AUTHOR: Sarah Martin
Travel Reflections: What is “Authenticity” in Tourism?
In August, my husband and I traveled to Alaska’s Inside Passage on a cruise that stopped in the ports of Sitka, Skagway and Juneau, Alaska….
How To Craft A Killer Press Conference
It’s time to announce a huge project coming up for your business. Change is on the horizon, and you’re ready to tell the world –…
Destination Positioning: How to Stake Your Claim and Find Your Niche
“You can’t be everything to everyone.” You’ve heard it before, but when talking about your destination it can be hard not to showcase “everything” —…
Mindsets & Marketing: How Embracing a Growth-Mindset Can Set Your Destination up for Success
We learned that having a growth mindset – or calling yourself “growth-minded” – is more than just forward motion. It is a willingness to work, learn, grow, fail, and try again. … We’ve pulled out five lessons for destination marketers to help you adopt a growth mindset and set your destination up for success:
2022 Top Tourism Campaigns Bring Typing Ponies & Talking Kangaroos
This year saw us returning to travel in big ways, and the campaign ideas rose to match! We found some of the most creative, quirky,…
4 Brand Storytelling Lessons from a Former Washington Speechwriter
Disclaimer: This is not a political post. However, politicians and Washington D.C. staff may be referenced throughout the course of this blog. In early 2017,…
Top Tourism Campaigns of 2021
Happy 2022! At BTI, we typically end our year with a round-up of the top tourism campaigns of the year. Reviewing those destinations and hospitality…
Proactive vs. Reactive PR: Why Both are Essential to Your Public Relations Strategy
A good public relations strategy brings a mix of many different tactics to the table – pitching, active outreach, hosting media and FAMs, attendance at media shows, desksides, and more.
Collaboration Toolkit
Our first research study confirmed that collaboration is a constant in the travel, tourism and hospitality industry. It is not a matter of if, but when and how, organizations will collaborate together. Our latest study reveals how organizations are putting collaboration into operation and how they are setting up systems and processes so that collaboration becomes a strategic part of the organization.
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