ETC Corporate

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

European tourism demonstrated strong resilience in the last quarter of 2024 despite economic pressures, geopolitical uncertainties, adverse weather conditions, and evolving consumer behaviour. The European Travel Commission’s (ETC) latest report showcases a rise of 6.3% in foreign arrivals over 2019 levels and a rise of 6.7%

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

OCTOBER 14, 2024

In case you missed it, here’s a quick review of 10 takeaways for 2025 travel trends. As temperatures rise, a new trademark slogan for the destination is based on summer weather that’s refreshingly temperate. Regarding new audiences, A/B testing informs the destination on finding the right ones.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Maintains Title as Most Powerful Travel and Tourism Market. In its latest Economic Trends Report, the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has ranked the U.S. as the number one largest and most powerful travel and tourism market, despite serious economic losses due to Covid and related travel restrictions.

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Dana Communications

MARCH 31, 2025

Its experiential marketing. Experiential marketing is the process of creating an experience for the customer that stands out in a crowd rather than approaching them through more standard marketing practices. That is not to suggest that experiential marketing should act as a replacement for traditional forms of advertising.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Econonomic Impact & Advocacy Webinar The impact of marketing isn’t always easy to measure, making destination marketers’ jobs difficult. Join Advance Travel and Tourism as we take a deeper look at how industry leaders are measuring the economic impact of their marketing efforts.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Maintains Title as Most Powerful Travel and Tourism Market. In its latest Economic Trends Report, the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has ranked the U.S. as the number one largest and most powerful travel and tourism market, despite serious economic losses due to Covid and related travel restrictions.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

DECEMBER 3, 2024

From their annual Christkindmarkt (Christmas Market) which lasts two full weekends, to the big Christmas parade, you will unmistakably feel like you are in a classic holiday movie. Coastal Mississippi A coastal holiday brings a slightly different vibe and Coastal Mississippi leans into it all.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 24, 2025

City Express by Marriott is gearing up to offer options in four new markets. As always, Smart Travel is here to bring you the latest must-read travel and tourism news. Liz Mazzei, Aeros head of marketing, said of the collaboration, Traveling from city to slopes has never been easier. just became easier.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Lauren Shoaf Pace Lauren Shoaf Pace, Destinations International Pace is appointed vice president of marketing at Destinations International (DI). With nearly 20 years in the travel and tourism industry, Pace has held positions at numerous destination organizations at both the state and local levels and spent over a decade with Visit Florida.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

DECEMBER 11, 2024

What we do here truly matters to the overall Florida tourism industry. As destination marketers in Florida, we sometimes face challenges beyond just the sunshine. Job Opportunities : It was great to see a presentation from CareerSource showing that hospitality and tourism jobs are not low paying in Florida.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

She is responsible for all things Tennessee tourism and we love having her on the team. I’ve been passionate about the tourism industry for the past 5 years, beginning my journey with the Eastern Shore of VA Tourism Commission from 2019 to 2023. What’s your favorite thing about working in Tourism? We love TN!

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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. Some people consider me a subject matter expert in cannabis and hemp travel and tourism. Most of my work focuses around destination marketing organizations.

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Dana Communications

APRIL 4, 2023

Who benefits from accessible tourism? The tourism industry welcomes more visitors. There’s a big world out there, and accessible tourism wants everyone to be able to explore it. For more ways to map out the adventure of your dreams, turn to the marketing expertise of Dana Communications. Everyone does.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 14, 2025

Los Angeles Tourism has established a dedicated landing page for the American Red Cross , where theyll be matching all donations dollar for dollar up to $25,000. 21-25) The Grammys LA Mart Winter Market Gift + Home 2025 (Jan. 28-30) CMC LA Market Week (Jan. 26) On-Schedule Events: National Association of Music Merchants (Jan.

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ETC Corporate

JULY 11, 2024

Europe’s tourism industry continued its recovery in the second quarter of 2024. This is according to the latest edition of the ‘European Tourism Trends & Source This is according to the latest edition of the ‘European Tourism Trends & Source

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Sabre and Internova Travel have released a new offering to the market that is worth looking over. So are the tourism ministers of the G7, who are meeting for the first time ever right now in Italy. Looking for a better booking platform to line up group travel? Wondering about the future long-term impacts of the travel sector?

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 25, 2025

The conference emphasized the power of California tourism as an economic, social and cultural force for good. Read More : How to Nurture Future Leaders Brisa Bergfeld, a third-year major in Tourism and Destination Management , said: The thing that I will take away from this conference is the confidence I now have in this industry.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

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. Another space tourism company has been quietly planning space flights to launch in 2024.

