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October 11, 2023 Update on The State of the American Traveler
October 11, 2023, | Moderators: Dave Bratton and Erin Francis-Cummings. Join us as we share some recent questions answered by The State of the American Traveler Report.
September 13, 2023 Update on The State of the American Traveler
September 13, 2023, | Moderators: Dave Bratton and Erin Francis-Cummings. Join us as we share some recent questions answered by The State of the American Traveler Report.
August 9, 2023 Update on The State of the American Traveler
August 9, 2023, | Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings, and Jennifer Griswold. Join us as we share some recent questions answered by The State of the American Traveler Report. Our panel of Podcast professionals will lead us to discuss the strengths and opportunities podcast marketing opens up.
July 12, 2023 Update on The State of the American Traveler
July 12, 2023 | Moderators: Dave Bratton; Erin Francis-Cummings, and Jennifer Griswold. Join us as we share some recent questions answered by The State of the American Traveler Report. Our panel of Influencers leads us to discuss the strengths of social media influencing and marketing potential.
June 14, 2023 Update on The State of the American Traveler
June 14, 2023 | Moderators: Myha Gallagher, Chingun Ganzorig & Mytho Vo. Join us as we share some recent questions answered by The State of the American Traveler Report. Our panel of American travelers lead us in discussion about their perceptions of AI in the travel space, including their thoughts on travel brands using AI as part of their overall marketing strategy.
May 10, 2023 Update on The State of the American Traveler
May 10, 2023 | Moderators: Dave Bratton & Erin Francis-Cummings. Join us as we share some recent questions answered by The State of the American Traveler Report and hear from a panel about how travelers are feeling about upcoming travel this summer.
April 12, 2023 Update on The State of the American Traveler
April 12, 2023 | Moderators: Dave Bratton & Erin Francis-Cummings. Join us as we share some recent questions answered by The State of the American Traveler Report. We would also like to focus a bit on sustainability and traveling with care in mind.
March 8, 2023 Update on The State of the American Traveler
March 8, 2023 | Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings, Dave Bratton & Michelle Drenker. Join us as we share some recent questions answered by The State of the American Traveler Report. We would also like to wish you a happy international Womans Day!
February 1, 2023 Update on The State of the American Traveler
February 1, 2023 | Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings & Myha Vo Gallagher; We’re excited to share the latest on American travelers’ experiential desires and predictions for 2023, as well as the overall outlook for travel. Hear directly from a live panel of meeting and event planners about the state of meetings and events in 2023.
January 11th Update on The State of the American Traveler
January 11th, 2023 Moderators: Myha Vo Gallagher & Erin Francis-Cummings; We’re excited to share the latest on American travelers’ experiential desires and predictions for 2023, as well as the overall outlook for travel. Hear directly from a live panel of traveling consumers, who shared perspectives on how travel will evolve in the coming months, the impact of the looming recession and where they are drawing travel inspiration from.
December 6th Update on The State of the American Traveler
December 6th, 2022 Moderators: Dave Bratton & Myha Vo Gallagher; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from The State of the American Traveler Report. We will cover travel as the holidays approach and what people are planning to do in regards to planning trips.
November 15th Update on The State of the American Traveler: Destination Management Edition
November 15th, 2022: The Sustainable Travel & Destination Management Edition of The State of the American Traveler shares the latest research and global best practices on sustainability, responsible travel and destination management issues, challenges and opportunities. Destination Analysts’ custom research explores how U.S. travelers see the impact of tourism on destinations and their local communities as well as how the travel experience could be made more sustainable.
November 8th Update on The State of the American Traveler
November 8th, 2022 Moderators: Erin Francis Cummings, and Chelsea Benitez; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from The State of the American Traveler Report. We will cover the increase in economic anxiety and how the holidays may be changing things as well.
October 4th Update on The State of the American Traveler
October 4th, 2022 Moderators: Myha Vo Gallagher & Erin Francis Cummings; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from The State of the American Traveler Report. We will cover whether Americans see travel as a worthwhile investment even in the face of a recession and how those hospitality are fairing in the midst of it all.
September 7th Update on The State of the American Traveler
September 7th, 2022 Moderators: Dave Bratton, Erin Francis Cummings & Myha Vo Gallagher; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from The State of the American Traveler Report. We will cover the economys impact on travel, and what travelers are thinking as they plan for future trips this coming fall.
