Articles tagged “mmgy”

Tourism

U.S. Tourists Double Down on Overseas Vacations

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at a new forecast of U.S. outbound tourists, hotels using TikTok to drive IRL visits, and easyJet‘s new green deal.

U.S. Tourists Double Down on Overseas Vacations

News Blog

U.S. Travelers Plan to Nearly Double Number of Overseas Vacations Vs. 2019

A new survey has found that "affluent" Americans are planning to take nearly twice as many international trips in the next 12 months, compared to before the pandemic. Some demographics are also ready to spend twice as much too. The 2,000 respondents in a poll, called Portrait of American International Travelers and published by marketing…

Hotels

Hotel Marketers Shouldn’t Panic About Economic Uncertainty

The incoming CEO of MMGY Global, a travel marketing agency, is advising hotel clients not to let their marketing get whipsawed by every fluctuating news headline.

Hotel Marketers Shouldn’t Panic About Economic Uncertainty

Skift Meetings

Diversity Is an Important Part of Event Planners’ Destination Choices

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are strategic business imperatives event planners look at when choosing the site of their next gathering. Demographics and the political climate are also important facets of a destination being considered for an event.

Diversity Is an Important Part of Event Planners’ Destination Choices

Hotels

Dominican Tourism Is Down But Not Out Following Sensational Visitor Death Headlines

What's done is done as it relates to the tourism dollars lost in the Dominican Republic this summer. The country is fighting perception at this point, but instead of blaming the media, it should look at local travel industry partners as a means to help regain consumer confidence.

Dominican Tourism Is Down But Not Out Following Sensational Visitor Death Headlines

Business Travel

Travel Advisors See U.S. Domestic Tourism Evolving Amid Inbound Woes

Domestic leisure travel among Americans appears to be getting stronger, helping to offset declining growth in international visitors to the U.S. It's also growing in new directions, with glamping and cultural tours especially popular.

Travel Advisors See U.S. Domestic Tourism Evolving Amid Inbound Woes

Tourism

Domestic Travel Became Even More Dominant for Americans Last Year

Some U.S. travelers will always want to stay close to home, regardless of the state of the world. Road trips to visit nearby friends and family continue to be the foundation of most American trips, and that will likely be the case again this year.

Domestic Travel Became Even More Dominant for Americans Last Year

Business Travel

How to Tell the Difference Between Luxury and Affluent Travelers

The quick takeaway: Not all wealthy U.S. travelers travel the same way.

How to Tell the Difference Between Luxury and Affluent Travelers

Online Travel

4 Charts That Illustrate the State of Mobile Travel App Bookings

Whoever believes that online travel agencies are down and out during this direct bookings push by hotels is sorely mistaken. Not only does this data show travelers still fully embrace booking sites, it also shows that they're increasingly using them on mobile devices -- a platform increasingly eating share from desktop.

4 Charts That Illustrate the State of Mobile Travel App Bookings

Tourism

7 Charts Showing Americans’ Travel Intentions for 2016 and Beyond

MMGY's annual study shows that Americans are resilient in the face of terrorism and other adverse factors at home and abroad and are also planning to make 2016 one of the better years for travel in recent memory.

7 Charts Showing Americans’ Travel Intentions for 2016 and Beyond