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In 2023, AI was the talk of the town…or more accurately, the talk of the whole world!

Last year, AI stirred up plenty of excitement and conversations about how this new revolutionary technology can help businesses, research, medicine, education and industries. This was coupled with plenty of questions and concerns around safety, privacy and whether it will replace jobs.

Now in 2024, many have learnt a bit more about AI’s benefits and most have played with AI tools like ChatGPT and new AI platforms are being developed at lightning speed.

As this e-book debuts, AI's dynamism becomes evident with new use cases, new platforms, and new concerns emerging daily making any static resource about AI potentially obsolete within days. So much so that we’ve written this guide multiple...

We are thrilled to announce our role as an official event supporter at TRENZ 2024. The event, organised annually by Tourism Industry Aotearoa (TIA) on behalf of the Tourism Industry New Zealand Trust, is the premier tourism trade event to showcase New Zealand's tourism products and experiences. 

While Tomahawk has historically participated in TRENZ as a tourism services provider, our increased engagement and support this year underscores our dedication to fostering success within the tourism sector. 

Considering both delegates' and exhibitors' needs at TRENZ, we have devised a unique activation. At TRENZ 2024, we will showcase a popcorn space and mobile snack delivery trolley, offering not just bite sized treats but also snack sized digital marketing insights to enhance...

YouTube as a marketing tool for tourism businesses is a natural platform to attract potential customers with 62% of consumers using YouTube for travel inspiration, it's a goldmine for reaching your target audience! Not only that, it's the 2nd most popular social media channel globally behind Facebook.

From having your own channel for creating video content, to harnessing the advertising opportunities, it can be a strong strategy for driving brand awareness and website traffic.

For your convenience we have provided the YouTube recommended image sizes for your profile, feed and ads. 

YouTube Channel Page

YouTube Channel Profile Picture 

• Recommended pixel size: 800 x 800 pixels
• Aspect ratio: 1:1 
• YouTube will automatically resize your profile image to be...

Our team loves Pinterest as a platform for our tourism clients to inspire and attract potential customers! Pinterest is the social platform where 498 million people go for inspiration each month, and most of which are women (more than 60%), who are also key decision-makers for holiday planning!

Harnessing Pinterest can really make an impact on driving awareness of your business and leading people on a journey to book with you!

For your convenience we have provided the Pinterest recommended image sizes for your profile, feed and ads. 

Pinterest Profile Page

• Profile picture: 165 x 165 pixels
• Profile cover photo: 800 x 450 pixels

Pinterest Feed

Pinterest Image Pin

• Recommended image size: 1000 x 1500 pixels
• Aspect ratio: 2:3
• Accepted file types: JPEG...

In a significant move to revitalise Tonga's tourism sector, the Tonga Tourism Authority (TTA), with support from the Market Development Facility (MDF), an Australian and New Zealand Government-funded programme, has announced its partnership with international tourism marketing agency Tomahawk to spearhead the rebranding of Tonga Tourism. 

The initiative signifies a transformative step towards enhancing global awareness of Tonga as a destination and increasing the economic impact of tourism. 

"We saw an opportunity to rebrand Tonga Tourism and set it apart from other Pacific Island Countries" shared Teisa Tupou, Marketing Manager of TTA. "This comprehensive rebranding exercise, steered by Tomahawk’s expertise, is not just about aesthetics but about embedding a destination...

Tourism businesses should be on TikTok! The video footage and stories you can share are perfect for this platform with highly visual content that will inspire travellers! Gone are the days of needing to produce and direct professional style promo videos for social media - simply use a smart phone to gather footage and images, use the TikTok built in editors to add music, captions, text overlays and more!

All you need is a content plan to keep it going and use your team on the job to create the content! The main thing to remember with TikTok is to keep videos vertical for mobile (not the traditional horizontal format) 

TikTok Profile Page

Profile Picture

• Picture pixel size: 200 x 200 pixels 
• Aspect ratio 1:1
• Accepted file types: JPG, JPEG, PNG
• Maximum file size:...