Tourism Trends for 2019 – part 3 Happy New Year! I am looking forward to a successful 2019 and I hope you are too. When I started this blog in 2016, my goal was to give tourism professionals like you tools to help you become more successful. Every year I share what I see […]
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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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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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As we near the start of 2019, I am sure many of you are looking at next year and planning for multiple projects. May I make a suggestion? Make your life easier by taking the time to develop Operation Manuals for yourself and your staff. What is an operations manual? A file of information on
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Every year I keep a list of trends I see, or conversations I listen to about what is happening in tourism and how things are changing. I read industry newsletters, and attend webinars. In case you missed last years trends report, here is a link. I am changing things up a bit for my 2019
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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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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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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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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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I just returned home from a sales mission in China and Malaysia for my full-time job. I go once a year so it’s easy to see changes from year to year. Here are the top 4 Tourism trends in the China market that I noted and action steps for how you can take advantage of
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