Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2025

Megan Conway Megan Conway, Travel Portland Travel Portland has named Conway as president and CEO, promoting her from her earlier role as chief strategy officer. Conway joined the team in 2010 at vice president, communications and public relations, before moving into the executive leadership team in 2017. Regis Bali and AMAN.

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Dana Communications

APRIL 4, 2023

Who benefits from accessible tourism? More people get the opportunity to enjoy travel destinations they may not have been able to visit with ease (or at all) before. The tourism industry welcomes more visitors. New jobs become available in the travel sector. Everyone does. These changes can be seen globally as well.

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Dana Communications

JUNE 20, 2023

And what people are into frequently inspires their travel – creating a pop culture tourism boom. But it’s also why travelers flock to Graceland , Dollywood , the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and The Grand Ole Opry. The post Pop Culture Tourism: Why Many Travelers Pop In For A Visit appeared first on Dana Communications.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Read More: You Should Go Here: 3 Travel Trends to Woo Attendees Bringing Your Attendees to Refract Seattle Another, more involved option, is to directly plan offsites. In a lot of ways, it takes so much communication and collaboration, so it’s a great analogy to the type of teamwork that people are doing in their businesses.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 18, 2023

With cannabis gaining momentum in state legislations and shedding its stigma to be more visible in mainstream culture, cannabis travel and tourism is a fast-rising market. A: Cannabis travel consultant. Some people consider me a subject matter expert in cannabis and hemp travel and tourism.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

We’re talking space travel—and soon, meeting professionals will be able to join the fun. With the arms race toward space travel and tourism by companies such as Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Branson’s Virgin Galactic and Bezos’ Origin, the possibility of full-scale space tourism seems more likely every day.

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Dana Communications

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Tourism is fascinating. Tourism is exhilarating. Tourism is also easily affected. Those of us in the tourism industry know all too well that in the blink of an eye, a natural disaster can turn a beautiful top-selling destination into a disaster zone. With tourism after a natural disaster focus on the positive.

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Dana Communications

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Tourism trails are a powerful marketing tool that gives destinations the opportunity to showcase their best attractions and most unique experiences. Some questions that come into play when curating a tourism trail include: Is there a purpose? There’s a target market for everything, and tourism trails are no exception.

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Dana Communications

MAY 2, 2023

Since many of these states are still hammering out policy and licensing, we looked to the west to uncover travel trends from destinations who first blazed the legalization trail. We’re also touching on what’s happening in the tour operator and hospitality spaces to give you a fuller picture of cannabis tourism.

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Dana Communications

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

We touched on this concept in Pop Culture Tourism and noted its continuing popularity in 12 Travel Trends Making Moves in 2024. With Expedia reporting that “more than half of travelers now say that TV shows and movies inspire their travel plans,” it’s definitely worth a deeper dive. Even though the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The September event brought destination marketers from Alaska to Texas to Riverside Hotel in Boise, Idaho, for networking, breakout sessions, a lesson in crisis communication and a taste (and a twirl) of downtown Boise’s booming Basque Cultural District. (If Top Trends Impacting Hospitality, Tourism and Events. Crisis Communication.

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Dana Communications

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The media experts at Dana are constantly on the lookout for what’s new and next to promote our travel, tourism and hospitality clients. Based on Brightline data, the industry average for the travel and tourism category is 0.79. Daily, they’re on the phone with industry innovators and disruptors. Let’s dive right in!

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Dana Communications

AUGUST 22, 2023

Augmented advertising has grown by leaps and bounds in many industries, especially in the travel industry. As such, augmented ads have become a vital component of today’s most successful tourism campaigns. A Tap and Go Resource Today’s travelers are resourceful. Savvy tourism marketers have responded with augmented ads.

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Motivation Excellence

MARCH 31, 2021

VIKTOR is committed to providing safe and healthy travel experiences for our trip participants. Our Safe Travel protocols guide every step of our travel operations to adapt to the latest COVID conditions. Pre-Travel. Travel Staff. The post Safe Travel appeared first on VIKTOR. Hospitality Desk.

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ETC Corporate

JULY 8, 2021

Improvements in vaccination rates and the introduction of the EU Digital COVID Certificate provides hope for tourism rebound in Europe for the summer months. Intra-European trips are expected to account for over 80% of Europe’s travel in 2021. We therefore believe that safe travel is possible this summer.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

During our webinar How to Get Your Organization Started on TikTok , we spoke with three tourism marketing professionals about their TikTok habits. This communicates that you care about their problem, and it moves the issue out of the spotlight for you to handle more privately.

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Dana Communications

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The great travel recovery is here. As we all flipped the calendar to 2021, industry pundits were already forecasting when travel would return to pre-2020 levels. Travel Takes Flight The U.S. We recommend fully leaning into the travel upswing. The post The great travel recovery is here. The good news from the U.S.

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ETC Corporate

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The ‘Destination of Sustainable Cultural Tourism’ Awards enhance the visibility of European cultural tourism destinations, create a platform for sharing experience and knowledge and promotes networking between destinations. The 2021 is focused on the theme of ‘Regenerating European Tourism through Culture, Heritage and Creativity’.