August 2nd Update on The State of the American Traveler
August 2nd, 2022 Moderators: Erin Francis Cummings, Dave Bratton & Myha Vo Gallagher; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from The State of the American Traveler Report. We will cover Air travel woes and service shortages and how they are impacting travel. With a special appearance from Brad DiFiore Co-founder and Managing Director at Ailevon Pacific Aviation Consultings, Melissa Andretta Director of Aviation Marketing and Development at San Francisco International Airport (SFO); and Ian Law Chief Digital Transformation Officer for Los Angeles World Airports.
July 6th Update on The State of the American Traveler
July 6th, 2022 Moderators: Myha Vo Gallagher, Erin Francis Cummings & Dave Bratton; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from The State of the American Traveler Report. We will cover how rising costs continue to mean a rising impact on Americans’ travel volume potential. With a special appearance from Jeremy Cooker VP of Marketing and Special Projects at New Orleans & Company.
June 7th Update on The State of the American Traveler
June 7th, 2022 Moderators: Dave Bratton & David Reichnach; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from The State of the American Traveler Report. We will cover all the latest findings on American travel trends, as well as take a deeper dive into how the current state of the world is impacting travel, by hearing directly from travelers themselves.
May 3rd Update on The State of the American Traveler
May 3rd, 2022 Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings & Myha Gallagher; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from The State of the American Traveler Report. This week’s update of travel insights was followed by a diverse panel of real travelers, ready to discuss how they are adjusting to the current state of the economy, the pandemic, labor shortages, politics and more.
April 5th Update on The State of the American Traveler
April 5th, 2022 Moderators: Myha Gallagher & Erin Francis-Cummings; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from The State of the American Traveler Report. This week’s update of travel insights was followed by a panel of Gen Z-age travelers—the fastest growing generation sheds light on their travel priorities, what motivates them to book and how recent price inflation is impacting their travel future
March 1st Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
March 1st, 2022 Moderators: Dave Bratton & Erin Francis-Cummings; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s update of travel insights was followed by an exploration and discussion on mega-events. Don Skeoch, Chief Marketing Officer at the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board, Justin Bresler, Vice President of Marketing at Visit Denver, and Melissa Gogel, Vice President of Marketing & Communications at Visit Phoenix share their experiences and best practices for planning and leading their destinations through major events like the Super Bowl, MLB All-Star Game and more.
February 15th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
February 15th, 2022 Moderators: Myha Gallagher & Erin Francis-Cummings; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s update of travel insights was followed by an in-depth discussion with meeting and event planner professionals on upcoming trends for this year, what makes meetings successful and how destinations can best support planners in 2022.
February 1st Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
February 1st, 2022 Moderators: Myha Gallagher & Erin Francis-Cummings; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s update of travel insights will was followed by an important and timely presentation by clinical psychologist and stress therapist Dr. Jonathan Horowitz, Ph.D, Founder & CEO of the San Francisco Stress & Anxiety Center. With the travel industry continuing to face workforce related challenges, Dr. Horowitz shared tips and tools on how to achieve work/life balance, manage competing demands and responsibilities and maintain focus and motivation.
January 18th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
January 18th, 2022 Moderators: Dave Bratton & Erin Francis-Cummings; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. As we kick off the new year with our webinar update of travel insights, the latest edition of our The CVB and the Future of the Meetings Industry is also hot off the press. As Omicron cases and travel aspiration both grow, we heard directly from travelers consumers on what’s behind the trends and how travel brands might best influence the future.
January 5th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
January 5th, 2022 Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings & Kimberly Vince-Cruz; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. As we kick off the new year with our webinar update of travel insights, the latest edition of our The CVB and the Future of the Meetings Industry is also hot off the press. This week’s American travel sentiment highlights featured a look into anticipated trends for the meetings and event industry, as well as an outlook from our friends in the media world on the most effective marketing and advertising tactics.
December 14th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
December 14th, 2021 Moderators: Myha Gallagher & Courtney Foste; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s update of travel insights featured our end-of-year edition of Hot Takes. Watch the recording for a heated and hilarious discussion with a panel of tourism leaders who will air out some of the most popular and unpopular opinions about the travel industry. You won’t want to miss this!
