Every time you turn on the news or scroll your phone, there is another update on the Coronavirus. It is spreading across the world and governments and organizations are taking unprecedented steps to stop the virus from impacting more people. So airlines are stopping flights from Mainland China and the United States has put strict […]
China’s door is closed.✈ Now what do we do? Read More »
One of the biggest challenges in the Tourism industry is that the majority of us work in small businesses. In the United States, the definition of a small business can be based on the number of employees or the annual receipts. Suffice it to say that after looking through this chart, I am confident that
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Did you know that today is ‘National Plan for Vacation Day? This is an initiative that U.S. Travel created several years ago as Project Time Off. The program has all kinds of resources available to encourage corporations to encourage their employees to take off. But let’s start with us – the Tourism industry! Do you
Are you planning your 2020 vacation today? Read More »
Airbnb has changed the landscape of the tourism industry since it began in 2007. And because of its impact in our industry, every one of you should have an account. Why do I think you all need to have an account? Not because I want you all to go on vacation and stay at an
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Jack Lok’s life story should be a movie. Lok was one of the founders of L&L Travel Enterprises, the largest Chinese Tour company on the East Coast of the U. S. ( now known as Jupiter Legend). He was a subject of one of my first Tourism Pro talk interviews and has gone from being
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For those of you keeping up with these articles sent to your inbox each week, this is the last in the series of Tourism Trends that I will be sharing. Did you catch the others? Food and Culinary Tourism China Tourism to the U.S Trends from Explore Marketing, LLC Social Media Trends Today you will
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Social media and Tourism are bound together. There are not many industries more conducive to sharing information, images, and opinions than people traveling. I use social media daily but other than WeChat ( which is the Chinese Social media app I help Tourism Pros learn) I am not an expert on how to leverage platforms.
Interested in 2020 Social Media trends for Tourism? Read More »
As part of my plan to bring you 2020 Tourism trends for our industry, I reached out to others who are considered experts, and who work with others to stay up to date. This week I am featuring trends seen by my friend Stefan Merkl, of Explore Marketing, LLC. Stefan has worked at different positions
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When I started to work on my Tourism Trends for 2020 and beyond, I knew it would be important to bring you an update on Chinese Tourism Trends for several reasons. First, because many of you look to me for help in getting into this market, and understanding how to increase visitation to your destination. Secondly
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If you are a long-time reader of my blog, you know that every December I share a list of Tourism Trends I see for the following year. And because change is good, every year I also change the format of how I share the information. Last year I realized that sharing content via video is
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