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How Destinations Are Responding to Changing Meeting Planner Expectations

In our previous blog, How Meeting Planners Are Choosing Destinations Today, we explored how meeting planners are redefining destination selection around trust, transparency, safety and partnership, based on insights from…
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Choosing the Right Social Media Platforms for Tourism Marketing

Utilizing social media platforms for tourism marketing is rarely just about posting consistently or having the prettiest or most cohesive visuals. It is about showing up in the right places,…
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Five Road Trip Trends Shaping Tourism Marketing in 2026

A road trip used to feel like the simplest kind of vacation: pick a place, pack the car and go. Travelers are still eager to get away. They still want…
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How to Promote Local Tourism

When it comes to promoting your tourism business – whether you’re an attraction, restaurant, museum or hotel, you may feel like you’re all alone. Luckily,…

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Proactive vs. Reactive PR: Why Both are Essential to Your Public Relations Strategy

A good public relations strategy brings a mix of many different tactics to the table – pitching, active outreach, hosting media and FAMs, attendance at media shows, desksides, and more.

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The Keys to Successful Collaborations

In our 2021 Rising Tide study, we revealed three different attitudinal segments among travel, tourism and hospitality professionals. These three groups feel very differently about…

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Navigating Tourism Marketing Now: 10 Themes from 26 Leaders

In July, I attended the Destinations International annual convention in Baltimore Maryland. It was my first live conference and the first convention to take place…

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How to use Facebook Ads for Tourism

Facebook advertising is one of the most affordable digital ad channels around. It’s also where a majority of people are spending their time. With 2.4…

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Collaborative Marketing in Tourism: Working Together to Lift All Boats

In the travel, tourism and hospitality industry, we understand how difficult it can be to grab the attention – and reservation – of a visitor….

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Facebook and Tourism Marketing: Best Practices

Social media is a standard marketing practice now, and holds several powerful platforms for tourism marketers. Taking on social media can be challenging, especially with…

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Creative Travel Writing for Your Destination

I participated in a creative writing skills workshop at a PRSA Travel & Tourism Conference with the very talented Pam Mandel. During this day-long workshop,…

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5 Key Ingredients for Marketing Campaign Success

When I started Break The Ice Media in 2009, I saw how new digital tools were causing PR and marketing to collide and decided to…

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Top Travel Campaigns of 2020: Tourism Marketers Get Creative in the Face of Adversity

There is no question in anyone’s mind – this was a tough year for tourism marketers. With travel largely shuttered in the face of the…

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