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…

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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…

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SEO in Tourism Marketing and AI Search

When we first developed a strong SEO strategy nearly 10 years ago, the search landscape looked very different than it does today. At the time,…

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How to Use Pinterest for Tourism Marketing: Getting Started

Pinterest has become an increasingly valuable platform for tourism marketers looking to drive long-term discovery and website traffic. Unlike traditional social platforms that prioritize short-term…

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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….

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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…

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Pinterest for Tourism Marketing

When most tourism organizations think about social media, they think about Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok. But Pinterest for tourism marketing rarely makes the shortlist. That…

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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…

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Themes from ABA 2026 Part 1: Collaboration is Essential

At Travel Alliance Partnership, collaboration has always been at the center of everything we do. We’ve long believed that when destinations, associations, attractions, and industry…

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