International Travel Recovery? Malcolm Smith, U.S. Travel Association, is ‘Very Optimistic’
eTourism Summit is co-locating with IPW in Las Vegas, so we talked to Malcolm Smith, Senior Vice President Business Development & General Manager, IPW, to get the latest on the new format and registration, which is pacing well for both buyers and sellers. Read more here.
NYC Drops its Hotel Room Tax for Summer & What We ‘Heard on the Street’ in Europe
Everyone is working hard to get the US demand back on track, especially in key international markets. In London, Rome, Paris, and Munich, we talked to four travel industry contacts and family members with inbound-US expertise to gather insider views. Plus updates from NYC, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and Canada. Read more here.
Tim Ash Keynote: Compelling Persuasion— Understand Your Customer’s Primal Brain
Tim Ash occupies a niche of one…unless you know of another authority on evolutionary psychology and online marketing, that is. As Keynote Speaker at eTourism Summit 2021, Tim tells his secrets about mixing conversion rate optimization with persuasion to create compelling online experiences that produce results. Meet Tim here.
Last Chance: ‘Charlie Bit My Finger’ Plus 8 Social Media Updates
In the end, there were two competing NFT bidders. And then the YouTube video was sold for $760,999. If this link still works before it leaves the internet, you can watch the brothers and Charlie’s famous bite again. Plus, news snippets from a bunch of other social media platforms. More here.
Phoenix Taps Price, People News & Lots of Jobs
It’s not American Idol, but this week’s installment of who wants to be a CEO continues. A weekly roundup of people you know and a couple hundred curated jobs that need people. Save us work! Send us your people news! Click here for the latest.
