Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Tired of Group 5 airline travelers jumping the line and stealing your overhead space? You’re not alone—a major conference is being held to address the G20’s fastest-growing MICE market. As always, Smart Travel is here to catch you up on the industry’s must-read news.

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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. He brings over two decades of experience in sales, marketing, hotel operations and business development and a track record of success. region at Visit Denver.

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ETC Corporate

OCTOBER 24, 2024

New research from the European Travel Commission (ETC) has revealed a surge in European travel sentiment for the upcoming autumn and winter seasons, with 73% of Europeans planning trips between October 2024 and March 2025. This represents a 6% increase from the same period last year.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 15, 2025

around imposing tariffs on traditional trading and travel partners may be seeing only part of the picture. Visit California brought representatives from around the world to Los Angeles for Outlook Forum last week to hear what the prospects for travel to the Golden State are from all corners of the globe. Travel is active diplomacy.

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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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Smart Meetings

MARCH 14, 2025

Print media is making a compelling comeback as a trustworthy and memorable marketing tool. For hotels aiming to stand out in a competitive market, combining print and digital methods can elevate campaigns and create a lasting impression on potential guests. Ready to get started? Lets create something memorable!

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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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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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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2025

To truly capture their interest and secure their business, you need a precise, well-crafted digital marketing strategy tailored to their unique needs. Meeting and event planners are creative, detail-oriented professionals responsible for organizing everything from corporate conferences and trade shows to weddings and incentive travel.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2025

Brand USA, a public-private partnership focused on increasing international travel, reported that in 2026, the U.S. is on track to welcome 90 million visitors one year ahead of the goal outlined by the National Travel and Tourism Strategy report. Travel Association and the U.S. That number is up from 79 million in 2019.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2024

We’re here to catch you up on all of that, plus a potential takeover riling up the travel sector, the latest on World Travel Awards’ global competition and how Jamaica is celebrating new improvements to tourists’ travel experiences. A new tourist campaign is working overtime to catch your eye. Vincent and Grenadines, and Manila.

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Dana Communications

MARCH 10, 2025

We believe, thanks to dupe travel, you can. At Dana, we blogged about dupe travel in 12 Travel Trends Making Moves in 2024. Some of the worlds most heavy-hitting travel media giants are on board too. Dupe travel destinations are all around us. Although its been said (and sang!) You can get what you want too.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

APRIL 10, 2024

Our 2024 Travel Outlook survey highlights DMOs’ Marketing Priorities, with professionals from destination marketing organizations (DMOs) emphasizing brand awareness as their top goal for 2024, even surpassing the importance of increasing visitor numbers.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

JANUARY 22, 2025

Since 2019, we’ve seen dramatic changes in how people vacation, driven by the rise of remote work, global travel restrictions, and the evolution of short-term rental markets. What We Did Trends are a great place to start when building your marketing strategy. Join us on this trip through 2025s travel trend themes!

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

APRIL 10, 2024

Our 2024 Travel Outlook highlights DMOs’ Marketing Priorities, with professionals from destination marketing organizations (DMOs) emphasizing brand awareness as their top goal for 2024, even surpassing the importance of increasing visitor numbers.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 28, 2025

travelers are starting to opt for shorter trips and more affordable stays as they brace for tighter budgets. As always, Smart Travel is here to bring you this weeks must-read travel and tourism news. 75% expect travel costs to rise in 2025 compared to 2024, prompting 47% to choose more affordable destinations.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Kentucky Department of Tourism Commissioner Mike Mangeot shared an overview of the current Kentucky Tourism marketing campaign and shared a brand-new video and campaign to promote the wonders of the state. Sports Marketing is an increasingly powerful growth strategy for small and medium sized destinations in the state.

