Author name: Sally Berry

2019 Tourism Trends – watch and change your year

The Tourism industry that we are all a part of changes rapidly. Technology, economics and politics can impact our visitors and our businesses. How can you succeed in 2019? By taking advantage of trends. Here is last week’s Part 1 post on trends I see that will help or hurt us in the future. And I

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Learn how to tell your story and make more sales

Telling stories creates connections. Telling stories about your destination or attraction helps potential visitors  understand why they should visit. Storytelling and Tourism go hand in hand. So why don’t more businesses tell their stories? Why do they just create lists of all the amenities and things to do? Because it’s not easy. But I am

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Want more revenue? WeChat pay might be your answer

WeChat pay is the mobile payment method that is used by Chinese. As I mentioned in this post, when I was in China last month, it was obvious that WeChat pay is used by everyone, all day long. As a tourism business, you wonder if you should start accepting WeChat pay. Where do you go

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Trade shows- the fortune is in the follow up

I just returned from NTA ( National Tour Association) annual Travel Exchange in Milwaukee. I had over 25 appointments with tour operators and plenty of time to network with other tourism professionals before we all head back to our jobs- or to the next tourism trade show. You can be effective and create interest in

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10 items to pack for your next Tourism tradeshow

The tourism tradeshow season is upon us. For those of you that travel to bring in new business- and continue building business with existing customers, the next few months are probably busy for you. There are key international tradeshows like World Travel Market in London (WTM), National Tour Association, American Bus Association, regional shows like

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Why you should consider group tours as a way to grow your business 

The Group Tour industry has been around for many decades. The industry is composed of tour operators, tourism offices, attractions, hotels, restaurants and retail shops. Early tour operators put together packaged tours that included lodging and attractions admissions, and eager customers would call the office and sign up. The market grew steadily through the 80s

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