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Dana Communications

JANUARY 17, 2023

It also happens to be one of the hottest travel trends today. Of course, it goes without saying that if your burst of travel involves camping, you must select a location where it is legal to set up camp for a night. The post Microadventures: The 16-Hour Travel Trend appeared first on Dana Communications. Rules are rules.

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Dana Communications

JANUARY 23, 2024

Local travel. Global travel. Get-away-for-the-holidays travel. Here, we’ve assembled eleven tips we use to put engaging travel blogs on the map. It’s best to include some of the real gritty information travelers can use. The post 11 Quick Tips for Travel Blog Bliss appeared first on Dana Communications.

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Dana Communications

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Solo travel is nothing new. But each year unveils fresh insights about this lucrative niche market—so we’re unpacking the 2022 trends inside the still-going-strong solo travel trend. New for 2022: Try Googling solo travel right now. Don’t make the mistake of equating wellness tourism to just another spa getaway.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 27, 2025

Held in Amsterdam, this event for the Alliance of Independent Travel Agencies (AER) brought together 500 travel agencies and 400 specialized tour operators, with a large portion focused on sustainable travel. The focus was on addressing current tourism challenges and providing targeted training for participants.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Fortunately, our Advance Travel and Tourism team of writers is never “at capacity,” and we are always welcoming of new content marketing clients. Our content marketing team takes pride in the communication that goes into each phase of creating travel and tourism content marketing.

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Dana Communications

JANUARY 9, 2024

Revenge travel, brocations, babymoons, staycations, bleisure…you’ve heard about them all, and they’re still around. 2024 follows suit and ushers in some interesting travel trends that will be popping up on your radar soon. Culinary Travel – Will people travel for food? Multi-Gen Travel – Families that live far go far.

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Dana Communications

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Industry research (you can read about some here , here and here ) has documented these powerful feelings and motivations, unveiling a new focus on mindful travel. Last year, we blogged about the revenge travel trend that had frustrated vacationers getting back out there and splurging on long-anticipated trips. Embracing the New.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 5, 2022

After a quiet two years on the events, hospitality and tourism fronts, an experience-driven, diversity, equity and inclusion-devoted (DEI) next generation of talent is pouring through open doors, looking for opportunities to break into the industry. Offering positions in both its U.K. offices and U.S. Investing in the Future.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

APRIL 16, 2024

Because younger travelers are using social media at every stage of the sales funnel — including before, during, and after a trip — it’s a meaningful two-way street for communicating and engaging all year round. SOCIAL MEDIA Year after year, DMOs are allocating a larger slice of the paid media pie (35.0%) to social channels.

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Dana Communications

AUGUST 8, 2023

The company sponsors a variety of drives and collections that support various interests, and its Destination Grants Program funds efforts that focus on the conservation or cultural/historical preservation of places their guests travel to around the world. Consider adding charitable giving options on bills.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

In a recent episode of Field Notes, host Eric sat down with Kyle Stichtenoth, Senior Director of Digital Sales and Strategy at Advanced Travel and Tourism, to explore the evolving landscape of travel marketing. This transition presents unique opportunities for inland destinations to capitalize on changing traveler preferences.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 24, 2021

Haase is president of newly formed Travel Santa Ana in California. She also worked as director of public relations and communications for Terranea Resorts in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. Haase is a current board member for California Travel Association. Diego Oviedo. Shannon Licygiewicz, CEM.

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Dana Communications

DECEMBER 5, 2023

These are the tourism authorities that partner with and promote happenings in the region. They’ve gone to the official event website to plan their trip but haven’t found overnight accommodations there or on tourism sites where it’s being held. Search Me Now let’s check in with the eventgoers themselves.

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Dana Communications

JANUARY 25, 2023

After two years of being at home and the revenge travel surge of 2022, the world has welcomed a more, shall we say, logical approach to vacationing. People are traveling again. Really traveling. Transformational Retreats Travelers are booking destinations that offer life-altering experiences, not just pretty views.

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Dana Communications

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Techy Travel in 2023: What Resorts & Hotels Need to Know Have you noticed how much easier it is to travel nowadays? With so many possibilities for properties to grow their business through travel tech, we’ve compiled a list of some of the top advancements below. Reach out to Lynn Kaniper at 609.466.9187 ext.

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Dana Communications

APRIL 4, 2024

And in 2024 the appetite for culinary travel is absolutely ravishing. People are traveling to locales not only to see the sights but to experience the culture, and that means the menus too. Hotels and destinations should be aware that food tourism is on the way up, waaaay up. Contact Lynn Kaniper at 609.466.9187 ext.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Becca has worked in travel & tourism for over two decades. Starting her career as a Tour Guide at her family business, Luray Caverns in beautiful Luray, Virginia in the picturesque Shenandoah Valley, then moving on to their Marketing and PR Department where her love of travel and tourism grew from there.

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Dana Communications

MARCH 31, 2025

At DANA, when we set out to launch the New Jersey Division of Travel and Tourisms new WOW campaign in a wow way, experiential marketing played a pivotal role. The WOW Experience has traveled to the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., Team up with Dana Communications. appeared first on Dana Communications.

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Dana Communications

MARCH 20, 2023

A Global Business Travel Association industry poll indicates a massive uptick in business trips for 2023, with 78% of travel managers and 85% of travel suppliers expecting higher or much higher numbers year-over-year. Grant business travelers full access to your fitness center and group exercise classes.

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