Traveler-Driven Program and Policy Adjustments to Consider in the Next Era of Travel

Are you looking to boost tourism in your community? Increasing tourism to your community can have an incredible impact on your community's economy. Mark Sonder, MM, CSEP, FSO-CS will enter into discussions on tips to outreach and engage your perspective tourists. You will learn how to increase your return on investment and be able to recognize the long-term impact of increasing tourism in your community. You will understand how to leverage the unique cultural asset and natural resources you may be overlooking. Learn tips to help secure tourism funding and the commencement of your market research plan. You will be able to create a sample plan for developing productive and competitive businesses.

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs is making it easier for US citizens to access clear, timely, and reliable safety and security information about every country in the world. Join us to hear a Consular Affairs representative describe the new products that will replace Travel Warnings, Travel Alerts, and Security/Emergency Messages and how using them can help your clients stay safe abroad.

Today’s travelers are bombarded with choice—according to Google, travelers will conduct hundreds of searches, visit hundreds of websites, and view thousands of images and videos just in the course of deciding where to go and what to book.In this ultra-competitive market, how can you ensure that your hotel gets out ahead of the competition? The answer: don’t just sell rooms, sell the travel experience.In this webinar, learn about how travel experience influences the customer booking journey, and discover useful tips on how to better integrate the right visuals, locality, and storytelling into your online hotel marketing efforts to win over guests.

The hospitality industry is transforming at a record pace, offering new opportunities and experiences for travelers and forward-thinking companies alike to capitalize on and thrive for decades to come.To further understand the drivers of change in hospitality, we partnered with Cornell University and InterContinental Hotels Group to conduct an exclusive study.