Sarah Enelow-Snyder

Raised in Texas, Sarah is a former guidebook writer and Fulbright Scholar. She loves storytelling, genealogy, and researching the Great Migration, of which she’s a descendant. Sarah reports on the black travel movement and other tourism news, including a deep dive on the future of American road trips.

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Tourism

Nashville Tourism Fights Back From Tornadoes and Coronavirus Fears

Nashville is trying to solve a problem with no real blueprint: How do you encourage visitation after a natural disaster when people are afraid to travel due to coronavirus?

Nashville Tourism Fights Back From Tornadoes and Coronavirus Fears

Tourism

Baltimore Tourism Rebrands to Show More of the City Beyond Violent Crime Stereotypes

Baltimore has strong tourism offerings, but those unfamiliar with the city may have trouble looking past the headlines about violent crime. The tourism board is ready to take control of that narrative.

Baltimore Tourism Rebrands to Show More of the City Beyond Violent Crime Stereotypes

Ground Transport

Travelers Frustrated by Plastic Alternatives Offered by Companies

Reducing plastic waste is just step one. Step two is implementing alternatives to plastic. But how do companies get travelers on board if the alternatives are flawed? Part of the answer lies in forthright communication.

Travelers Frustrated by Plastic Alternatives Offered by Companies

Tourism

Tourist-Hungry Oklahoma Just Rebranded: Did It Get It Wrong?

Oklahoma’s new Imagine That slogan is vulnerable to parody, while its smart-looking logo lacks the lasting impact of a Nike swoosh or a Texas Longhorn decal.

Tourist-Hungry Oklahoma Just Rebranded: Did It Get It Wrong?

Tourism

Palestinian Art Center Shines Light to Revive West Bank Tourism

Tucked away in the lively city of Jenin in the West Bank, the Jenin Creative Cultural Center prides itself on offering the perfect blend of local art and culture to welcome visitors. But, being at the heart of the never-ending Middle East peace process, the center has faced difficulties in changing perceptions to attract tourists in a region rife with unrest.

Palestinian Art Center Shines Light to Revive West Bank Tourism

Tourism

How a Women-Run Tour Company Plays a Role in Puerto Rico’s Tourism Efforts

As Puerto Rico's tourism industry recovers, big business from global companies may sound great, but so does slow-and-steady growth based in local communities. Puerto Rican women are doing that community-focused work.

How a Women-Run Tour Company Plays a Role in Puerto Rico’s Tourism Efforts

Hotels

Most Big Hotel Chains Are Now Committed on Plastics: Here’s the Problem With Promises

We're drowning in press releases about global hotel companies promising to reduce their reliance on single-use plastics. Most of these items require alternatives though, so what are they?

Most  Big Hotel Chains Are Now Committed on Plastics: Here’s the Problem With Promises

Tourism

Provocative ‘Go Back to Africa’ Travel Campaign Sees Early Success in Ghana

Much of the black travel movement is concerned with destinations that see few black visitors. Now one of the movement’s key companies is focusing on a decidedly black space: the African continent.

Provocative ‘Go Back to Africa’ Travel Campaign Sees Early Success in Ghana

Tourism

Medical Tourism Emerges as a Bright Spot for Flagging Dubai

Dubai has faced a slump in recent years as it struggled amid a global economic slowdown, an oversupplied real estate sector, and slow tourism activity due to regional unrest. But its ability to build a reputation for itself as a medical tourism hub in the Middle East has provided some much-needed support for its travel sector.

Medical Tourism Emerges as a Bright Spot for Flagging Dubai

Online Travel

Latin America’s Biggest Travel Company Isn’t Despegar or Booking

Brazil’s CVC Corp.’s purchase of Argentina’s Almundo is a strategic move to increase its digital reach — but more importantly it helps CVC build even greater scale beyond its home borders.

Latin America’s Biggest Travel Company Isn’t Despegar or Booking