November 30th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
November 30th, 2021 Moderators: Dave Bratton & Kimberly Vince-Cruz; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s update of travel insights featured a special discussion with Jason Hackett, Senior Vice President of SUMMIT One Vanderbilt. Jason shared how New York City’s latest experience breaks the mold by awakening your senses, your curiosity, and your imagination in the heart of the Big Apple. The discussion also covered the strategy around planning and opening an attraction given the current coronavirus situation and why SUMMIT is all the buzz.
November 16th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
November 16th, 2021 Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings & Courtney Foste; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s update of travel insights featured a conversation with the Destination Analysts team about e-sports, gamers, and why travel marketers need to understand this growing segment. We feel the chill in the air and are all looking for safe Thanksgiving table topics! We hope that from this segment you’ll take away some valuable information about gaming and maybe impress your younger dinner guests with your new-found knowledge.
The Value of DMO Visitor Guides
November 4th, 2021 Moderators: Kimberly Vince-Cruz & Mytho Vo; In our digital world, printed visitor guides – particularly those published by DMOs – continue to be an important resource for travel inspiration and planning. During this webinar about, Destination Analysts will present the findings of the recent DMA West Education & Research Foundation’s Visitor Guide Readership & Conversion Study. The study was conducted for the DMA West Foundation by Destination Analysts with support from Miles Partnership. In addition to the research, impact and influence of visitor guides, insights from this cooperative study of 12 DMOs will cover who uses official DMO visitor guides and why, the specific content they seek, and how this marketing asset is essential to DMO communications.
November 2nd Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
November 2nd, 2021 Moderators: Myha Gallagher and Erin Francis-Cummings; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s update of travel insights featured an in-depth discussion about this upcoming holiday season. Sarah Orcutt, Policy & Research Manager at Times Square Alliance, Karen Fashana, Director of Marketing at Visit Buffalo Niagara, Kate Birchler, AVP of Maerich Shopping Centers & Fashion Outlets and Taylor Safford, President and CEO of PIER 39, shared an update on the current state of retail and shopping and what they anticipate for this year’s holiday season.
October 19th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
October 19th, 2021 Moderators: Dave Bratton and Erin Francis-Cummings; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s update of travel insights featured a special tour in celebration of Halloween and Natalie Alvanez, Director of Marketing & Sales at Winchester Mystery House, shared stories about the architectural wonder and one of the world’s most haunted places.
October 5th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
October 5th, 2021 Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings and Dave Bratton; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured in-depth conversation with Aaron Wodin-Schwartz, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs at Brand USA, Melissa Andretta, Director of International Marketing and Aviation Development at San Francisco International Airport and Don Foste, Vice President of Sales at Delaware North to discuss the U.S. reopening its borders to international travel, what they’re currently seeing when it comes to inbound and outbound travel and the implications for the future
September 21st Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
September 21st, 2021 Moderators: Dave Bratton and Myha Gallagher; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a presentation by Chelsea McCready, Senior Director of Hospitality Market Analytics for CoStar Group on current hotel industry trends and analytics. Watch as she shares a brief overview of national hotel performance, as well as the correlation between American travel sentiment and hotel occupancy.
September 7th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
September 7th, 2021 Moderators: Myha Gallagher & David Reichbach; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a conversation with traveling consumers. Hear directly from them about their upcoming Fall travel plans and what travel advertising is having the most impact right now.
August 24th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
August 24th, 2021 Moderators: Dave Bratton & Erin Francis-Cummings; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured an in-depth discussion with meeting and event planner professionals. Hear directly from them about what’s top-of-mind as they plan future events and how destinations can set themselves apart to gain their business.
Watch: You Can Count on Destination Analysts
August 22nd, 2021 Now more than ever, research has been critical in guiding destination marketers in their strategy. Our team at Destination Analysts is proud to continue providing the greater travel and tourism industry with timely data into how Americans think, feel, behave and plan when it comes to travel. Watch this video on the many other insights we’ve shared over the past 18 months—from what meeting planners want from DMOs and when international travel will rebound, to environmental consciousness and how to make travel more welcoming and inclusive. Whatever your research need, you can count on Destination Analysts.
August 10th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
August 10th, 2021 Moderators: Dave Bratton & Myha Gallagher; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a timely and important conversation with American leisure travelers who shared their current perceptions of travel, their outlook on the coronavirus situation and how the Delta variant is affecting their travel future.
