Redefining Recovery: Be a SPOKE

Future of Tourism Series | Guest Blog By Patti Balsillie I have resided in Canada’s north for over 30 years of my young life, passionately investing in tourism, the visitor economy, travel, adventure and exploring. In my work and volunteer life for the North and Canada, I have long championed…

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How Five Destinations Are Promoting Safe Meetings & Events

The distribution of the vaccine coupled with a worldwide decrease in new COVID-19 case numbers has brought newfound optimism to the travel industry. And while we’re certainly on the road to recovery, it’s up to meeting and event planners to find ways to safely host in-person and hybrid meetings and…

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How To Recover Quickly featuring Brad Dean

In this time of global crisis and uncertainty, we put the call out to leaders, CEOs, strategists and consultants to sit down and tell us, in their own words, what is going on and what is going to happen next in this vital global industry. For destination organizations around the world, 2021 marks…

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Visit Irving: A CARES Act Success Story

Primarily a business-oriented destination, Irving, Texas, was hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Located in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area, Irving is home to seven Fortune 500 companies. Prior to the pandemic, business travel accounted for approximately 75% of the destination’s annual…

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Regulation, Reality and COVID-19: Effective Communication Matters

Future of Tourism Series | Guest Blog By James Jackson It was sometime after when I usually would be in bed, but the government’s latest COVID-19 restrictions weren’t going to interpret themselves. I wasn’t lonely, though, as I knew this practice was familiar for so many destination organization…

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Bring Proposals to Life with SendSites and Simpleview

Our latest partnership with SendSites brings to life many exciting integrations and collaborations with other Simpleview products and partners. SendSites is an online proposal generator that allows DMOs to quickly create and send engaging, branded proposals. Unlike traditional printed proposals…

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How Tourism Saskatoon Improved Conversion Rates By 40%

As a DMO, your website is primarily designed to provide information on your destination to both residents and visitors. However, another important function of your website is to drive conversions, whether that be to newsletter signups, visitor guide downloads, hotel referrals, or something else. But…

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The Future of Tourism: Adapting to the New Normal

Future of Tourism Series | Guest Blog By Frank Cuypers COVID-19 and climate change both have a serious effect on the future of travel. Many leaders give necessary leadership through articles and keynotes about restorative, meaningful, regenerative or transformative tourism. At the same time, the…

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