Every industry has an alphabet soup of acronyms and Tourism isn’t any different. Those of us that have been around a while throw out names of trade shows, types of visitors and industry-specific terms as a type of shorthand that only insiders can follow. But for those of you that are new to the tourism […]
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July is one of the busiest months for our industry. Clients and friends are telling me everyone is short-staffed so I am sure you don’t have lots of free time right now. So I thought I would create a short post with information that is categorized for you. Want to learn more about group tours?
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I am sure you are all familiar with the term “DIY”. Do – it – Yourselfers have their own TV station where one can learn home remodeling, cooking, and decorating. And I am sure we all have areas where we like to DIY. For instance, no matter how busy my life is, I enjoy mowing
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My last post was based on a reader question from a Tour Operator: Who should I call when looking for hotels? Here is Fred’s original question: Sally, quick question. I am working on this itinerary for 2023 and a test run this summer and have a few hotels in each city in mind to get
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I love when readers reach out to me after they read a blog post and ask a question. It always makes my day and I learn as much from the question as they do from my answers. Last week this email dropped into my inbox: Sally, quick question. I am working on this itinerary
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I have been writing blog posts since 2016 and I often refer clients to old posts that will help them with the challenges they are facing. There is such turnover in hotel sales departments right now that I thought I would share this 2 part interview again. Whenever I have hotel questions, there are two
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I keep a list of ideas for my blog on topics or articles that I think might benefit my readers. My list is getting long and while I think I will still write longer posts on some of these, I wanted to get the resources into your hands so you can start using them and
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Well, we have made it to the end of 2021! Good for us. It hasn’t been easy. Few industries have been tested and transformed more than Hospitality and Tourism. But that doesn’t mean we haven’t been able to find a few silver linings. So I thought I would add a bit of additional cheer to
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Enjoy this post from April 2018 When I was young, my favorite part of our family vacations was sitting in the front seat as my Dad drove and being the one responsible for our AAA triptik. For those of you too young to understand, your local AAA office would put together a customized flip booklet
Where are you? Can your customer find you without a map? Read More »
What the Heck is VFR? The Tourism industry is full of acronyms and VFR is one of them. It stands for Visiting Friends and Relatives. It is a type of visitor who might stay at a family home, but often stays at lodging or nearby Airbnbs. They are valuable for several reasons: They can
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