Membership Signup
Membership of Tourism Noosa provides all businesses with the opportunity to network and interact with other members and to market to domestic and international visitors and trade. Our membership period is based on a financial year.
FIND OUT MORE IN OUR MEMBERSHIP PROSPECTUS HERE OR SEE BENEFITS, RATES AND APPLICATION FORM BELOW.
MEMBERSHIP ENTITLES YOU TO THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:
Marketing
- Book subsidised, affordable advertising as part of our cooperative marketing program across national print, digital and social media platforms to reach your target audience.
- Promote your business with special offers on our new visitnoosa.com.au website, the call to action for our digital and print marketing, with 120,000+ page views each month.
- Feature your business all year round on visitnoosa.com.au with images, information, your social media and contact details, and a location marker.
- Be featured in consumer e-newsletters sent to 20,000+ database across Australia and internationally.
- Connect with our Instagram (110,000+ followers), Facebook (55,000+ followers) and Blog posts.
- Opportunity to advertise in the Noosa Holiday Guide, available nationally; and free listings in Festive Season and School Holiday Guides where applicable.
- Receive online bookings through the Bookeasy platform on visitnoosa.com.au.
- Access to our Noosa image and video gallery.
- Opportunity for relevant businesses to participate in our Media Hosting Program with qualified media.
- Access to brand-aligned marketing tools including e-newsletter templates to use for your own marketing.
- Display the ‘Member of Tourism Noosa’ sticker and logo to show your involvement in one of Qld’s largest tourism industry bodies.
- Inclusion in online Tourism Services Directory (coming soon).
Communication
- Receive the latest local, state and national tourism industry news and opportunities in our members’ newsletters.
- Receive monthly updates from our CEO.
- Your business included in This Week in Noosa newsletter and online, where applicable.
- Your news/articles featured for free in the Member Connect (business-to-business) online platform.
- Access to Noosa statistics and visitor data
- Voting rights at the Tourism Noosa AGM.
Training and networking events
- Invitation to monthly networking events to connect with tourism industry professionals.
- Host a members’ networking event to showcase your business.
- Participate in Tourism Noosa’s training programs, Welcome to Noosa and Noosa Eco Check at subsidised rates.
- Subsidised training sessions on a range of topics including social media.
- Bookeasy mentoring to improve your exposure to travellers.
- Information forums for various industry sectors on a range of topics.
- Access to the Plastic Free Noosa program and guidance to receive accreditation to reduce your plastic footprint.
- Your introductory video posted on our industry Facebook page.
- Tailored mentoring on industry programs for various sectors.
- Connection to qualified and accredited programs and mentoring through wider tourism industry bodies
Visitor Information Centre
- Participation in the Visitor Information Centre business to-consumer concierge service.
- Present your product/businesses to volunteers and staff at twice-yearly operator expos.
- Display your brochure in our Noosa Visitor Information Centre, Hastings Street with thousands of visitors each month.
- Have your product booked through our travel desk and online booking system.
- Highly visible digital advertising opportunities to reach visitors on Hastings Street.
- Profile your business with an activation at the visitor centre.
MEMBERSHIP RATES:
Membership of Tourism Noosa provides businesses the opportunity to network and interact with other members, and to market to domestic and international visitors and trade. In addition to membership, there are a range of options available for additional annual fees that may be added to your membership.
- Joining fee: $50 (once off)
Core Tourism Business Membership - $297 incl GST
This membership is for businesses that have direct interaction with visitors in Noosa.
This includes: Accommodation, experiences, eat and drink, retail, weddings, wellness, events and the arts.
This level of membership includes a listing on www.vistinoosa.com.au.
A listing on www.visitnoosa.com.au enables Tourism Noosa to promote the member across our entire digital space.
Tourism Services Membership - $187 incl GST
This membership is for businesses that support or provide a service to a core tourism operator – support services wishing to gain exposure to and engage with tourism operators.
Businesses may include training organisations, trades, professional services, digital suppliers, graphic designers, consultants, maintenance and others.
Out of Region members - $187 incl GST
All businesses trading outside of the Sunshine Coast, Noosa, Gympie and Fraser Coast regions.
Options are available for these members to display brochures in the Visitors Centre or have a presence on visitnoosa.com.au where relevant.
OPTIONAL ADD-ONS
Listing on visitnoosa.com.au: Our website features a wealth of information designed to inspire and help visitors plan their holiday to the Noosa region. The site includes sections on natural attractions, events, tours, activities, weddings and more.
Our website achieves the number one organic ranking on Google for a range of search terms relating to a Noosa holiday and the site captures a vast number of visitors looking for information on the destination.
Website listing: $110.00 incl GST valid till 30 June 2022
Brochure display: Members are invited to take advantage of our prominent position in Hastings Street to promote their business in our high profile, high traffic areas. Each year our centre is visited by 160,000 visitors.
- DL size brochure: $150.00 incl GST valid till 30 June 2022
- A4 size brochure: $250.00 incl GST valid till 30 June 2022
To register to become a member of Tourism Noosa, sign-up using the form below.
Please note that all member applications must go via the Tourism Noosa Board Directors for approval, allow seven working days for this process.