Tourism representation office

TOURISM REPRESENTATION

Intelligent & Creative Representation

With over 25 years experience and expertise in travel trade and the MICE market we offer whole scale tourism representation services in Hungary in the tourism and leisure sector. We are committed to finding and implementing specific and integrated solutions that give competitive advantage and guarantee success.

Our clients benefit from an outstanding resource of intelligence, creativity and best practice. Our business and marketing representation services in Hungary cover wholesalers, the retail trade, tour operators, MICE, airlines, and media.

Since we concentrate on delivering profits and results to our clients, sales are the focus of our organization. We ensure that what we do has a measurable impact on our client's business whether this is guest attendance, awareness, room night occupation or profitability. Our marketing and representation services are designed to help clients increase profitability, the competitiveness and sustainability of various tourism destinations, to make messages stand out and convert this into bookings and tourism income.

The tourist representation, marketing and communications services integration allow us to offer global, creative and professional solutions. We rely on strong interaction between our different partners to generate the best mix between creativity and professionalism, thus saving on budgets and reducing production time.

TRAVEL SYSTEM INTERNATIONAL represents tourist destinations from around the world providing maximum exposure nationwide in all major media markets. Individually designed strategies guarantee visibility and return on investment.

Whom do we offer our services?

We provide services for private companies and public organizations within tourism, the MICE trade and leisure, such as tour operators, travel agencies, hotel chains, program suppliers, other service providers, national, regional and local tourist organizations and authorities in order to generate sales (see details below).

 

Incoming
to
Hungary

 

 

Tour operators & wholesalers organizing tours to Hungary

 

DMCs offering Hungary as a special product

 

Special interest groups

Please see more information for incoming representation and services here Æ

 

Outgoing
from
Hungary

 

 

 

Tour operators & wholesalers selling tour packages to Hungarian operators

 

DMCs offering travel products to Hungary

 

NTOs, RTOs and LTOs aiming to be present on Hungary's tourism trade and public market

 

Hotel chains, hotels, mansions & castles aiming to be present on the  Hungarian market

 

Transportation companies: airlines, bus, car rental & ship companies

 

Special product owners, program suppliers & other service providers

 

Sport, fitness & spa tourism companies

 

Eco tourist organizations, village tourist service providers, national parks, nature reserves

 

Festival, concert, cultural event & historical site companies, entertaining centers

Why TRAVEL SYSTEM INTERNATIONAL?

Because we have

25 years activity in incoming, outgoing and event organization

An in-depth knowledge of the Hungarian travel market

Knowledge of how travel trade and MICE market key players work

Information of what motivations they have, and what they exactly need

Insight into the trends, attitudes, shifts and industry changes in Hungary

Excellent relationship with the travel trade and the press

Very good cooperation with our wide service and supplier’s network in whole Hungary

Professional travel executives

A combination of broad experience and a knowledge of the country cultures

Complete, creative, effective integrated solutions in tourism representation in Hungary

Cost effective representation services focusing on budget control

The widest range of services (see below)

Since we work with them, we know the Hungarian

Outgoing and incoming tour operators

Hotel chains

Program owners

Transportation companies

Service providers

Tourist  organizations (NTO, RTO, LTO)

MICE trade key players and suppliers

Tourism media

Our main activities & expertise in representation

Since successful marketing and promotion on the Hungarian market depends on local expertise, contacts, regular exposure and also on the knowledge of the Hungarian language, you may need someone to assist you in making your presence on the Hungarian travel market a lot more effective.

We represent destinations and tour operators throughout the world in Hungary promoting and marketing them successfully on national and enterprise level. We bring the influent key players of the Hungarian travel business community in contact with your offers to establish long lasting professional relations.

We assist you in developing your professional marketing strategy and complete action plans including promotion, product placement and distribution by introducing your products to the most valuable decision makers in the Hungarian national organizations and the best Hungarian travel providers (tour operators and travel agencies) that can best serve your marketing goals.

Using our 25 years of travel experience, our personal client contacts and an in-depth knowledge of the Hungarian travel market/trade we increase your sales by marketing your destination to the general public or a specific target group.

We provide an exclusive tourism representation in Budapest and in the whole territory of Hungary such as in all Hungarian speaking regions of the neighboring countries (Slovakia, Romania, Croatia and Serbia), organize and actively participate in trade shows, seminars, workshops and presentations to the travel trade.

We will provide a comprehensive information and database service of the destinations/hotels/airlines to the travel industry and/or to the general public.

Tourism representation office

 

 

A smart office with professional staff in Hungary at a distinguished greenbelt location in Budapest

 

A dedicated office address, phone line, fax number and e-mail address during business hours for your account

 

Servicing of daily basis trade, media and consumer inquiries

 

Storage, distribution, mailing or hand deliver of promotional material or information packages to national tourist organizations, tour operators and travel agents

 

Digital photo archives

 

Translation and language services

 

Database management (continuous maintenance of our existing travel trade data base, elaboration of new future prospect travel trade database, other tourist databases on Hungary e.g. accommodations, organizations, miscellaneous contacts)

Marketing Services

Market Research & Analysis

An active market intelligence & market research for your product positioning.

