Inspirational ideas and insights

Stay two steps ahead with insights from our tourism marketing expertise. Our knowledge comes from our work first-hand in tourism campaigns, talking with industry professionals on our podcast, attending industry events and staying current on travel trends and research.

Most recent

Why Collaboration Is No Longer Optional in Travel and Tourism

For years, collaboration has been an essential part of travel and tourism. In an industry that requires destinations, attractions, lodging and tour operators to work together to create travel product people will buy, collaboration simply happened naturally. What I have come to…
Keep Reading

How Literary Tourism Turns Readers Into Travelers

At its core, literary tourism connects stories to place. It invites travelers to step into the worlds they’ve read about, to walk the same streets as characters, and to experience…
Keep Reading

Presentation Skills for Stronger Communication and Collaborations

Improving presentation and listening skills will make us better communicators and collaborators. Performance coach Carol Lempert shared insights on how to sound and look confident, how to pitch an idea,…
Keep Reading

More Great Inspiration

2018’s Best Tourism Campaigns: Our Five Favorites

As we reach the end of another great year and start to plan for campaigns to come, our team likes to draw inspiration from those…

Keep Reading

Email Marketing for Tourism

Most of us receive many – maybe even hundreds of – emails a day. To break through the clutter of newsletters, notifications, sales and promotions,…

Keep Reading

Creating Itineraries for FIT Travel

The United States is a highly sought-after tourist destination for people all around the globe. For those of us in New York State, we are…

Keep Reading

Museum Marketing – Beyond Cultural and Heritage Tourism

Museums and cultural institutions are proactively changing to expand their reach and appeal to new audiences, strengthening their role beyond cultural and heritage tourism.  I…

Keep Reading

5 Destination Marketing Campaigns That Blew Us Away in 2017

As we approach the end of 2017, and wrap up our own destination marketing campaigns, it’s fun to look back at some of the most…

Keep Reading

5 Questions to Ask Your Next Marketing Agency: A Getting Started Guide

When getting started with a communications or marketing agency, there are a few things every potential client considers. Scope of work, price of services, and…

Keep Reading