The Collaborative Mindset: Five Traits That Drive Better Partnerships
Every leader I meet agrees that collaboration is important. It’s written into strategic plans, highlighted in mission statements, and celebrated in annual reports. Organizations proudly point…
Tourism Advocacy: How Stronger Partnerships Build Stronger Communities
Tourism advocacy often brings to mind meetings with elected officials, legislative priorities, and policy discussions. While those efforts are important, they’re only one piece of…
How to Find the Right Collaboration Partners
Collaboration is one of the most powerful tools available to tourism organizations. It can help stretch limited resources, spark new ideas, reach new audiences, solve…
How to Move Your Organization from Reactive to Proactive Collaboration
In 2016, I launched my podcast Destination on the Left to explore creativity and collaboration in the travel and tourism industry. At the time, I noticed collaboration…
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….
Turning Events and Milestones Into Long-Term Tourism Growth
2026 is shaping up to be a landmark year for travel, especially when it comes to tourism events and milestones. From America 250 to the…
Themes from ABA 2026 Part 2: Embracing the Experience
In Part 1 of this series, we explored how collaboration has become essential to the future of group travel. Another change that is quickly becoming…
How Curated Experiences Can Help Your Tourism Marketing
In years past, travelers may have been satisfied to see sites like the Eiffel Tower or Colosseum; now they want to get behind the scenes, get underground access or see a destination from the air. The possibilities for curated experiences are unlimited.
Collaboration Toolkit
Our first research study confirmed that collaboration is a constant in the travel, tourism and hospitality industry. It is not a matter of if, but when and how, organizations will collaborate together. Our latest study reveals how organizations are putting collaboration into operation and how they are setting up systems and processes so that collaboration becomes a strategic part of the organization.
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