We will

Collect information for you on the Hungarian travel market

Organize and analyze your information

Provide a competitive analysis of the Hungarian travel market

Define if your product is and/or can be a market niche, a market leader, a market follower or a market challenger

Make conclusions for you

After our market research, we will give you a comprehensive analysis:

 

What similar products are out now in the Hungarian travel market

 

What your competition is offering, product differentiation, key competitors, their sales & prices

 

Some test marketing on focus groups or representative groups of consumers

 

Current travel industry sales in Hungary

 

Benchmarks in the Hungarian travel industry

 

Hungarian travel market size, opportunities & gaps, market dynamics and patterns including seasonality

 

Hungarian market trends, forecasts & planning

 

Evaluation of your possible strategies & promotions

 

Assessing marketing mix

 

Risk reducing methods

 

Hungarian costumers’ sensitivity to price changes, other expectations

 

The most appropriate sales ways and distribution channels

 

Hungarian consumers’ possible reactions to various promotions

Based on the results of our market analysis we can help you determine your

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Pricing strategy

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Branding strategy

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Product differentiation

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Market penetration and market skimming

Target Market

We will find niche for your product and describe your target customers in Hungary - demographics, socio-economic status, lifestyle, family circumstances, gender, age, religion, income level, ethnic group, geographical region, behavior, needs, buying decisions, spending patterns. We will identify market segments (e.g. VFR, general business tourism, long holidays, city breaks, activity holidays, group holidays, etc.) and anticipate the Hungarian customers’ demands.

Market Strategies

We will help you in considering your marketing and promotion strategies that you want to use in Hungary, including details like e.g.

 

 

Networking methods

 

Direct marketing ways

 

Advertising means

 

Training programs

 

Direct/personal selling

 

Publicity/press releases

 

Trade shows

 

Web site

Planning

Mission Statement

We will help you in adopting your mission statement to the Hungarian travel market and deciding on objectives to be fulfilled.

We will

 

Support your profit targets

 

Help cut competition

 

Contribute to increasing your market share in Hungary

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Positioning your key market (who you're selling to in Hungary)

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Defying your contribution (what you're selling in Hungary)

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Making a clear distinction (your unique selling proposition in Hungary)

Marketing Goals

We will establish quantifiable marketing goals for you that you can turn into numbers (sales, profits or customer's satisfaction) and help you to reach your objectives such as

 

Penetration to the Hungarian travel market & your market share

 

Your product development for Hungary

 

Your branding, diversification & product portfolio

 

Maximalization of your revenue

 

Overcome your competitors

Your Product & Services

We will describe

 

How your product(s) relate(s) to the Hungarian market

 

What the Hungarian travel market needs

 

What similar products Hungarian customers currently use

 

We will

 

Help you find your unique selling features to make you stand out from the crowd

 

Introduce your products to the Hungarian national organizations that best meet Hungary

 

Package your product to sell to the travel & MICE trade

 

Define your product or service with its characteristics offered to Hungarian customers

 

Determine the niche(s) occupied by your product or service

 

Collect methods of how your product is to be branded in Hungary

Competition

We will

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Develop your USP and elaborate what makes your stand apart from your competition

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Examine what your competition is doing about branding

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Describe the behavior of your competitors

Pricing, Positioning & Branding

We can establish strategies to help you

 

Determine your product price & work out your detailed pricing strategy

 

Consider the impact of competitors on the price of your service

 

Know the market elasticity

 

Decide where your product will be positioned in the Hungarian market

 

Find out how you will achieve brand awareness

Promotion

We will set up a plan for your promotional activities in Hungary, leading to top-of-mind awareness, and provide you

 

Detailed information of how the Hungarian media enable you to reach your desired target market, the effectiveness and impact of each medium

 

Suggestions of how to gain attention/interest/desire/action in Hungary and how to make the Hungarian consumer aware of the existence of your product or service

 

A complete list of the useful and effective Hungarian marketing tools

 

Suggestions of the forms of point of sale (POS), PR, advertising, sponsorship or other promotion methods

 

A creative concept & execution plan (copy, design, artwork, production)

Please see some of our ways and methods we normally use for promotions in Hungary

Sales & retail promotions

Direct personal selling

Telemarketing, DM

Media, press releases

Special offers

Demonstrations

POS material

Competitions

Brochures, leaflets, posters

Networking

Sponsorship

Gifts

Training programs

User trial

Copywriting & creative support

Advertising

We can

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Set up a media & communication plan including media buying (specially negotiated advertising rates in the leading Hungarian trade and non trade publications)

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Arrange and coordinate a complete advertising media targeted publicity campaign

We will

 

Use our regular media contacts (networking, monitoring) with Hungarian media and forwarding of editorial opportunities

 

Write featured articles in Hungary’s professional and public travel news, travel bulletins and MICE press

 

Forward press releases & press kits to Hungarian media

 

Organize and supervise press trips (group, individual), press conferences and other media events

 

Provide press clipping service and evaluation

 

Influence media activities at trade shows

 

Manage and maintain media data base

 

Control media exposure and broadcast appearances

Internet Representation & Web Services

Identifying the Internet as the top communication method in recent years, we develop and offer top quality online marketing services designed to complement and enhance traditional marketing strategies, managing Internet sites, creating newsletters, on-line marketing campaigns and contests, among other effective services.

