Articles tagged “ecuador”

Online Travel

Daily Podcast: Overvalued Online Travel IPOs

Good morning from Skift. It’s Wednesday, January 12, in New York City. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Daily Podcast: Overvalued Online Travel IPOs

Online Travel

New Online Travel Transparency Is Being Tested in Ecuador

After Covid put the travel industry under a microscope, Ecuador aims to define who’s who in the agencies segment, create a clearer environment for online sales, avoid embezzlements and improve the quality of professionals.

New Online Travel Transparency Is Being Tested in Ecuador

Media and PR

The World’s Best Travel Videos of 2015 Emphasize Place and Emotion

All of these videos do a good job of immersing the viewer in the travel experience, but what makes them stand out is how they connect with the viewer on an emotional level.

The World’s Best Travel Videos of 2015 Emphasize Place and Emotion

Tourism

Expats Make Some Destinations Rethink How They Define a Traveler

Some destinations have worked to attract expats for decades and already reap the praise and rewards for doing so.

Expats Make Some Destinations Rethink How They Define a Traveler

Tourism

Interview: Ecuador’s Tourism Minister on Sustainable Tourism Growth

Although behind its South American neighbors in terms of awareness in the U.S., Ecuador benefits from its growing popularity that will attract both young and well-traveled Americans looking for a unique experience.

Interview: Ecuador’s Tourism Minister on Sustainable Tourism Growth

SkiftX

Super Bowl Ads From Travel Brands: Carnival, Ecuador and Priceline

Is it worth nearly $4 million to reach consumers during the big game? For some of these brands it's a bet they're going to take.

Super Bowl Ads From Travel Brands: Carnival, Ecuador and Priceline

Tourism

The Top 10 Countries for Global Expats

Only three of the top ten expat destinations this year are European, signaling a shift in where people are comfortable relocating to.

The Top 10 Countries for Global Expats

Cruises

Celebrity’s Galapagos cruise cancelled amidst fishy regulations

This confusing scenario highlights a larger problem that’s stymied the industry for years -- laws and regulations are constantly changing onboard depending where a ship is at certain moment.

Celebrity’s Galapagos cruise cancelled amidst fishy regulations

Skift Originals

Ecuador pins tourism hope on its banana QR code stickers

Cute, and takes little additional effort, so at least marks for trying it, but unlikely to have any discernible effect in intent to travel. The stickers are too easy to ignore, and QR usage among general audience is so low.

Ecuador pins tourism hope on its banana QR code stickers

Tourism

Ecuadorian indigenous community struggles to balance big oil and ecotourism

A great eternal struggle, between the indigenous community trying to get out of poverty, and big oil using that as leverage to get what they want.

Ecuadorian indigenous community struggles to balance big oil and ecotourism