July 27th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
July 27th, 2021 Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings & Dave Bratton; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a timely and enlightening conversation with European travelers. Watch the discussion to hear directly from them about their thoughts on international travel right now, their motivations for traveling to the U.S. and the best ways to reach them.
July 13th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
July 13th, 2021 Moderators: Myha Gallagher & Chingun Ganzorig; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a fun and enlightening conversation with Gen Z travelers. With their increasing impact on the travel economy, their habits and tastes significantly defining marketing strategies, and the long travel life ahead of them, watch the discussion to learn this unique generation’s travel preferences, what motivates them to book and what’s ahead for their travel future.
June 29th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
June 29th, 2021 Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings & Kimberly Vince-Cruz; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a panel of DMO professionals from across the country who use digital influencers in their marketing strategy. Learn why they work with influencers, the KPIs they use to measure success and how digital influencers have impacted consumer sentiment about their destinations.
June 22nd Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
June 22nd, 2021 Moderators: Dave Bratton & David Reichbach; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a panel of DMO professionals representing the Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau, the Sedona Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau, Travel Juneau, Visit Truckee-Tahoe and the Wyoming Office of Tourism. Watch this timely and important discussion about how over-tourism is affecting these destinations, how the DMOs are dealing with over-tourism and what’s in store for the future.
June 15th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
June 15th, 2021 Moderators: Dave Bratton & Myha Gallagher; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a panel of lead researchers at big city DMOs. Watch the discussion to hear the data and metrics that are used to define recovery and the outlook on the future of tourism in major U.S. cities.
June 8th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
June 8th, 2021 Moderators: Myha Gallagher & Erin Francis-Cumming; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a timely discussion about the future of office workspace and the expected changes that are here to stay.
June 1st Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
June 1st, 2021 Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings & David Reichbach; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured an important conversation with a panel of LGBTQ travelers who shared their unique perspectives and personal experiences, and how this impacts their upcoming and future travel decisions.
May 25th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
May 25th, 2021 Moderators: Dave Bratton & Myha Gallagher; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a discussion with a panel of professionals who represent vacation and short-term rental companies across the U.S. Join us to hear their outlook for this summer season, expected operational changes into the future and how they’re adapting as travel rebounds.
The State of the American Traveler 2021: Technology Edition
May 20th, 2021 Moderator: Dave Bratton; Join us as we share the latest in-depth update on the use of new technologies and digital solutions—from virtual experiences to the rise of TikTok—and the long-term technology trends that will continue to reshape travel planning.
The State of the International Traveler 2021: What You Need to Know About European International Travelers Now
May 20th, 2021 Moderators: Myha Gallagher & David Reichbach; Join us as we share everything you need to know about European international travelers. Insights from our latest 2021 edition of The State of the International Traveler Study will explore current perceptions of and aspirations for traveling to the U.S. and the most desired iconic American experiences, all from the perspective of European global travelers.
May 18th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
May 18th, 2021 Moderators: Myha Gallagher & Erin Francis-Cummings; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a timely discussion with a stellar panel of professionals representing the travel and tourism industry’s top destination marketing and advertising agencies. Hear from executives at BVK, Madden Media, Miles Partnership, and Simpleview share how they’re communicating with consumers right now, how they define success in the current environment and their outlook on what’s in store for the future.
May 11th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
May 11th, 2021 Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings & Melissa Elkins; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured an important conversation with LatinX travelers who shared their unique perspectives and personal experiences and how this impacts their upcoming and future travel decisions.
May 4th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
May 4th, 2021 Moderators: Dave Bratton & Kimberly Vince-Cruz; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured an in-depth discussion with Susan Shultz-Gelino, Vice President of Trade Relations for American Cruise Lines. Come hear what’s in store for the future of the U.S. cruise industry and new ways of measuring success.
April 27th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
April 27th, 2021 Moderators: Myha Gallagher & Erin Francis-Cummings; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a timely conversation with vaccinated travelers. Hear directly from them about how they’re feeling about travel right now, what they have planned ahead for this summer season and the marketing and messaging that will most resonate with them.
April 20th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
April 20th, 2021 Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings & Dave Bratton; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a panel of hotel executives who shared what they are seeing on the travel recovery front.
