TODAY: Travel Predictions for 2019, A New Era of Transformative Wellness Travel and Three Lessons from Apple on How to Amaze Your Customers.

Travel Predictions for 2019
Friday, 19th October 2018

With technological advancements, an ever more connected world and a continuously growing consumer appetite for the best travel experiences. From cultural exchanges and eco activism, to virtual agents and a ‘less is more’ mentality – here are the biggest travel trends for next year >>

Expedia launches First Action for the Google Assistant
19 Oct 2018 : Expedia launches the Expedia Action for the Google Assistant, giving customers the ability to manage their travel plans through hands-free, natural voice commands on any Google Assistant-enabled device >>

First global gastronomy tourism startup competition
19 Oct 2018 : The World Tourism Organization and Basque Culinary Center (BCC), have launched a pioneering initiative for the gastronomic tourism sector, with a global call for startups or companies, mature or emerging, technological and non-technological, with innovative ideas capable of revolutionizing and integrating gastronomy in tourism and inspiring tourists with new ways and reasons to travel >>

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A New Era of Transformative Wellness Travel
Friday, 19th October 2018

Wellness is, by nature, a journey; a multi-chapter story; a lifelong physical, mental and spiritual seeking; a personal and emotional quest.

So it’s odd that, even at the most fantastic wellness and spa destinations so many of the classes, treatments and experiences get served up piecemeal and disconnected: You enjoy that massage or meditation class and wonder, what now? Go back to the room or the pool? >>

Mobile Marketing Tips for Travel Brands [Infographic]
The folks at Filmora recently produced this insightful infographic on the state of mobile marketing in 2018, including some helpful tips for brands seeking to make the most of this new reality >>

Ace Your Hotel RFP Response Process
How hotels can improve the RFP response process: In the hotel industry an RFP, or request for proposal, is a means for planners to clearly define all the specific needs and wants they have for an event or activity >>

Three Lessons from Apple on How to Amaze Your Customers
There is a lot we can learn from great companies, big and small, many books have been written about companies like Disney, Nordstrom, Ritz-Carlton & Apple and once we learn how they do it, the key is making it work for our companies: It’s not about just learning, but also about executing what we learned >>

Tips for a Successful Cyber Monday Campaign
It’s no secret: Cyber Monday is a huge opportunity for hoteliers to drive bookings and what began as a one-day online shopping holiday has, over the years, extended into Black Friday and Thanksgiving, with some brands promoting deals even earlier >>