How to Innovate in Faith-based Tourism
Innovation is a word most often associated with the technology industry. It is a word less often used in relation to the travel and hospitality marketplace, apart from hi-tech products and services.
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Culinary Tourism: Exploring the Meanings of Food
Food offers a window on the world and a mirror on ourselves. I’ve always loved exploring with food. Trying new tastes and ingredients. Learning about the history of a dish and the history of a culture through an ingredient. Meeting the people who grow and prepare food I’m eating.
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Analyze Your Market Before Planning Your Next Trip
As group travel planners, so often we come across a trip that sounds interesting and we assume our usual tour members will find it interesting also. We commit to a departure date and then embark on a marketing/sales plan – only to be disappointed at the turnout.
Read MoreHow to Attract the Boomer Market
Much has been written and even more spoken about the “generations,” their impact on travel and how we should sell to each group. Purposely, we’re skipping generations X, Y and Z in this column but will address each of their unique issues in the future.
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Finding Tomorrow’s Group Travelers
Many hours have been spent pontificating on the baby boomer effect on travel, in particular the group travel sector. I’m not going down that path here, but a lot of us seem to be at a crossroads in our business, and everyone’s waiting for the next big thing.
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Travel Insurance Can Save the Day, or at Least the Dough
Most people buy travel insurance to reimburse themselves for plane fares and other costs if an unforeseen event, such as a medical emergency, forces them to cancel an expensive vacation. But most policies also provide coverage for unfortunate events that happen during your trip. For example, most insurance policies provide a 24 hour hotline that customers can call to rebook flights, make hotel arrangements or find ground transportation.
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Stuck with the Same Old Trips?
While perhaps we need at least one “tried-and-true” trip on our annual calendar, I think folks look to us for new opportunities…..opportunities to spice up one’s social life, challenge our intellect, or satisfy some hidden yearning.
Read MoreHopping Aboard the Social Media Bandwagon
During the trip, quite a few writers were taking pictures with their smartphones and posting those images on their blogs and websites.
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