Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Skift
This week in tourism, we looked at the fallout from South Africa's prohibitive visa requirements for minor travelers, and how TUI survived the summer's northern European heat wave by being strategic with its cruise ships and hotels.
2 days ago
Dan Peltier, Skift
Ken Lawson did what he could to turn the ship around and tried to bring more transparency to Visit Florida. But many in Florida's tourism industry remain skeptical of the organization and its work.
4 days ago
Richard Holmes, Skift
South Africa's onerous visa regime for minor travelers continues to hobble its all-important tourism industry. Amendments published last month may look like good news, but read them closely and – industry insiders say – not nearly enough has changed.
1 week ago
Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Skift
This week in tourism news, a new matching site could help solo seniors find buddies for their next trips. The Philadelphia tourism board also looks at under-appreciated demographics, targeting Latino travelers after yearlong dividends from a black-centric campaign.
1 week ago
Meghan Carty, Skift Research
Creating customer loyalty can be a challenge for brands in the travel industry, and this is especially true for destinations. The results of Skift Research’s U.S. Repeat Visitation Survey help decode visitors who choose to return to destinations.
2 weeks ago
Richard Holmes, Skift
Personal experience counts when it comes to encouraging young black South Africans to pack their suitcases and discover their own country, say the co-founders of Johannesburg-based Traveling Cheapskates. The co-founders build trips that they'd like to take, too, and feel like they intimately understand their customers.
2 weeks ago
Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Skift
This week in tourism, the UK and EU have a withdrawal agreement, but the UK parliament could vote it down. Meanwhile, as Europe faces overtourism issues, its travel commission adopts a value-based, not volume-based, approach for 2019.
2 weeks ago
Kim Bhasin, Bloomberg
While Chinese tourists aren't spending as much in Tiffany's major stores like the flagship in New York, the company does see more opportunities for mainland China.
3 weeks ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
The United Kingdom and European Union have finally agreed on a Brexit deal — but the drama isn't over yet. The UK parliament still needs to give its approval and at the moment, that isn't looking likely.
3 weeks ago
Laura Millan Lombrana, Bloomberg
Peru is smart to protect its thriving tourist attractions from foreign mining interests. The short-term payoff from mining concessions is nothing compared to the importance of preserving sustainable tourism growth.
3 weeks ago
Dan Peltier, Skift
Travelers want to experience the stories and traditions of indigenous communities, but these communities also need more economic support to become more involved in the travel industry.
3 weeks ago
Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Skift
This week in tourism news, we have a long read about the development of art tourism on Japan's Naoshima Island, plus, international arrivals into the U.S. are expected to break a record in 2018.
3 weeks ago