Program Information
There are two registration options for Digital Revolution. The first one costs $250 and allows a visitor industry-related business or event to enhance its listing on www.TravelSD.com with additional information as well as the option to post multi-media content. The listings will also be integrated throughout the site. Partners will have control of their content as updates are the responsibility of each partner and can be made as often as the partner wishes. (Content will be reviewed by Office of Tourism staff before going live.) The $250 is a one-time fee.
The second option costs $500 and includes all the benefits of the $250 option, plus it includes a year-long membership in South Dakota Central Reservations (SDCR). This membership is in effect January-December 2010 and allows partners to offer online sales and/or bookings. After 2010, partners will need to renew their SDCR memberships directly with them. SDCR reserves the right to modify the terms of the membership as well as the rate.
For a limited time, Digital Revolution partners will receive a $150 coupon toward a new membership or a new or expanded advertising co-op with their regional association. Partners will work directly with the regional association to redeem the coupon. The coupons will expire September 1, 2010. They are available on a first-come, first-served basis (based on completed program registration including payment) to the first 500 partners.
For both options, the Office of Tourism reserves the right to approve or decline your Digital Revolution program membership. For the $500 option, South Dakota Central Reservations will have the option of accepting or declining your membership. Being declined by SDCR does not mean that you will be declined from Digital Revolution all together.
The additional and updated content will appear on www.TravelSD.com beginning in January 2010 when the redesigned site is launched to the public.
Program Guidelines
A Digital Revolution partner may submit more than one program registration if they own/manage more than one business. The program payment ($250 or $500) is for one business listing. For example, each of the separate Ramkota properties needs to be registered and paid for separately. A parent company or entity cannot register once and then update all the individual property or event listings for $250.
In addition, if a company or entity has more than one business or event at the same address and they already have or wish to have a listing for each business/event, each business/event must be registered and paid for separately. (i.e. La Quinta Inn & Suites and WaTiki Indoor Waterpark Resort, different events at the Washington Pavilion, etc.). If not, the businesses or events will be accommodated within a single listing and will be allowed one web address and one email address.
Basic listings, as you see now on www.TravelSD.com, will still be shown for businesses or events that opt to not participate in Digital Revolution.
Digital Revolution partners must be businesses located or events held within South Dakota. Out-of-state ownership/management is permitted, but the business or event must be in-state. Partners must also be a visitor industry-related business or event. Review the current Travel Directory or Calendar of Events on www.TravelSD.com to see the types of businesses and events that qualify. For more event guidelines, see the Calendar of Events Guidelines.
Integration with other www.TravelSD.com site content (i.e. vacation packages, events, etc.) will be automatically generated by the system. Partners will not be able to pick and choose the links.
Content Management System (CMS)
As you are completing the program registration form, you will see that a valid email address is required. Digital Revolution is based on partner-maintained content. What that means is that partners will maintain their own listing(s) via the online CMS. This is a secure system that is password-protected so that only you and Office of Tourism staff have access to your content. In order to create your individual secure account in the CMS, we need your valid email address.
After your program registration and payment are received, you will be emailed the login information for your CMS account. At that time, you will have access to further guidelines for the content that will be accepted (i.e. maximum number of words in the copy, types of photos, length of videos, etc.).
Registration Form
There is an online version of the program registration form and a downloadable version (PDF 26 KB).
Payment Options
There are two payment options. You can either submit your payment to the Office of Tourism through the mail, or you can pay by credit card using the Online Payment system.
Registration is not considered complete until payment is received.
Refunds
Should a refund of your payment need to be issued, the Office of Tourism will refund $250 via check. If you register and pay for the $500 option and South Dakota Central Reservations is not able to accept your membership, they will be responsible for refunding to you the $250 paid to them by the Office of Tourism.
FOR INFORMATION
For more information, contact Brad Lemmel, Visitor & Industry Relations Representative, at 605-773-3301 or
bradley.lemmel@state.sd.us.
