2016 Archives

Will United's CEO be able to take advantage of the goodwill pointing in his direction?

Even as there is more awareness about benefits of time off, the overworked, under-vacationed, and under-traveled American remains a reality and the travel industry hasn't done much to band together and attempt to change it, despite some efforts by the U.S. Travel Association and brands like MasterCard and Expedia.

The future of travel is already here in some cases and the themes expressed in these five startups will become more apparent as 2016 progresses.

As it turns out, performing the dirty work at a hotel paves the road to future career success for hospitality professionals.

The new Fulcrum report gives tourism bureaus a better idea of the business challenges facing planners, and how they can help planners deliver better business performance without giving them a free handout.

Will 2016 be the year of loyalty poaching? It could make things very interesting.

Tourism boards in Miami and Baltimore are effectively tapping into African American travel market. Numerous travel companies, though, may be afraid of alienating white travelers who have been their bread and butter for decades. Including diversity in travel ads may not always be an easy call to make from a business perspective. Diversity advertising must be calculated and thoughtful rather than rushed and non-representative.

These are the tourism trends we were talking about this week.

These are the aviation trends we were talking about this week.

These are the digital trends we were talking about this week.