Entries by Destination Analysts

4 Things Meeting Planners Want DMOs to Know Now

During our presentation of the week of April 6th findings of our Conronavirus Travel Sentiment Index, we invited three meeting planners to join us to discuss their perspectives on the impact of COVID-19 on the meetings industry now and into the future, as well as their advice for CVBs right now. Following are key highlights […]

Coronavirus’ Impact on American Travel

  NOTE: An enormous “THANK YOU” to our friends at the Virginia Tourism Corporation for allowing us to share this data from an ongoing American Travel Sentiment study Destination Analysts conducts on the organization’s behalf. Between February 19th and 21st, Destination Analysts fielded a survey to a random sample of American travelers which, among other […]

Travel Demand Post Coronavirus

One of the theories the travel industry is hopeful about is that amidst the current reality of flight cancellations, travel advisories and quarantines, a deep well of wanderlust will be building amongst travelers—and like prisoners in a jailbreak, will rush to express itself once opportune to. This would be an ideal outcome, given the thousands […]

Getting the Love You Want From Meeting Planners

What do meeting planners love about CVBs? What services do meeting planners wish to see more of from CVBs in order to make their destination top-of-mind? And, with a constantly changing industry, what are the predominant trends? Destinations International invited us to speak at their 2019 Annual Convention on the future of the meetings industry. […]

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Let’s Talk Image SEO

Search engine optimization for websites is now commonplace among companies, but image SEO isn’t as widely practiced and holds potential for unique user engagement. Whether images of your destination are used by travelers for in-market planning or merely travel inspiration, ensuring that these images are optimized across search engines is vital to destination exposure and […]