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3 Tourism Trends We’re Tracking at Skift This Week

  • Dan Peltier, Skift
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    These are the tourism trends we were talking about this week.
    — Dan Peltier, Skift
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    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.

    >> Gray’s company exemplifies the challenges of a business that’s more original than it is scalable: Skift Global Forum 2015: Museum Hack Founder on Making an Impact While Staying Small

    >> Focusing on business travelers will protect Kenya from fickle whims of consumer travel trends: Interview: Kenya’s Tourism Minister on Making a Big Bet on Business Travel

    >> Any new tourism trend makes it to the world stage in New York City: Upcoming Skift Forum Talk: NYC & Company CEO On Marketing Iconic Travel Brands

    Photo Credit: Workers finish installing a large billboard showing Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta, left, and President Barack Obama, right, in downtown Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, July 23, 2015. Ben Curtis / Associated Press
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