Profitability and sales margins are a worry for many tourism business owners, especially when you only have a certain number of tours seats, hire vehicles or beds to sell, or if you need a certain number…
UNWTO/GTERC Report: Asia and the Pacific grows in…
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in partnership with the Global Tourism Economy Research Centre (GTERC), presented its Asia Tourism Trends Report today at the Global Tourism Economy Forum in Macao (China). The report shows Asia…
Hilton Launches Hostel-Inspired Brand
Hilton has launched an urban microhotel brand called Motto by Hilton that borrows from the emerging lifestyle hostel trend in the lodging industry. Motto by Hilton properties won't feature the shared guest rooms many associate…
How hotels can manage brand protection changes on…
This article was written by Marta Lopez, who works in online marketing at Mirai. A few days ago, Google informed users that it will change the brand-protection policy on its text adverts on Google Ads (what…
9 things to do when it rains on…
on October 21, 2018 at 12:25 pm With 300 days of sunshine each year, you don’t have to crunch the numbers to know you’d have to be damn unlucky to visit the Gold Coast on…
Former Momondo CEO Hugo Burge Serves as a…
Many founders and investors know that selling a company to Booking Holdings, the largest of the digital travel conglomerates, can be a great outcome — the next best outcome to listing as a public company.…
Improving Visitor Experiences Using TripAdvisor and Google
Did you know that your destination’s visitor experience could be negatively impacted by missing or inaccurate information on TripAdvisor and Google? Most destinations have a number of free or low cost local or state government…
Flight Centre Stock Takes a Pounding With Fallout…
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Caribbean Tourism: Complacency puts Caribbean people and economies…
Secretary General of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Hugh Riley has called on Caribbean states to take tsunami preparedness seriously, stating to do otherwise would put the people and regional economies at risk. Speaking in…