April 13th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
April 13th, 2021 Moderators: Dave Bratton & David Reichbach; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a panel of national airport concessionaires who shared what they are seeing on the travel recovery front.
April 6th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
April 6th, 2021 Moderators: Myha Gallagher & Lauren Phillips, Director of Research of Visit Fort Worth; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured an important conversation with a panel of Black travelers. Hear directly from these travelers about their unique perspectives and personal experiences and how this impacts their upcoming and future travel decisions.
The State of the International Traveler: What You Need to Know About Global Travelers Now
April 1st, 2021 Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings, Myha Gallagher and Nate Huff of Miles Partnership; Join us and Miles Partnership for an in-depth presentation of fresh, new insights from our latest 2021 edition of The State of the International Traveler Study. Through an exploration of international travel sentiment in 14 top markets, this exclusive webinar will highlight what you need to know about global travelers right now. Watch for invaluable insights to drive your brand’s global recovery strategy, from current perceptions of and aspirations for traveling to the United States to the most desired iconic American experiences.
March 30th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
March 30th, 2021 Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings & Myha Gallagher; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured another entertaining edition of Hot Takes. Tune in to hear Andrew Wilson, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau, Laura Libby, Senior Vice President at Miles Partnership, Tim Zahner, Executive Director of the Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau, and Jennifer Griswold, Research & Analytics Manager at the Wyoming Office of Tourism, air out some of the most unpopular opinions in the travel industry.
March 23rd Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
March 23rd, 2021 Moderators: Dave Bratton & Erin Francis-Cummings; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured an important conversation with a panel of Asian American & Pacific Islander travelers. Hear directly from these travelers about their unique travel considerations and what they want to hear from travel brands.
March 16th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
March 16th, 2021 Moderators: Myha Gallagher & Erin Francis-Cummings; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a discussion with a panel of travel professionals from some of the most in-demand Spring Break destinations. Hear valuable lessons about planning for an influx of visitors while pandemic safety remains top-of-mind and how they’re promoting safe travel.
March 9th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
March 9th, 2021 Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings & Myha Gallagher; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a discussion with a panel of meeting planners who provided us an update and shared their opinions on current destination ads. Come learn first-hand about what makes meetings destination ads impactful to meeting planners and why.
March 2nd Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
March 2nd, 2021 Moderators: Dave Bratton & Erin Francis-Cummings; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a discussion with a panel of professionals from renowned marketing and advertising agencies. Come learn what makes a campaign successful right now and the tactics they use to reach consumers.
The Value of DMOs
February 25th, 2021 Moderator: Erin Francis-Cummings; Join us as we share best practices for official DMO websites & visitor guides during the COVID-19 crisis. Based on our insights from two of the largest ever studies into the reach, impact and influence of DMO websites and visitor guides, this webinar will summarize invaluable takeaways—from how these marketing assets are essential to your communications to the content types, features and functionality that will help drive the recovery in your destination.
February 23rd Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
February 23rd, 2021 Moderators: Dave Bratton & Myha Gallagher; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a discussion with a panel of professionals representing some of the most quintessentially American attractions—Dollywood, Hersheypark, The Coca-Cola Company and Busch Gardens. Come learn how they see marketing and operations evolving in the year ahead, from new technologies to vaccine requirements.
February 16th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
February 16th, 2021 Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings & Dave Bratton; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a discussion with a diverse panel of real travelers who shared how travel marketing impacts their decisions and how official destination assets can best inspire.
February 9th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
February 9th, 2021 Moderators: Myha Gallagher & Kimberly Vince-Cruz; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a discussion with restaurant professionals on keeping momentum in the pandemic and what recovery looks like.
February 2nd Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
February 2nd, 2021 Moderators: Dave Bratton & Myha Gallagher; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a panel of recent workcationers and schoolcationers to discuss what’s inspiring this type of travel and destination decisions in 2021.
The State of the American Traveler: Destinations Edition Webinar
January 28th, 2021 Moderator: Dave Bratton; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from The State of the American Traveler Study about the places Americans would like to visit in the upcoming year and the resources they use in planning travel, and have a discussion with a state and a city destination on what these trends mean to them and their tourism recovery planning.
January 26th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
January 26th, 2021 Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings & Dave Bratton; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a panel of rural destination marketers who shared how they will adapt to 2021’s emerging trends and maintain their tourism momentum.
