10 Tourism Trends We’re Tracking at Skift This Week
Every week we post hundreds of stories across various sectors in travel, connecting the dots across various global trends. We’re now highlighting the posts that tackle these global trends pointing towards the future of travel. This one looks at top tourism and marketing trends. For all of our trends roundups, go here.
- Travel industry's hiring problem: Travel and Tourism Hiring Swell Leaves Some Disappointed
- Travel industry's hiring problem: Travel and Tourism's Recruiting Problem: Reaching a New Generation
- Environment's impact on tourism: China's Air Pollution Hurting Tourism As International Visits in Decline
- Danger killing nascent tourism sectors: Acid Attack on Foreign Teens Could Impact Tanzania's Tourism Sector
- Danger killing nascent tourism sectors: European Countries Update Travel Warnings Urging Citizens to Avoid Egypt
- Danger killing nascent tourism sectors: Pilot Kidnappings Are Bad News for Lebanon's Struggling Tourism Sector
- Danger killing nascent tourism sectors: Kyrgyzstan's Protests Spoils Its Summer Tourist Season
- South Korea's greatest tourism driver? K-pop: South Korea Tourism Gets a Boost from Chinese Couples Obsessed with K-pop
- Destination branding through TV/movies: Breaking Bad Ending May Just Be the Start of Albuquerque Tourism Boom
- Countries work to attract wealthy shoppers: Ireland Businesses Worry Crime Will Deter Wealthy Tourist Shoppers
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