surrounds region is eligible to become a member of PRTO. Read the Conditions of Membership to find out more.
Membership Inclusions
Our membership structure consists of two levels - Gold and Silver giving you the option of standard or premium promotion through our various marketing channels.
Both Gold and Silver members gain membership rights as prescribed under the Associations Incorporations Act and the organisation's Rules, including eligibility for nomination and voting for membership of the Perth Region Tourism Organisation Inc. board and attend AGMs. Read the Conditions Of Membership and download the PRTO Constitution. Download the Membership Prospectus for more.
MEMBERSHIP INCLUSIONS |
GOLD MEMBERSHIP |
SILVER MEMBERSHIP |
| *UPGRADE FOR $150 NORMALLY $395 PER ANNUM |
*FREE NORMALLY $245 PER ANNUM |
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| GENERAL BENEFITS | ||
| Voting entitlements at the Annual General Meeting | ✔ | ✔ |
| Invitations to select industry functions | ✔ | ✔ |
| Subscription to Destination Perth eNews and member updates | ✔ | ✔ |
| BUSINESS SUPPORT BENEFITS | ||
| Meet with PRTO staff to discuss business opportunities - on request | ✔ | ✔ |
| Consumer and trade enquiry referrals and leads | ✔ | ✔ |
| DIGITAL & WEBSITE EXPOSURE | ||
| Company/business listing on Destination Perth website | ✔ | ✔ |
| Description | 300 word limit | 150 word limit |
| Images and Logo | 4 + header + logo | 2 + header + logo |
| Contact Details | ✔ | ✔ |
| Live URL link to operator business website | ✔ | ✔ |
| Live URL links to operator social media pages - maximum of four links | ✔ | ✔ |
| Live Enquiry button | ✔ | ✔ |
| Live Book Now button | ✔ | ✘ |
| Live URL link to an online brochure | ✔ | ✘ |
| Live Video Embeded URL - maximum of one video | ✔ | ✘ |
| One additional live URL link in body copy | ✔ | ✘ |
| CONSUMER MARKETING AND PROMOTION | ||
| Opportunities to participate in seasonal and tactical marketing campaigns | ✔ | ✔ |
| Opportunities to participate in cooperative marketing activities (Priority to Gold members where space is limited) |
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| Free upload of events to online Events Calendar | ✔ | ✔ |
| Priority participation in the annual Destination Perth Holiday Planner | ✔ | ✔ |
| Free supply of annual 2020 Destination Perth Holiday Planner | up to 1000 per month | up to 250 per month |
| TRADE AND MEDIA MARKETING AND PROMOTION | ||
| Story and press release submission for media pitch consideration | ✔ | ✔ |
| Promotion through gift/merchandise contributions | ✔ | ✔ |
| Cooperative stakeholder marketing campaigns (Priority to Gold members where space is limited) |
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| Member product updates in trade and media eNewsletters | ✔ | ✔ |
| Inclusion in to the trade and media kit | ✔ | ✔ |
| Consideration for trade and media familiarisation hosting | ✔ | ✔ |
| *Currently Silver membership is zero cost, whilst Gold membership has a small admin fee of $150. (application for free membership valid for 20/21FY). To be eligible for the free Silver membership, your business must come under one of the categories suggested on the application form and your business must also be affiliated to a least one recognised industry body such as your local Chamber of Commerce, TCWA, Business Events Perth, AHA WA, WAITOC, CIAWA or ATEC. | ||
Become a member today!
Complete the Membership Application Form and Declaration and return to Destination Perth by:
Post: PO Box 1198, West Perth, Western Australia 6872
Email: info@experienceperth.com
For more information about membership contact the Destination Perth Team. We welcome the opportunity to meet with you to discuss how you can best leverage your membership with PRTO for your business. Download the Membership Prospectus for more details.