2024 North Coast Tourism Symposium and Awards Gala Dinner Survey

This survey is intended for the delegates that attended the 2024 North Coast Tourism Symposium and/or the guests that attended the Awards Gala Dinner on Thursday 1 August in Port Macquarie. The results of this survey will assist Destination North Coast to plan future events

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* 1. What is your industry sector?

I am a local tourism business owner

I am a Local Government employee

I am an accommodation provider

I am a food and beverage provider

I am a member of a Local Tourism Association

I am an employee of a local tourism provider

Other (please specify)

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* 2. How did you find out about the North Coast Tourism Symposium and/or Awards Gala Dinner? Please select all that apply

Destination North Coast industry e-Newsletter

Local Government or Tourism Association e-Newsletter

Social media

Word of mouth

I was a speaker at the North Coast Tourism Symposium or otherwise associated with the Symposium

It was suggested I attend by my Local Government representative

Other (please specify)

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* 3. For those that attended the Symposium at Glasshouse, please rate your experience with the following:

	Excellent	Good	Average	Poor	N/A
Venue (location)	Venue (location) Excellent	Venue (location) Good	Venue (location) Average	Venue (location) Poor	Venue (location) N/A
Catering	Catering Excellent	Catering Good	Catering Average	Catering Poor	Catering N/A
Symposium Program	Symposium Program Excellent	Symposium Program Good	Symposium Program Average	Symposium Program Poor	Symposium Program N/A
Event sustainability	Event sustainability Excellent	Event sustainability Good	Event sustainability Average	Event sustainability Poor	Event sustainability N/A

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* 4. For those that attended the Symposium, which three speakers/sessions did you find the most valuable? Please rank your Top 3

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* 5. For those that attended the North Coast Tourism Awards Dinner at Sails Port Macquarie by Rydges, please rate your experience with the following:

	Excellent	Good	Average	Poor	N/A
North Coast Tourism Awards presentations	North Coast Tourism Awards presentations Excellent	North Coast Tourism Awards presentations Good	North Coast Tourism Awards presentations Average	North Coast Tourism Awards presentations Poor	North Coast Tourism Awards presentations N/A
Catering	Catering Excellent	Catering Good	Catering Average	Catering Poor	Catering N/A
MC (Jane Goldsmith)	MC (Jane Goldsmith) Excellent	MC (Jane Goldsmith) Good	MC (Jane Goldsmith) Average	MC (Jane Goldsmith) Poor	MC (Jane Goldsmith) N/A
Entertainment/band (Alter Ego)	Entertainment/band (Alter Ego) Excellent	Entertainment/band (Alter Ego) Good	Entertainment/band (Alter Ego) Average	Entertainment/band (Alter Ego) Poor	Entertainment/band (Alter Ego) N/A
Sails Port Macquarie by Rydges	Sails Port Macquarie by Rydges Excellent	Sails Port Macquarie by Rydges Good	Sails Port Macquarie by Rydges Average	Sails Port Macquarie by Rydges Poor	Sails Port Macquarie by Rydges N/A
Event sustainability	Event sustainability Excellent	Event sustainability Good	Event sustainability Average	Event sustainability Poor	Event sustainability N/A

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* 6. Do you consider the Symposium and/or Awards to be good value for money? Combined ticket: $185 pp. Symposium only: $85 pp. Awards only: $135 pp

Yes

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* 7. Overall, please provide an estimate of how much you spent in total in Port Macquarie to attend the North Coast Tourism Symposium and/or Tourism Awards taking into account accommodation, food and beverage, activities and event ticket costs, etc.

Less than $100

Between $101 - $200

Between $201 - $400

Between $401 - $700

More than $700

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* 8. If you stayed overnight in Port Macquarie, please advise the name of your accommodation provider and comment on your stay

Accommodation provider

Please comment on your stay

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* 9. If you travelled to Port Macquarie to attend the Symposium and/or Awards, did you partake in any pre/post touring activities or events in the region?

Yes

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* 10. Do you and/or your team plan to attend the Symposium and/or Awards in 2025 (Destination TBC)

Yes

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* 11. General feedback which we will use (with your permission) for marketing and promotional purposes

I agree for my feedback to be used for marketing and promotional purposes

I do not agree for my feedback to be used for marketing and promotional purposes

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