Tag: Tourism
Virtual Seoul
Travel is picking up month by month, especially leisure travel, which is leading the way. But business-centric cities are getting creative in the ways they promote the destinations for when international travel widely opens; technology is helping them do it. Last week I was invited to a virtual familiarization (FAM) tour by Seoul Tourism Organization to visit its new virtual platforms that showcase the city's amazing duality of heritage and modern destinations for the business traveler.
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World Tourism Day
Happy World Tourism Day! Today marks the 40th anniversary of the first World Tourism Day.
Tennessee Encourages Safe Travel
As I mentioned in my last blog, Nashville is working toward new safety measures in preparation for reopening. The rest of the state joins in on this with its campaign about safe travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fill Your Heart with Ireland
This past Tuesday publisher & CEO Francis X. Gallagher and I took a trip to New York City to hear details about Tourism Ireland’s 2020 marketing strategy. Responsible for marketing the island of Ireland as a key business and leisure destination, Tourism Ireland has marketing programs in 23 markets across the world and reaches more than 600 million people per year.