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Smart Travel: MICE Industry’s Positive Impact on Business Travel, Wynn Resorts’ Bigger Better UAE Plans Revealed, Indigenous Tourism Booms and More

Smart Meetings

and China Drive Business Travel Recovery A new report by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) predicts business travel spending will reach a new height of $1.5 A new report released by the WTTC revealed Indigenous tourism is projected to contribute $67 billion to the global economy by 2034. trillion by the end of 2024.

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Smart Travel: Mystery Destination Flights Sell Out in 4 Minutes, Jordan Tourism Board Teams Up with Leading Travel App, Hyatt Announces New Brand Hyatt Select and More

Smart Meetings

The countrys tourism board has teamed up with a leading travel app to spread the word on why you should keep its hat in the ring. As always, Smart Travel is here to bring you the latest must-read news in the travel and tourism industry. Yet another major airline has announced plans for new direct flights for your attendees.

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Smart Travel: Saudi Arabia MICE Industry Booms, American Airlines Shuts Down Group-Jumpers, $65 Billion Needed to Address Coastal and Marine Tourism Climate Issues

Smart Meetings

We’ve heard from our customers that the ability to board with their assigned group is important to them because it’s a benefit associated with their AAdvantage status or fare purchase,” said Julie Rath, American’s senior vice president of airport operations, reservations and service recovery. The sector generated $1.5 The sector generated $1.5

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The Benefits of Utilizing User-Generated Content for Tourism

Dana Communications

Retailers, small businesses, restaurants and more are leveraging UGC, and tourism is no different. So how is UGC beneficial to tourism? It’s no secret that authenticity is key to effective marketing—and utilizing UGC in tourism campaigns and social media is an easy way to achieve that and increase your brand’s credibility.

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The Benefits of Utilizing User-Generated Content for Tourism

Dana Communications

Retailers, small businesses, restaurants and more are leveraging UGC, and tourism is no different. So how is UGC beneficial to tourism? It’s no secret that authenticity is key to effective marketing—and utilizing UGC in tourism campaigns and social media is an easy way to achieve that and increase your brand’s credibility.

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Europe’s tourism displays a strong rebound, but remains uneven across the regions

ETC Corporate

Following a summer of strong tourism demand, international tourist arrivals to Europe are only 3.2% The rebound is being driven by resilient intra-European travel and the influx of US tourists benefitting from favourable exchange rates. below 2019 levels, and nights are down by 1.3% for the January-September period.

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The 5 Surefire Benefits of Co-Op Marketing Programs for Destinations

Dana Communications

By creating a program that allows local tourism and hospitality partners to buy into a campaign to co-promote their offerings with travel to your destination, you increase your marketing funds and reap the five surefire benefits detailed below. Let’s address that by recapping the benefits listed above. Enter…co-op marketing!

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