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5 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, and in these weekend posts we highlight the stories that tackle these trends. This one looks at top tourism trends.

For all of our trends roundups, go here.

>> Forget about "where to go" lists, this is the one place to go this year: The Skift Pick: Here’s the One Place to Visit in 2015

>> See these destinations from a drone: The 12 Best Travel Drone Videos of 2014

>> Let’s hope that Cuba’s central bank drops the rigid ideology in favor of something that works for its people and the people who want to meet them: Cuba Prepares to Get Rid of Its Tourist Pesos in Favor of One Currency

>> As a lawsuit is ongoing: Reauthorized Brand USA Decides to Keep Public Relations Agency

>> The national DMOs can build on their strengths: 17 European Countries Band Together to Create Meetings-Themed Marketing Organization

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