BE A TOURIST IN YOUR OWN HOMETOWN
WORLD FAMOUSNANAIMO BAR TRAIL
Aside from Bathtub Racing, Nanaimo is most well known for that delectable sweet-tooth saviour, the Nanaimo Bar. A flavour combination that was even featured in some of the Golden Arches restaurants recently.
Tourism Nanaimo has taken this humble little bar and exploited it's universal appeal into a key element of their Nanaimo marketing magic by developing the one and only 'Nanaimo Bar Trail'.
Like most local gems that get over looked by we locals, the Nanaimo Bar trail is something visitors inquire of constantly. This long weekend, you could download the Nanaimo Bar trail map and take a self guided tour of this famous trail for yourself.
Click image to download Nanaimo Bar Trail brochure.
nanaimo tourism doesn't do enough with the iconic bar.
ReplyDeletemore country wide and international exposure needed. it is amazing how well known the bar is, no thanks to tourism Nanaimo, however.
come on, let's exploit it a little more. How many towns have such an opportunity !
One suggestion, a yearly, or bi-yearly nanaimo bar baking contest, with a big prize, and some well known judges----why not ?
OR how about a city sponsored 'Nanaimo Bar' food truck, with a myriad of flavours, and nothing but the bar for sale
ReplyDeleteGoes to all the festivals etc….
any one else have any ideas ?
OR how about shipping boxes of the specialty country wide, maybe even world wide, to all sorts of people, as a kind of guerrilla ad campaign.
ReplyDeletesounds a little crazy, but crazy stunts get noticed all the time.
Instead we give cruise ship passengers a bar or two. we have a 'bar' tour, and we mention it in a few brochures-------kinda boring no ?