Call for Entries: 2022 eTourism Summit eTSY Awards
The Fifth Annual eTourism Summit Excellence Awards (the “eTSY” Awards) — in partnership with Expedia Group Media Solutions and Zartico — recognizes and celebrates the best of 2021-2022 campaigns and programs with awards in eight categories. Apply! Find out more here.
Guest Post by Don Welsh: Nothing Can Replace the Value of Face-to-Face Meetings
“We know that nothing can replace the value that a meeting or event provides for a destination. Meetings and events not only fill hotel rooms and provide critically important revenues, but they utilize meeting facilities and convention centers that employ the community.” — Don Welsh, President & CEO, Destinations International. Read the commentary here.
Puerto Rico Gets Its Own Color | Daytona Beach Has Excess Cash | Nevada’s Weirdest Things…and More
From our quasi-post-ish Omicron Covid era, a roundup of what’s creative, trending, and newsy in travel and tourism, plus some silver linings in the latest American traveler sentiment findings. Read more here.
Covid Regs Loosen Up in Europe, 5G Networks, Airline & Industry News
“Curiouser and curiouser!”cried Alice in Wonderland. Do you sometimes feel as though current news (5G network airline altimeter interference?) is sending you down a magical rabbit’s hole into a fantasy land? Read more here.
People, Podcast, RFPs, and Jobs
A weekly update on people, RFPs, and jobs. These job listings are a free service from eTourism Summit and Connect Travel, so please send us your updates and share opportunities widely. Get the latest lowdown here.