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5 Ways to Keep a Forward-Thinking Mindset

I am often accused of being overly optimistic, always looking for the silver-lining. I am a glass is half-full person. When I approach life from this lens, I can see…
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The Rise of Music Tourism: What Destinations Can Learn from The Eras Tour’s Success

Music tourism is on the rise, with concerts and festivals turning into immersive experiences that inspire travel. Also called “gig tripping,” this travel trend has been on the rise for…
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The Art of Strategic Positioning for Attracting More Visitors

I often hear people talk about writing with the premise that you start by “staring at a blank screen,” but a blank screen is rarely where we start when drafting…
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Destination: Insta-Sensation!

  Think your destination doesn’t need to be on Instagram? Think again. Twitter and Facebook can be hard enough to keep up with, let alone trying…

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Top 6 Traits that Successful PR Pros Need

PR professionals are a special kind of people – it’s okay, I can say it because I’m one of them. Some outsiders may call us…

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#TrendingNow: Hashtags and the Tourism Industry

As someone who spends a lot of time on social media, I think it’s about time we talk about travel hashtags. Hashtags – known as…

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Collaboration in Tourism

making it work by working together What goes into making a location appeal as a “destination”? Geographic locations can appeal to visitors for a multitude…

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Lifelong Learning

What does being a lifelong learner mean to you? When I finished college and started my career, I decided that I was going to be a…

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Inspired Collaborations: 1+1 is greater than 2

A Google search on collaborative marketing shows 15,800,000 results. Top search results include scholarly articles on “A Collaborative Approach to Marketing” and “Collaborative Destination Marketing”…

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Teaming Up for Destination Marketing

Twice a year, I Love New York (ILNY) hosts a Media Night in New York City – providing NYC based travel journalists an opportunity to…

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Easy Research with Online Surveys

I spent three days last month kicking off a research study for our client, the Finger Lakes Regional Tourism Council. The purpose of the study is…

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