January 19th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
January 19th, 2021 Moderators: Myha Gallagher & Dave Bratton; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a panel of travel advisors from around the country about what they are seeing as the key travel trends for 2021.
January 12th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
January 12th, 2021 Moderators: Dave Bratton & Erin Francis-Cummings; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a panel of travel marketers from Washington D.C., Dallas and Denver who discussed what they see as the key trends to look out for in 2021.
January 5th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
January 5th, 2021 Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings & Myha Gallagher; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a sneak peek at the findings from our latest meetings industry research, The CVB and the Future of the Meetings Industry.
December 22nd Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
December 22nd, 2020 Moderators: Myha Gallagher & Erin Francis-Cummings; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a panel of Gen Z travelers on what moves them to book travel.
December 15th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
December 15th, 2020 Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings and Dave Bratton; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a panel of meeting & event planners to discuss the types of events they are planning for 2021, the destinations they are looking at and what a prolonged impact of the crisis may be.
December 8th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
December 8th, 2020 Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings and Dave Bratton; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week featured a panel of traveling consumers sharing what they expect for their travel future and what will motivate them to do even more.
December 1st Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
December 1st, 2020 Moderators: Myha Gallagher and Erin Francis-Cummings; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week featured a panel of professionals from the ski industry who shared their learning about travel this winter season and pandemic adaptations.
November 24th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
November 24th, 2020 Moderator: Dave Bratton; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report.
November 17th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
November 17th, 2020 Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings & Myha Gallagher; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a panel of destination marketing professionals from destinations bordering Canada and Mexico. Watch what we learned about travel’s future from their unique perspectives.
November 10th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
November 10th, 2020 Moderators: Dave Bratton & Myha Gallagher; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a conversation with major live event producers who shared how their industry is innovating during the pandemic and their outlook for the future.
November 3rd Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
November 3rd, 2020 Moderators: Myha Gallagher & Erin Francis-Cummings; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a conversation with a stress therapist about how & why travel can help, as well as show desk yoga techniques for inducing our own relaxation.
October 27th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
October 27th, 2020 Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings & Myha Gallagher; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. With shopping such a commonly planned trip activity and the holiday season upon us, this week’s event featured a panel of retail professionals sharing with us what they are foreseeing for the short and long-term.
The Evolution of Traveler Needs and Destination Marketing
October 23rd: It is critical that destination marketing be customer-first, led by traveling consumer desires. Using the McKinsey and Company’s framework for “The evolution of traveler needs being accelerated by major pre-COVID-19 trends,” Destination Analysts demonstrates how destination marketing can meet and succeed at each trend to make travel not just safer post pandemic, but better.
The HR Perspective on the Return to Business Travel
October 20th, 2020 Moderator: Erin Francis-Cummings; During Destination Analysts’ industry update webinar on October 20th, Destination Analysts’ President & CEO Erin Francis-Cummings interviewed a panel of HR and meeting planner professionals, including Elaine Cameron, Global Senior Director of Human Resources at Munchkin, Inc.
The Return to Convention Travel
October 20th, 2020 Moderator: Erin Francis-Cummings; To gain further insight on the convention travel market—including changing travel policies, the trends that look here to stay and the shifting business landscape—Destination Analysts’ President & CEO Erin Francis-Cummings interviewed a panel of meeting planners during our October 20th industry update webinar
October 20th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
October 20th, 2020 Moderators: Dave Bratton & Erin Francis-Cummings; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event focused on business and convention travel recovery, with a panel of HR and meeting planner professionals.
October 13th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
October 13th, 2020 Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings & Myha Gallagher; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a panel discussion with real travelers who shared the types and aspects of travel advertising that inspire them, including evaluating current destination ads for best practices.
October 6th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
October 6th, 2020 Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings & Myha Gallagher; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s event featured a panel discussion with executives from island destinations who are leading the way on pandemic travel policies and the marketing of safe travel. Join us in learning from their important experiences.
September 29th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
September 29th, 2020 Moderator: Dave Bratton; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s findings was followed by a panel discussion with Black travel content creators moderated by Robin McClain with Destination DC!
September 22nd Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
September 22nd, 2020 Moderators: Myha Gallagher and Dave Bratton; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s findings was followed by a panel discussion with recent travelers—come learn from travel’s important customers!
