Convene by PCMA

JULY 9, 2021

In April, the Glasgow Convention Bureau became the first DMO to join Tourism Declares Climate Emergency. One industry that both contributes to global warming and suffers from its negative effects is tourism. In May and June, the United Nations Climate Change subsidiary bodies convened in hubs around the world and online.

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Tourism eSchool

MARCH 3, 2021

They are seen by many local government and tourism organisations as a significant cost line in an operating budget, with very little visible impact to the economy. What is their visitor journey and online + offline touchpoints ? eg Regional Tourism Organisation/Private Industry/Community Groups/Retail Traders/Local Residents.

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Interface Tourism Spain

MAY 10, 2022

Evolution of MICE tourism in Spain. As the tourism industry continues to expand and reach new heights, we can’t forget about one of the most prominent sectors within the industry, the MICE sector. MICE tourism is composed of four niche areas : Meetings. Why is MICE tourism important? MICE Tourism in Spain.

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Crowdriff

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

. — lauramitchell (@lauradaugaard) August 29, 2017. This idea really struck us as fresh and relevant – which is why we wrote up this recap of his talk, along with some ideas on what it means to apply this concept to your own tourism marketing strategy. — Colleen Raymond (@colleenraymond) August 23, 2017.

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Crowdriff

JUNE 23, 2016

We’ve just returned from beautiful Philadelphia where we spent two action-packed days at the 2016 Tourism Academy conference which we were proud to support as a key sponsor and as a presenter with our client Visit Stockton. 3 Key Takeaways from Tourism Academy 2016: Content is more than what you create, it’s a way to build community.

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Tourism eSchool

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Word of mouth is one of the most trusted forms of advertising for a tourism brand, as it relates to influencing the behaviours of potential customers. People have been able to generate credibility online, through creating content that speaks to niches and embracing two-way relationships. Benefits of working with a Digital Influencer.

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

founder Hilina Ajakaiye, surrounded by some of the volunteers who organized the 1,400-person women’s leadership conference in 2022, first created the conference in 2017. Then,” she said, “when I finished that in 2017, I started asking myself: ‘What does giving back look like?’”.

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MAY 18, 2017

In an effort to expose prospective tourists to the other wonders the country has to offer, South African Tourism had amassed an extensive library of content over the years, featuring clips and scenes that reach from the coastline to the cities to the safari lodges. Introducing South African Tourism’s 24 Hours of Wow Campaign. “We

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 25, 2017

The post MICE and Corporate buyers flock to ITB Asia 2017 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Celebrating its 10 th anniversary, ITB Asia 2017 has opened its doors today at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands. Already, ITB Asia 2017 is expected to top the success of ITB Asia 2016.

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Crowdriff

JANUARY 10, 2018

The influx of tourism presents a new challenge for visitors and locals alike. Finding a way to make tourism sustainable within a tight budget. Nor is the town looking to discourage visitors from traveling there, as the local economy is wholly dependent on the tourism industry. Photo courtesy of Visit Sedona.

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Solimar International

AUGUST 23, 2023

While other forms of tourism engage the traveler with another area’s social, historical, and cultural elements, trail tourism is a form of “ slow tourism.” Trail tourism also provides many benefits, such as protecting the environment, boosting the economy, and preserving the culture of the surrounding community.

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AltexSoft Travel

JANUARY 31, 2020

Just a couple of examples: electronic tickets were first developed for fare ticketing, while one of the first online booking systems was built by airline distribution company SABRE. Airline companies were also the first to practice eCommerce by founding and operating online travel agencies (OTA). A list of airline members.

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AltexSoft Travel

AUGUST 26, 2022

In this article, we’ll mention the budding tourism trends and give six examples of startups that capitalize on the changes in the industry. Tourists then and now express a need for a high level of personalization , they want to easily book trips and make transactions online. Let’s look at some of them. Source: Campspace.

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Crowdriff

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

That’s why so many tourism marketing materials are filled with imagery of sandy white beaches with no crowds and hiking trails that are blissfully empty. The tourism brands we showcased ranged from smaller cities to globally known destinations. And some of the best examples were done on a relatively small budget.

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Crowdriff

JANUARY 23, 2018

“We do well, relatively speaking, but we’re kind of at a budgetary deficit compared to some of our competitors,” explained Les Holmlund, a Digital Marketing Consultant at Tourism Saskatchewan. Without the budget to really tell their story, Holmlund said that the province’s tourism department has often depended on others to do it for them.

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Travel Daily Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

With China now the leading source market for visitors to Abu Dhabi and with more than one million Chinese tourists visiting the UAE in 2017, interest in the seventh MeetChina forum has grown significantly, as the two-day event to be held on 3 and 4 September on Yas Island gears up to host even greater numbers.

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Crowdriff

AUGUST 16, 2016

Connect Media provides content generation, distribution and management, brand development, brand communications and online identity management to the tourism industry. I continued to update the website as a hobby until 2013, while I focused primarily on growing my career in tourism management.

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Crowdriff

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Though it’s one of the biggest destination marketing organizations in the country, fluctuating budgets have historically left the Illinois Office of Tourism with inconsistent messaging, an out of date online presence and little in the way of visual content. Illinois’ tourism marketing strategy needed some major refreshes.

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Crowdriff

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

1 | Visit Oklahoma City’s Spring/Summer 2017 Visitor Guide. 2 | Travel Alberta’s 2017 Travel Planner. This makes so much sense, because if a reader is intrigued by something you’ve talked about in your guide, they’re likely going to go online to learn more about it anyway. Simple, streamlined, and effective.

