Pivot: Shifting focus from international to domestic tourism

by Feast Creative | Jun 30, 2020 | Industry, Research

It’s been a while since we’ve written about trends in New Zealand tourism. Reading back through that post now, six months on, feels incredibly surreal. While we’d been preparing for a downturn in tourism back then, we had no idea the changes we’d experience in 2020....

Best Awards – Victoria Store

by Feast Creative | Jun 22, 2020 | Industry, Jobs, Team, Work

The Victoria Store was founded as the first a general store of Clyde, Central Otago in 1863, supplying the hordes of gold seeking prospectors with the essentials required to survive in the gold rush hey day. In 2015 the store underwent a complete redevelopment and now...

Online spend has moved home

by Feast Creative | Jun 21, 2020 | Industry, Jobs, Research, Work

June figures, just out, show local businesses with an online presence are in an excellent position to expand their domestic reach. New Zealanders spend at international sites has dropped nearly 10% versus last year, while spend at domestic sites is up 33.4%. Total...

Queenstown well poised to welcome visitors

by Feast Creative | Jun 21, 2020 | Articles, Industry, Research

Here in Queenstown, as we continue celebrating a busy Queen’s Birthday Weekend and School Holiday season, businesses and locals are optimistic about domestic visitors. The national push to “Do something new, New Zealand” seems to be ringing true with travellers – and...

Automate Success (and Margaritas!)

by Feast Creative | May 31, 2020 | Articles, Fun, Industry, Jobs, Team

These days, every (wo)man and their MacBook seems to be busier than ever; why not put some of your workflow on autopilot, so you can focus on more important things…like wining and dining new customers. According to McKinsey, as much as 45% of your daily workload could...