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Sounding Off: Social media shouldn't sugar-coat the mid-crisis travel experience

By PhocusWire | August 7, 2020

The travel experience is going to be disruptive (health checks) or weird (everyone wearing masks) for a while so ensuring the message does not ignore those facts will be beneficial in the... Read More

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My Method... Building consensus with data in uncertain times for destinations

By John Urdi - Mammoth Lakes Tourism | July 16, 2020

By relying on data in decision-making, some destinations are able to quickly pivot based on the needs of communities and build consensus around those strategic changes. Read More

News / Technology

InPhocus, episode 17 - Destinations, it's over to you now

By PhocusWire | July 10, 2020

With the Destination X series now paused as the industry attempts to get back on its feet (AKA "recovery mode"), we wanted to reflect with its producer Doug Lansky on how the series had been received... Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: New Reality With... Andrea Kates of Futureproofing:Next

By PhocusWire | July 6, 2020

The next guest on the New Reality With... series is Andrea Kates, managing director at Futureproofing: Next, a U.S.-based community for corporate innovation. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Can virtual reality help tourism destinations recover from COVID-19?

By Dr. Natasha Moorhouse - Manchester Metropolitan University | July 2, 2020

People may need extra encouragement to travel again, and one promising way to do this is through novel immersive technology experiences. Read More

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Restoring confidence to travel: 5 tech solutions to help customers feel safe again

By Jennifer Phillips April - Smartvel | June 29, 2020

With frequent changes and no single source of information, the travel industry is in a quandary. How can it communicate the most up-to-date information with their customers and help them feel confident? Read More

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Destination X - A brave new strategy for hotels and Airbnb

By PhocusWire | June 16, 2020

What if, instead of competing head-to-head, these two accommodation categories worked alongside each other to harness their strengths. Read More

Opinion / Online

Destination marketing is not just about the recovery - it's now a long game

By Bruce Lahood - ICF Next | June 10, 2020

The traveler of the future will be more cautious and more mindful of the adventure they are about to embark upon. But this has huge implications for marketing a destination. Read More

Opinion / Online

Rebuilding demand requires every part of the travel industry to play a role

By Tom O'Toole - Kellogg School of Management | June 5, 2020

The travel industry as a whole and individual companies are now turning attention to the marketing initiatives that will be most effective. How can they all collaborate and innovate here? Read More

News / Technology

Destination X - The toolkit needed for a new form of tourism

By PhocusWire | June 2, 2020

Let's put Hyperloop, self-driving cars and drone-like helicopters aside for a moment and inspect other technologies that can help destination managers. Read More

News / Technology

Destination X - The new normal in tourism

By PhocusWire | May 27, 2020

Have we learned anything, or do we race back to the same mistakes that many destinations and attractions were making prior to the outbreak? Read More

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Destination X - Reopening for tourism after coronavirus

By PhocusWire | May 19, 2020

How to reopen for tourism after the coronavirus outbreak is tricky, with concerns around social distancing - to name just one element - added to an existing visitor strategy. Read More

News / Online

Destination X - Smart strategies to do right now (instead of making promo videos)

By PhocusWire | May 12, 2020

There are some extremely important things destinations should be doing during this period of, for many, zero tourists coming in. Read More

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Destination X - Using the new normal to limit visitors and manage overtourism

By PhocusWire | May 5, 2020

Aside from reduced pollution and car accidents, the crisis brought on by COVID-19 may offer an opportunity to make some much needed (and politically difficult) changes to tourism policies. Read More

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Destination X - How coronavirus will force destinations to stop overtourism

By PhocusWire | April 28, 2020

The destruction caused by the coronavirus provides destinations an opportunity to make long-overdue smart and sustainable tourism decisions. Read More

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