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Attracting Canadian Travelers: How U.S. Tourism Partners Can Build Bridges Despite Policy Challenges

Living in Rochester, NY, I’m always struck by how close Canada feels. It’s quicker for me to drive to Toronto than it is to reach New York City—it’s easier to…
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Advantages of Niche Market Tourism

What is Niche Tourism? Niche market tourism uses programs to attract visitors focusing on a very specific market segment built around a well-defined product. We’ve said it before, tourists are…
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Gamification to Drive Engagement: More than One Way to Create Fun

When it comes to driving engagement, gamification is one of the top strategies to make it happen. We love working on projects or with clients that include an element of…
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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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