September 15th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
September 15th, 2020 Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings and Myha Gallagher; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week we we heard a great case study from Visit North Carolina about their success in the Count On Me NC travel safety campaign.
September 8th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
September 8th, 2020 Moderators: Dave Bratton and Erin Francis-Cummings; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week we we heard from a panel of recent summer travelers about how and why they traveled and how they can be inspired to take more trips.
The State of the American Traveler: Technology & Traveler Segments Edition Webinar
September 2nd, 2020 Moderator: Dave Bratton; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the State of the American Traveler Study about travel outlook.
September 1st Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
September 1st, 2020 Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings and Dave Bratton; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week we we heard from a panel of luxury travel advisors and destination management company representatives on trends among their affluent clients and how to catch these travelers attention.
August 18th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
August 18th, 2020 Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings and Myha Gallagher; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week we we heard from a panel of Millennial-generation meetings professionals on their working styles, what marketing matters to them and how they are evolving meeting planning in the wake of crisis.
August 11th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
August 11th, 2020 Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings and Myha Gallagher; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week we were joined by Lisa Baird, Visit Oakland’s Director of Marketing, and Chelsea Benitez, Los Angeles Tourism’s Manager of Consumer Insights, to discuss lessons learned shifting marketing strategy in an ever-changing travel landscape.
August 25th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
August 25th, 2020 Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings and Myha Gallagher; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week we we heard from Jeff Miraglia, Chief Creative Officer at the Greater Palm Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Cyndy Neighbors, Creative Director at Simpleview, about keeping a travel brand strong in spite of a crisis.
August 4th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
August 4th, 2020 Moderator: Erin Francis-Cummings; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week featured a must-watch discussion on an “Airing Out of Unpopular Opinions in the Travel Industry” led by Tim Zahner (Executive Director, Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau), and featuring Martha Sheridan (CEO, Boston CVB), Maura Gast (Executive Director, Visit Irving) and Leroy Bridges (VP, Visit St Pete/Clearwater).
July 28th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
July 28th, 2020 Moderators: Dave Bratton & Erin Francis-Cummings; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. We were joined by joined by Bettina Garibaldi and Amanda Gadaleta, global communications experts from Ketchum to explore new findings about American travel opinions and behaviors and discuss earned media strategies in building a roadmap to recovery.
July 21st Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
July 21st, 2020 Moderators: Myha Gallagher & Kimberly Vince-Cruz; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. If you are missing live meetings and conferences as much as we are, you will definitely want to hear what our panel of meeting planners have to say about what’s in store for the meetings industry.
Marketing that Brings Meetings
July 14th, 2020 Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings & Myha Gallagher; An on-demand video and the downloadable presentation file from Destination Analysts’ Marketing that Brings Meetings educational session at the 2020 Destinations International Annual Convention are available here.
July 14th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
July 14th, 2020 Moderators: Dave Bratton, David Reichbach and Kimberly Vince-Cruz; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s online presentation featured insights into marketing meetings from our latest study of meeting planners.
July 7th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
July 7th, 2020 Moderators: Erin Francis-Cummings and Robin McClain, SVP of Marketing & Communications at Destination DC; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s online presentation was followed by a conversation with a fantastic panel of black travelers who shared their experiences and desires, as well as their perspectives on how the travel experience can be made more inclusive, welcoming and safe.
June 30th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
June 30th, 2020 Moderators: Dave Bratton and Myha Gallagher; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s online presentation featured guest was Sweet Farm, a non-profit animal sanctuary. Sweet Farm shared how their organization was able to utilize technology to creatively pivot their business in a time where welcoming travelers is not feasible.
June 23rd Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
June 23rd, 2020 Moderators: Erin Francis Cummings and David Reichbach featuring special guest James Minton of Visit Santa Barbara; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s online presentation featured guest panelist, James Minton of Visit Santa Barbara. James shared how Visit Santa Barbara’s partnership with Destination Analysts on geo-location data has shed illuminating insights on how to be more effective with marketing dollars during this time of crisis.
June 16th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
June 16th, 2020 Moderators: Erin Francis Cummings and Myha Gallagher; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week’s webinar concluded with a panel of motorcoach operators and members of the American Bus Association who discussed how travelers can be transported and served in the era of coronavirus, and their unique perspectives on tourism’s recovery.
