Raini Hamdi, Skift
The hugely celebrated campaign, Palau Pledge, has not brought in more arrivals to Palau, which is also being hit by a China ban. Nobody should expect it to. Here’s why.
2 weeks ago
Raini Hamdi, Skift
The acquisition of Destinations of the World seals WebBeds as the second largest B2B bedbank player, but incumbent Hotelbeds need not worry – for a very long time.
2 months ago
Raini Hamdi, Skift
Our first Asia Editor, Raini Hamdi, starts with us today and shares how she intends to cover the vast, fast, diverse, and dynamic region of Asia. Apart from remembering to breathe deeply, she'll be focusing on the stories that count.
2 months ago
Tourism New Zealand + Skift
Hospitality is ingrained into New Zealand’s culture, creating a destination committed to wowing group and incentive trip planners.
4 months ago
Nick Perry, Associated Press
New Zealand is just the latest destination begging visitors to behave. Welcome to the unpleasant side effect of mass tourism.
3 months ago
Spenser Mestel, Bloomberg
Australia's unwillingness to accept what is happening to the Great Barrier Reef is tied up with its tourism industry. Officials are worried that highlighting the problem will scare off visitors. But burying your head in the sand isn't a coherent long-term strategy.
3 months ago
Olivia Carville, Bloomberg
We welcome new technologies that promise to make it safer to swim in the ocean. But destinations need to clamp down on activity organizers that bait sharks, too.
3 months ago
Colin Bertram, Bloomberg
The world's most famous attractions must already weigh the risks of overtourism, but the effects of climate change may be even harder to combat.
4 months ago
Allan Leibowitz, Skift
As the Air New Zealand-Virgin Australia alliance on services across the Tasman Sea comes to an end, Virgin will not take the snub from its Kiwi counterpart lying down. It is already flagging improved services and better frequent flyer rewards and trying to block rival Qantas from working with its former ally.
5 months ago
Allan Leibowitz
Tourism Australia’s Super Bowl 2018 advertising campaign has been hailed as a marketing triumph. Now, it’s closely watching the booking to make sure it did the right thing by putting all its eggs in one basket.
8 months ago
Tracy Withers, Bloomberg
New Zealand has known about this slowdown for a while. Chinese tourists may not be every destination's cure-all and marketers may have to reexamine their target markets.
8 months ago
Dan Peltier, Skift
There's no way around it – Australia is one of the longest flights someone from the United States or Europe can take. But it's not necessarily the grueling journey many travelers fear, and Tourism Australia is telling them why the flight is worth it.
10 months ago