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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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Smart Meetings

MARCH 15, 2025

billion Canada market as headlines announced that Canadians are cancelling trips to the United States, selling their snowbird investments in Florida and Palm Springs and actively rejecting American-made products. Now that the luxury market is booming, experiential travel is doing particularly well.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Sabre and Internova Travel have released a new offering to the market that is worth looking over. So are the tourism ministers of the G7, who are meeting for the first time ever right now in Italy. Looking for a better booking platform to line up group travel? Wondering about the future long-term impacts of the travel sector?

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Dana Communications

MAY 2, 2023

We’re also touching on what’s happening in the tour operator and hospitality spaces to give you a fuller picture of cannabis tourism. THC in CO As one of the first states to legalize recreational marijuana, Colorado has been riding the high of cannabis tourism for years. 117 or lkaniper@danacommunications.com today.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 8, 2022

While cannabis-related tourism is on the rise, Visit Mendocino County is looking to further tap into this growing market. Forbes estimates cannabis tourism is a $1.7 The post Cannabis Tourism Industry Developing More Appeal appeared first on Smart Meetings. And the industry is projected to reach $37 billion in 2024.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

And since social media platforms prioritize vertical content more than ever, marketers can shoot content directly from their personal or business phones. During our webinar How to Get Your Organization Started on TikTok , we spoke with three tourism marketing professionals about their TikTok habits.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

JUNE 5, 2023

Drive More Visitors with Value Based Marketing Millennials are currently the largest generation of travel spenders, with 33% of these 27–42-year-olds (as of 2023) willing to spend at least $5,000 on a vacation. Many in the millennial segment identify with value based marketing and engage deeper with campaigns that embrace these themes.

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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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Smart Meetings

JULY 6, 2023

Suffice it to say, the general public in both North America and Canada are eager to travel while also welcoming tourism and events back to their respective communities much in the vein of the storied “before times.” with two-thirds of Canadian sentiment pointing to the approval of boosting tourism, regardless of resident age.

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Dana Communications

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

And if you want to solidify your marketing efforts to the estimated 80 million monthly active U.S. While the app is based on younger generations bringing attention to their social media accounts, companies and destinations are now grasping the concept that TikTok marketing can bring attention to them too. Chances are your audience can.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

A time-saving factor ChatGPT can provide in your content marketing strategy is fast research. This means it’s critical to always have a human cross-reference the information obtained via ChatGPT before including it in your blogs, e-blasts, social media posts, or other content marketing campaign elements.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Here are some thoughts on leveraging your short-term rentals in tourism marketing. Also, keep in mind that off-season travelers might include different demographics, which you’ll need to consider in your marketing strategy. Getting the most out of your STRs might require creativity and shifts in your marketing strategy.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

AUGUST 11, 2022

If you’re like most of our partners, you’ve seen a few odd markets jump to the top of your Google Analytics. We’ve seen DMAs (Designated Market Area) like Chicago, New York, and even LA skyrocket to the top. Even if it is a target market for you, it is not usually the top market for site traffic. .

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Travel Daily Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The post Phetchaburi, Thailand to host PATA Destination Marketing Forum appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. Phetchaburi in central Thailand has been announced as the host city for this year’s PATA Destination Marketing Forum.

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ETC Corporate

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

At an award ceremony hosted in Prague by Czech Tourism on November 15, the European Travel Commission (ETC) and Eurail B.V. honoured recipients at the second ever Best European Rail Tourism Campaign Awards. The awards recognise the marketing campaigns that best promoted rail travel as a sustainable tourism model.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2024

Global Wellness Tourism Rapidly Rising From its 2020 low of $801.6 trillion by 2030, global wellness tourism has been steadily performing with record gains. Read More : Elevating Meetings Through Wellness Key players in the market include Accor S.A., The Central Bank of Sri Lanka documented 1.2 Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.,

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Dana Communications

AUGUST 8, 2023

Cause Marketing: A Win-Win for Everyone At the intersection of profit and purpose, you will find cause marketing. Cause marketing can be a highly effective way for resort property management and marketing teams to strengthen their marketing strategy and achieve their fiscal objectives.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2025

is on track to welcome 90 million visitors one year ahead of the goal outlined by the National Travel and Tourism Strategy report. tourism ecosystem. Read More: Celebrate World Tourism Day What is the biggest challenge to growing incoming global travel? That number is up from 79 million in 2019. Travel Association and the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Hoshino Resorts and Japan Airlines Team Up to Attract Tourists Japan Airlines and Hoshino Resorts have partnered to launch a new sustainable tourism campaign , “All-Time Favorite vs. Hidden Gems,” which aims to attract visitors to Japan’s less-trodden locales. on Thursday, while Uber’s shares fell 2%. Vincent and Grenadines, and Manila.

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