We provide you online services e.g.

 

On line PR & communication

 

Comprehensive web site marketing & design

 

Website promotion in Hungary

 

Translation and creation of a Hungarian searchable site

 

Reliable, direct links to your home page

 

Featured inclusion in all major Hungarian travel industry and travel portals

 

Graphic and content development

 

Keyword marketing

 

On line media appearance

 

On line advertising (search engines, online directories, banner ads, ezine ads, popup, flash & banner adverts on web sites)

 

On line e-mail & DM campaigns

 

On line newsletter, real time news distribution

 

Link improvement

 

Competitors' website analysis

Sales Promotions

We will make you suggestions for

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start-up discounts

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discount schemes

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product endorsements

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free offers

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special sales / credit terms

Exhibitions & Trade Fair Services

We will provide you a whole scale travel fair related palette

 

Full service at Hungarian travel exhibitions (stand planning and construction, qualified staff, stand, displays, etc.)

 

Pre-exhibition press releases

 

Press & travel trade presentations

 

Delivery, distribution & collection of brochures

 

Participation on Hungarian public and travel trade events, e.g. trade fairs, exhibitions, conferences, seminars, executive business briefings, travel receptions and international workshops

Travel Industry Training Programs

We will use our many years of experience of personal travel trade contacts to

 

Build and sustain relationships with the travel & MICE industry in Hungary

 

Select the target tour operators & travel agencies best meeting your business plan

 

Represent you as a tourism board

 

Organize fidelity programs for travel agencies

 

Perform trade presentations (tour operators and travel agents)

 

Organize trainings (including on-line programs) and travel agent education programs

 

Organize educational seminars, sales missions, workshops and road shows for the Hungarian travel industry staff

 

Organize, select and control sales visits & FAM trips to and from Hungary

 

Arrange sales calls to leading Hungarian agents for visiting management

Event Marketing & Service View

We will organize and arrange receptions and various promotional events to

 

Perform your product or services to the Hungarian travel trade and public

 

Improve and maintain trade and public awareness of your product

 

Intensify travel trade relations

Please see our event marketing examples here Æ

Brochures & Promotion Materials

We provide you

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Assistance and translations for travel brochure printing in Hungary

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Storage, delivery, mailing, distribution & collection of brochures, leaflets and other promotional material

Process & Place

We will answer you the following questions:

 

 

How would Hungarians consume your services?

 

What processes should they go through to acquire your service?

 

Where are they supposed to find the availability of your service?

We help you

 

find out the best distribution channels (retail, wholesale, direct sale, mail order, multi channel,) for your product

 

use the best electronic and/or Internet technology to reach Hungarian customers

 

find the best location(s) in Hungary to sell your product

 

see the degree of accessibility to/for customers

People

Well, that is who we are… Being aware of the importance of the first impressions in the sales process, we can assure you of the high level of our representation.

We will

 

Represent your image on high level

 

Represent your desired culture of the business

 

Be relevant to your mission statement

 

Be trained to promote your product

 

Provide an excellent customer service

Budget

You tell us your budget and we will tell you what marketing strategies and promotions you can afford on the Hungarian travel market. We will suggest you the most effective ways for cost cutting by

 

negotiating the best advertising rates

applying the newest Internet technologies

selecting the most effective presentation methods

Monitor your results

We will

Test and analyze the relation between your product and the Hungarian costumers

Identify the sales strategies that are working

Survey customers’ reactions

Track your sales, leads, visitors to your web site

Information supply

Besides marketing services we provide you a comprehensive information service covering every aspect of your business’s activities in Hungary.

Information monitoring business activity

Research and in depth market reporting - client feedback on industry developments

Media observation

Initial market research report

Detailed background information on Hungary (economy, politics, social structure, etc.)

Detailed summary of tourist highlights, travel and tourist services, programs, special features

Market and marketing studies and surveys

Competition - mergers, takeovers, anti-competitive behavior

Regulation of the travel industry

Advertising standards

Information on legislation and regulations

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Information on legal framework conditions for your travel business in Hungary (travel trade descriptions, travel trading standards, consumer protection, etc.)

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Observing the law for business (patents, licenses, standards, planning laws, hazards and risks)

Rates

Prices for the above services start from just Euro 285 per month based on a minimum contract of 6 months.

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