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Dana Communications

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

You know you can count on us to share THE travel trends worth unpacking every year. We’re also identifying who’s already tackling them well and how you can deliver on these trends for travelers. Regenerative Tourism When sustainable travel just won’t cut it, the most conscientious wanderlusters can turn to regenerative tourism.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

OCTOBER 29, 2024

We at Advance Travel & Tourism were honored to once again attend and sponsor the Tennessee Governor’s Conference on Hospitality & Tourism in Chattanooga. Please don’t hesitate to let me know about any ways that my team at Advance Travel & Tourism and I can help. Because TNHTA and Chattanooga Tourism Co.

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Pádraic Gilligan

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

by Pádraic Gilligan, Co-founder SoolNua & Chief Marketing Officer, SITE The origins of SITE – the only professional association dedicated exclusively to incentive travel – are well-documented. That said, the roots of incentive travel itself as a corporate. Read more » The post Travellers or Tourists?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 10, 2022

Ferguson came together at Union Market for its annual Travel Rally, held during U.S. Travel Association’s National Travel and Tourism Week—which happened this past week—where they discussed the region’s forecast and data from 2021. Travel, overseas visitation will likely not reach 2019 levels until 2025.

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Traveler's Q

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Companies just need to book the best business travel destinations, as shown by their $269.3 billion spending on corporate travel in 2021. Business travel will reach 483 million trips by 2026, and cities worldwide are adapting to welcome more travelers. The city attracted $28.70

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 14, 2023

According to the global survey of 3,850 business travelers in 25 markets: Nearly all global business travelers (94%) are willing to travel for business in the next 12 months, including 67% who are very willing. business travelers (72%) feel they haven’t had equal opportunity. Even more U.S. Even more U.S.

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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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Advanced Travel and Tourism

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Hidden W2L_Source_URL_c Δ The post Key Travel Trends for 2025 Webinar appeared first on Advance Travel and Tourism.

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Pádraic Gilligan

JUNE 24, 2024

by Pádraic Gilligan, Founder, SoolNua & Chief Marketing Officer, SITE This post explores the “Growing Up in Ireland” study, highlighting how travel is the top aspiration among 13-year-olds, especially girls and those from higher-income families.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

JUNE 25, 2024

When the data speaks loud and clear, no crystal ball is needed to predict short term travel trends. All indicators point to a busy summer and fall 2024, as any concerns about traffic jams, air travel headaches, or overcrowding doesn’t seem to be detering Americans from enjoying their vacations. airports.

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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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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2024

Welcome to Smart Travel, our weekly column where we share our latest tips and tricks to stay up to date on the can’t-miss news in travel. Today, we explore top travel apps and services, can’t-miss pricing for those planning a South American getaway, new international airline routes and more.

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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. Stay in Touch Blog on a regular basis with updated topics that appeal to your market.

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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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Advanced Travel and Tourism

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Every year in digital marketing presents unique challenges and trends, but an election year takes the complexity to a whole new level. In this survival guide, we explore the nuances of digital marketing in an election year, specifically focusing on the landscape of 2024. Experts forecast that this election cycle will amass $10.2

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

DECEMBER 11, 2024

In December 2024, Adrianne Glass and Laura English traveled to historic Ybor City to meet with some of Florida’s finest. As destination marketers in Florida, we sometimes face challenges beyond just the sunshine. The post 2024 Destinations Florida Annual Meeting appeared first on Advance Travel & Tourism.

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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. A Tap and Go Resource Today’s travelers are resourceful. Savvy tourism marketers have responded with augmented ads. Travelers aren’t booking a hotel solely on word of mouth or reviews anymore.

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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

APRIL 2, 2024

When you’re thinking about how you can best reach travelers and potential travelers as they move across their digital journey, these four considerations are the key to success. Sounds simple enough? Yes and no. Without a carefully planned strategy, you’re at risk of being overshadowed by competing destinations.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

APRIL 16, 2024

“Local gastronomy, nature, wellness and rural tourism experiences will take centre stage in travel in 2024.” Watching consumer travel trends to stay ahead of the curve is essential for a nimble organization. Watching consumer travel trends to stay ahead of the curve is essential for a nimble organization.

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