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Marketing Support for the Tourism, Hotels & Resorts Sector

Exceptional experiences deserve exceptional marketing. We help tourism businesses, hotels, and resorts attract guests, drive bookings, and build lasting brand loyalty.

The Marketing Landscape in Tourism, Hotels & Resorts

The tourism and hospitality industry is vibrant and opportunity-rich — but also fiercely competitive and highly seasonal. Hotels, resorts, destinations, and tourism operators face shifting traveller expectations, intense competition from online platforms, and rapidly evolving digital channels. Success requires more than great service; it demands precise positioning, targeted marketing, and a strong commercial strategy to maximise occupancy and revenue.

Challenges you might face:

  • Seasonal demand fluctuations leading to unpredictable revenue streams
  • Intense competition from OTAs (Online Travel Agencies) and global hotel chains
  • Fragmented marketing activity across channels, leading to inefficiencies
  • Limited in-house marketing expertise to drive strategic campaigns
  • Difficulty building direct booking pipelines and reducing third-party commission costs

What Tourism & Hospitality Businesses Are Trying to Achieve

At the same time, businesses are under pressure to:

Build direct booking channels to reduce reliance on OTAs
✅ Strengthen brand positioning to stand out in a crowded marketplace
✅ Drive year-round occupancy through targeted campaigns and segmentation
✅ Enhance digital visibility to reach global audiences effectively
✅ Modernise marketing operations to keep pace with traveller behaviour and technology

free online audit

Marketing Capability Assessment for Hotels & Tourism Firms

Take our free online audit to assess your marketing performance across six core capabilities using our proprietary 'BANKSE' framework. It takes just 5-minutes.

What you'll get:

Instant marketing capability score
Personalised report sent to your inbox
Clarity on which marketing areas to prioritise
Complimentary consultation with our experts to discuss your results

marketing  solutions

How We Help Tourism, Hotels & Resorts Clients

We embed senior marketing leadership to help hospitality businesses sharpen their brand, build direct demand channels, and scale sustainably — all while protecting the guest experience that sets them apart.

Featured services:

Fractional CMO

Embed strategic marketing leadership to align marketing with commercial goals, build direct booking strategies, and maximise occupancy.

Marketing Advisory

Strategic input on digital transformation, brand positioning, campaign planning, and segmentation to attract the right guests.

Marketing Audit

Review marketing performance, channel mix, and brand visibility to uncover quick wins and long-term opportunities.

Meet Our Tourism, Hotels & Resorts Marketing Expert

Lydia has:

  • Developed integrated marketing strategies for tourist attractions
  • Positioned tourism brands to stand out against global competition and seasonality pressures
  • Mentored a varied range of businesses operating in the tourism sector to support growth
“Tourism and hospitality marketing is about finding the sweet spot between experience and commercial performance. We help brands turn inspiration into bookings, and bookings into loyal guests.”

Lydia McClelland - Chartered Fractional CMO, VCMO

Our project was to create a top-level marketing strategy which, once built, we could drive forward ourselves. And I can honestly say the work has been transformational for Yellowtail. After each workshop with VCMO, both Dennis Hall and I would be amazed at how much we'd achieved. We worked hard! But the results are worth it.

Sarah Steele
Operations Director, Yellowtail Financial Planning
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Shout out to Paul Mills who bravely took on running a positioning workshop with us yesterday. Is there anything harder than doing the thing your client does for others for them?! Great work. Really thought provoking, and so important to have facilitated by someone with an external perspective!

Bryony Thomas
CEO, watertight business thinking

Paul is a professional strategic marketeer who is able to apply his expertise with marketing budgets large and small. The commercial impact of Shaw & Co's rebrand, which was initiated, designed and implemented by Paul, has been to differentiate us positively in a sector where few have succeeded. He delivers what he promises, on time and on/under budget, to a high quality. Paul made a positive impact on our business that will last.

Rod Leefe
chair, shaw & co

VCMO's audit brought clarity to a complex set of challenges. They cut through the noise and delivered a clear, prioritised roadmap that we could act on immediately. Their ability to engage across teams and translate insight into action was exactly what we needed.

Dr. Ross Burn
Co-founder, Catsci limited  
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Lydia possesses a deep understanding of marketing strategies and has consistently delivered exceptional results. Her ability to analyse market trends, create engaging campaigns, and drive customer acquisition is truly impressive. Her dedication, attention to detail, and strong communication skills make her an invaluable asset to any organisation. I cannot recommend Lydia enough for her expertise, professionalism, and exceptional work ethic.

Alan Leckey
Business Consultant, CCO - the Collaboration Company  

Paul Mills wasn't just an outsourced marketing leader — he was a mentor. His support helped me enhance my technical marketing skills and shape a more strategic mindset, as well as build my  confidence with senior leadership and deliver higher-impact work. He is dependable and skillful, and his guidance has made me feel more capable and prepared for future challenges.

Caitlin Daniels
marketing manager, catsci limited
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VCMO brings knowledge, insight and practical experience to the table, but also something else, which is quite rare, the unwavering commitment to finishing the job without compromising on the quality of the output. Their work for Yellowtail has been exemplary and we're seeing the results already.

Dennis Hall
founder, yellowtail financial planning

Ruth brought great experience and insight to my firm over many years. Her considered and thoughtful approach to problem solving are a real strength and her experience of marketing and business development in the legal sector was invaluable.

Gavin Tyler
Managing Partner, Cripps

VCMO helped us think beyond our capabilities and reframe how we communicate the true value of what we do. Paul's workshop unlocked fresh ideas resulting in a more strategic approach to our content plan and go-to-market materials. The quality of the output and power of the messaging is really impressive.

Peter Ridgway
Business Development Director, Reach Separations
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VCMO has been instrumental in reshaping how we approach marketing at Lucent. Their strategic clarity, attention to detail, and ability to deliver at pace have been exceptional. Paul's embedded himself seamlessly into the team and quickly earned trust — not just from me, but from our wider staff and partners. The website and content strategy he led have already started delivering results, and I now feel far more confident in how we grow the business over the coming years.

Steven Rowe
Founder - Lucent Financial Planning
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VCMO helped me find the words and structure to communicate what I do — and who I do it for — in a way that finally connects. I’ve had more inbound enquiries since the website relaunch than in the previous two years.

Lee Spencer
aka The rowing marine
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We strengthen positioning, build direct booking strategies, and modernise marketing to attract the right guests, all year round.

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