ANOTHER ONE OF TEN REASONS WHY NORTHEAST ASIA IS EXPECTED TO BE #1 SOURCE OF VISITORS OVER-PASSING WESTERN EUROPE BY 2016

Looking at #Canada as a barometer, year-to-date September 2013, overall arrivals from Canadian Tourism Commission’s Emerging and Transition markets grew 8.4% compared with last year. Among the best performers were China (+24.3%), Taiwan (+18.4%), Hong Kong (+8.1%) and South Korea (+4.9%). Whereas for the first nine months of 2013, arrivals from Western Europe, namely Germany (-2.2%), the UK (-1.2%), Spain (-3.5%) and Italy (-2%), remained below their 2012 levels, while France (+0.3%) came out barely ahead. 

(Source: #StatisticsCanada and #CTC Infographic Tourism Snapshot, September 2013, RT @ https://en-corporate.canada.travel/infographic/september-infographic)

ONE OF TEN REASONS WHY NORTHEAST ASIA IS EXPECTED TO BE #1 SOURCE OF VISITORS OVERPASSING WESTERN EUROPE BY 2016

Extra flights between Japan and Canada starting in 2014, one of the signs of a changing international scene for North American educators, tourist operators and destinations. Food for thought for their SEOs engaging clients through Google Adwords and partner networks with these non-Western language markets. (China, Japan and South Korea are catching up with the UK, France and Germany)
Japan’s largest airline to start daily flights to YVR

INTEGRATION OF ADVERTISING AND DIRECTORY LISTINGS ON THIRD-PARTY PLATFORMS WITH ADWORDS CAMPAIGNS

Google Engage Program makes it easier to reach prospects directly (B2C) worldwide by opening up Google networks and SEO tools to small and medium-size organizations. Now enrolled in Google Engage, Michael Bonin & Associates is in a better position to serve tourist operators and schools as sales agent of Japan Advertising, publisher of Web platforms incl'g directories in Japanese, Chinese & Korean. For more on Integration of CanadaJournal platforms with AdWords campaigns in Northeast Asian languages, see Bonin Digital Marketing Newsletter Spring/Summer 2013