Breaking news: Salesforce is acquiring Slack for $27.7 billion, because? WFH is here to stay... Tributes are pouring in from the tech world and the entrepreneurial world, mourning the untimely loss of visionary Tony Hsieh at age 46. His … [Continue reading]
People & Places | eTourism Summit 2020 On-Demand
Sara Kain Meaney has announced her departure as Secretary of Tourism at the Wisconsin Department of Tourism after two years in the role. Prior, Meaney was chief marketing officer for Milwaukee Film. The position will be filled on an interim … [Continue reading]
Islands + Responsibility: Thought Leadership from Discover Puerto Rico; Campaigns from Hawaii Tourism Authority
Discover Puerto Rico Chief Marketing Officer Leah Chandler underscores the need to focus on sensible tourism. Read on...Hawaii embraces this direction, too. Presenting at eTourism Summit 2020 last month, Leah Chandler caught our attention with … [Continue reading]
Destination Inspiration: NYC Gets a Scrawny Xmas Tree, Pittsburgh Sells Local Love, Vail Lights Up, Miami is Groovy & More
The Twittersphere says that the scrappy, scrawny, lopsided look of the 75-foot traditional Norway Spruce just installed at Rockefeller Center is a metaphor for 2020. Something else about this year's tree was just not right. A Northern Saw-whet owl … [Continue reading]
Yet Another Covid-Era Holiday is Here: 77% U.S. Travelers Change Plans; 44% Stay Put Until Vaccine
Americans endure coronavirus fatigue on the eve of the fourth major holiday of the nightmare that is 2020. Meantime, despite CDC recommendation to avoid Thanksgiving travel, the TSA says more than 3 million people were on the move through busy … [Continue reading]