What are the biggest travel risks in the near-term?

This a time where travel risks are front and center for travel lovers and businesses in the travel industry, and it can be difficult to decide what to do. Check out this podcast from WorldAware and learn about this and other important topics on COVID’s impact for travelers: WorldAware · On-Air with WorldAware | Returning …

3 Pivot Ideas For Travel Businesses

In my conversations with business owners in the travel industry, I see a lot of them PARALIZED. Is this you? What they don’t realize is that there is a lot you can do even during these times to keep your travel business afloat. Some pivot ideas: – Sell coaching You probably know a lot about …

8 Useful Resources by Industry Sectors to Navigate COVID for Travel Businesses

8 Useful Resources by Industry Sectors to Navigate COVID for Travel Businesses Airlines: https://lnkd.in/e53x8Zr Hotels: https://lnkd.in/eWR2Xma Vacation Rentals: https://lnkd.in/eHdAHjR Attractions: https://lnkd.in/e699HGu Cruises: https://lnkd.in/eFp-9F4 Guidance from the EU: https://lnkd.in/eygbxBN Guidance from the US Travel Association: https://lnkd.in/eAWydhY Lessons from China’s tourism restart: https://lnkd.in/eMt-eJH Want to get my guide to digital marketing in COVID times for travel/tourism businesses? …

Did you know the UNWTO released a COVID-19 Technical Assistance Package for tourism recovery?

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) releases a COVID-19 Technical Assistance Package for #tourism recovery (and what that means for you) “More than ever before, innovative digital marketing activities and targeted marketing will be central to help destinations spread their messages in a fast and cost-efficient manner to specific market segments, generating, hereby, interest and traveler confidence. Marketing …

Should you just wait for travel to recover to continue marketing?

On times like this, for businesses in the travel industry, it’s critical to keep in touch with their customer base, perhaps more than looking for new customers (which also shouldn’t be neglected). You must reconnect with them, empathize with their situation, and see what are their current needs and wants (you might be surprised). Also, …

85% of solo travelers are women and other interesting solo travel statistics…

Check out some interesting solo travel statistics from here: – Women travel solo more than men (they are about 85% of solo travelers!) – More than 70% of solo travelers choose a destination at least 4 months before departure (lockdowns? hint, hint) – Other than eliminating the single supplement, 19.9% said travel companies should have …

How to get leads coming at you on autopilot using digital advertising

This is a screenshot of incoming leads for my dad’s business (he’s a car accident lawyer). This required NO effort from his part after the system was setup. He’s in a very specific niche… so the effect can be much more dramatic in mainstream niches, such as travel. Even if you’re doing something really specific, …

Is cutting your marketing budget during a recession a good idea?

Short answer: No. Cutting your marketing budget during a recession is actually a terrible idea. Check out this great post by LinkedIn: https://business.linkedin.com/marketing-solutions/blog/b2b-content-marketing/2020/all-weather-marketing On these difficult times: “Don’t touch your face, don’t touch your stocks, and don’t touch your ads.” “Unfortunately, as much as marketers don’t like to hear this, the data suggests that spend …

Online travel advisor seeing ‘whiplash’ return of US travel market & consumer confidence

James Ferrara, InteleTravel’s President and co-founder is seeing some interesting trends in the US travel market & general economy recovery. According to him, cruises are leading the recovery. A 300% increase in bookings has been seen since mid-april, and in the last 3 weeks it has doubled again Where are people looking to go? Keep …