Steve Karnowski, Associated Press
Expo is a far cry from its glory days as the World's Fair, though it's still a respectable boon for tourism. The International Olympic Committee better watch out, or else the Olympic Games may face a similar fate within 20 years' time.
1 year ago
Dan Kraker, Associated Press
There really is an Airbnb — or a sharing-economy service, that is — for almost everything these days.
2 years ago
Samantha Shankman, Skift
We're happy to see Minnesota include families in an influencer campaign. Now we'd like to see other destinations get a little more racial and other diversity in their social media campaign.
4 years ago
Brian Bakst, Associated Press
A significant bump in funding is giving Minnesota the opportunity to market itself in previously impossible ways, highlighting how much destination marketing organization rely on state funds for their livelihood and potential success.
5 years ago
Brian Murphy, The Pioneer Press
The Twin Cities are competing with New Orleans and Indianapolis for the visitor dollars that a winning Super Bowl bid would generate. Minnesota has the transportation and hotel infrastructure to compete if its Legislature doesn't screw things up on the tax front. Still, if Minnesota doesn't win its 2018 bid, there's always the next year.
5 years ago
Eric Roper, Star Tribune
The city is surpassing tourism benchmarks last hit in 2007 suggesting that the recession's impact on visitor arrivals is subsiding and making way for substantial long-term growth.
5 years ago
Associated Press
This should provide a useful case study in how marketing can succeed, or fail, at drawing tourists to unlikely destinations.
5 years ago
Associated Press
States where same-sex marriage is legal are seeing a boom in newlywed tourism from neighboring states. This specific type of tourism promotion will rise and then fall as the law becomes commonplace throughout the U.S.
6 years ago
Tom Webb, Pioneer Press
The midwest's biggest tourist attraction wants to get bigger, but it will do so at the cost of other businesses in the region, and that's not making many happy.
6 years ago
Mike Creger , Duluth News Tribune
Duluth's regulations don't permit Airbnb-style rentals by renters, but its vacation rental rules could provide a framework for such rentals by other municipalities in the future.
6 years ago