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Crowdriff

MAY 10, 2017

What can other DMOs and tourism brands learn from Visit Franklin? A post shared by Franklin, Tennessee (@visitfranklintn) on Jan 11, 2017 at 3:02pm PST. Treat everyone you interact with online as a human being, not just a number. “In What your customers already doing, saying, and sharing online? His advice to fellow DMOs?

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Crowdriff

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

87% of online marketers use video content to promote their brand. So, even if there aren’t any user-generated videos online that meet your marketing needs, you can create one without spending hours editing the final product. Pete/Clearwater (@VSPC) October 23, 2017. Example: Nelson and Kootenay Lakes Tourism.

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Crowdriff

OCTOBER 22, 2017

This type of organic visual UGC is taking the online world by storm. And now that pretty much every person online has a smartphone, snapping up a pic and uploading it to social media is as easy as pie. billion daily active users (as of June 2017). Instagram has 500 million daily active users (as of September 2017).

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Crowdriff

MARCH 16, 2018

Prior to May 2017, the widely popular tourist attraction spent about $10,000 a year to produce visual marketing content — yet couldn’t quite capture that quintessential reaction of seeing the world’s largest waterfall up close for the first time. That’s something we just got recently, and that has just blown my mind,” said Harasym.

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Crowdriff

JANUARY 5, 2017

— Ottawa Tourism (@Ottawa_Tourism) January 4, 2017. Because it can seem daunting to reply to every single mention or interaction, Tourism Toronto actually uses CrowdRiff to help do this at scale. Visit guggenheim.org/moholy to explore the exhibition online, and share your photos with #MoholyNagy throughout the summer.

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Crowdriff

OCTOBER 11, 2018

It’s a reality many in the tourism industry know too well: an unforeseen disaster strikes and a destination that’s been doing well suddenly becomes the center of attention in the media. Disaster preparedness and recovery was a topic at Tourism Academy this past year , with one of the panel talks devoted to it.

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Crowdriff

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Spotlight: The Colorado Tourism Office is a DMO that has achieved this objective and uses it to bolster their marketing. Ryan Dodge (@wrdodger) January 12, 2017. That’s why your online activity must be linked to tangible, measurable goals, including generating sales through your social media pages. A post shared by BCSP ?

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Crowdriff

OCTOBER 5, 2017

So as young travelers pursue experiences beyond Scotland, the country’s tourism industry today is primarily supported by nostalgic empty nesters over the age of 45. — VisitScotland (@VisitScotland) September 15, 2017. — E4 (@E4Tweets) September 13, 2017. “It THIS is what we call an epic road trip! ScotE4 #Ad.

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Travel Daily Media

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Furthermore, according to the MICE Industry Master Plan Year 2017-2021, the strategy is aimed to stimulate the growth of MICE events in the country by using innovation to create differentiation, attract MICE travellers, and establish a knowledge and statistics platform to support the industry in terms of strategic planning.

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Rob Gard A closing event held at a historic off-site venue during the annual PRSA (Public Relations Society of America) Travel & Tourism 2023 Section Conference, which Convene attended in late June, gave Destination Madison a chance to demonstrate that expertise. “We So we thought, how can we bring our community to attendees?

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Crowdriff

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Travel Association’s Educational Seminar for Tourism Organizations (ESTO) included a session analyzing the industry’s top travel websites based on site speed, it served as a wake-up call for Travel Oregon , who placed second to last. “We’ve Travel Oregon’s website earlier in 2017. In 2015, when the U.S.

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Crowdriff

AUGUST 30, 2018

Using CrowdRiff we had the idea to collect some of the photos that we had gathered during the online campaign and bring that into the printed realm,” explained Pepper. Drawing inspiration from a vintage postcard that was once popular amongst locals, they presented the 14 winning photos in the postcard-sized “ Huntsville Pocket Guide.”.

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Crowdriff

APRIL 12, 2017

And that led to Visit Seattle’s ground-breaking online video channel: VISITSEATTLE.tv. There are two more scheduled for 2017. .” “What we wanted to do is create content that people would look for, not just when they’re thinking about travel.”.

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Crowdriff

OCTOBER 3, 2018

In March of 2017 we unveiled a new brand positioning, a name, identity, a campaign to the world where we really are highlighting the American side of The Falls as a true adventure brand,” said Libby Woock, the Senior Marketing Manager for Destination Niagara USA. In total, over 500,000 of their travel guides have been distributed.

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Crowdriff

DECEMBER 6, 2017

UGC also generates social chatter around the event — which even people who aren’t in attendance will get to see online. — Tourism Kamloops (@TourismKamloops) November 2, 2017. Showing the photos and experiences people are sharing in the moment also builds the atmosphere of that event. pic.twitter.com/868cUcF0yk.

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Crowdriff

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Plus, many UGC campaigns remain solely online. Last year, Destination Canada (the organization in charge of promoting tourism in Canada) launched a huge video campaign to target the U.S. — Warby Parker Help (@WarbyParkerHelp) October 5, 2017. 9 | “Finding Awesome” with Nelson & Kootenay Lakes Tourism.

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AltexSoft Travel

JANUARY 19, 2022

Greenhouse gases (tourism is responsible for around 8 percent of global carbon emissions, three-quarters of which is due to aviation), local resource overuse (e.g., ” Alaska Airlines was ranked the most fuel-efficient airline in 2010-2017. The devastating impact of travel on the environment and local communities is enormous.

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Crowdriff

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

We just returned from another fantastic ESTO , the annual tourism conference where destination marketers from around the US gather to learn and discuss industry trends. — Visit Tybee (@VisitTybee) August 22, 2017. Before you share anything online, think about how it will look to your audience.

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