June 9th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
June 9th, 2020 Moderators: Erin Francis Cummings and David Reichbach; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week we unveiled preliminary findings from our surveying of more than 12,000 users of 60+ official destination marketing organization websites over the last month, which provides insight into the most meaningful types of content for travelers, as well as measurements of the importance of these official resources during a crisis.
June 2nd Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
June 2nd, 2020 Moderators: Erin Francis Cummings and Kimberly Vince-Cruz; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week we were joined by a panel of professionals from the attractions industry to learn and discuss marketing and operating in the time of COVID-19.
May 26th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
May 26th, 2020 Moderators: Erin Francis Cummings and Myha Gallagher; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week we were joined by a panel of travelers from states amongst the first to reopen, to discuss their recent experiences and what they expect for travel as they look out over the next months.
May 19th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
May 19th, 2020 Moderators: Erin Francis Cummings and David Reichbach; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week a stellar panel of professionals discuss what’s happening now—and what will in the future—for airports, stadiums and public lands.
The State of the American Traveler: Destinations Edition & COVID-19 Traveler Sentiment Report
March 12th, 2020 Moderator: Dave Bratton; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the State of the American Traveler Study about travel outlook and how COVID-19 is impacting U.S. travelers.
May 12th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
May 12th, 2020 Moderators: Erin Francis Cummings and Kimberly Vince Cruz; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report. This week a panel of award winning restaurateurs share their health/safety strategies and restaurants’ role in tourism’s recovery.
May 5th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
May 5th, 2020 Moderator: Erin Francis Cummings; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report.
April 28th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
April 28th, 2020 Moderator: Erin Francis Cummings; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report.
April 20th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
April 20th, 2020 Moderator: Erin Francis Cummings; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report.
April 13th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
April 13th, 2020 Moderator: Erin Francis Cummings; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report.
April 6th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
April 6th, 2020 Moderator: Erin Francis Cummings; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report.
March 30th Update on COVID-19’s Impact on American Travel
March 30th, 2020 Moderator: Erin Francis Cummings; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the Coronavirus Travel Sentiment Index Report.
The State of the American Traveler: Destination Management Edition Webinar
Nov 20th, 2019 Moderator: Dave Bratton; Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the State of the American Traveler Study about travel outlook and Destination Management.
The State of the American Traveler: Traveler Segments Edition Webinar
Aug 29th, 2019
Moderator: Erin Francis Cummings;
Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the State of the American Traveler Study about travel outlook.
The State of the American Traveler — Technology & Mobile Edition Webinar
May 29th, 2019
Moderator: Erin Francis Cummings;
Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the State of the American Traveler Study about travel outlook.
The State of the American Traveler: Destinations Edition Webinar
Feb 28th, 2019
Moderator: Erin Francis Cummings;
Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the State of the American Traveler Study about travel outlook and the Top Destinations of 2019.
The State of the American Traveler: Mobile Edition Webinar
Nov 8th, 2018
Moderator: David Reichbach;
Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the State of the American Traveler Study about travel outlook and how different device types affect planning travel.
The State of the American Traveler: Traveler Segments Edition Webinar
Aug 1st, 2018
Moderator: Erin Francis Cummings;
Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the State of the American Traveler Study about travel outlook and how different traveler segments plan travel.
The State of the American Traveler: Technology Edition Webinar
May 16th, 2018
Moderator: David Reichbach;
Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the State of the American Traveler Study about travel outlook and the most popular technology use in travel planning.
The State of the American Traveler: Destinations Edition Webinar
March 14th, 2018
Moderator: Dave Bratton;
Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the State of the American Traveler Study about travel outlook and the most popular travel destinations.
The State of the American Traveler: Mobile Edition Webinar
November 15th, 2017
Moderator: Erin Francis Cummings;
Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the State of the American Traveler Study about travel outlook and the how Mobile Devices are used to plan travel.
The State of the American Traveler: Mobile Edition Video Preview
November 9th, 2017
Moderator: Erin Francis Cummings;
Join us as we share a quick preview of some recent questions answered from the State of the American Traveler Study Mobile Edition.
The State of the American Traveler: Traveler Segments Edition Webinar
August 23rd, 2017
Moderator: David Bratton;
Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the State of the American Traveler Study about travel outlook and the differences between key traveler segments.
The State of the American Traveler: Technology Edition Webinar
June 1st, 2017
Moderator: Erin Francis-Cummings;
Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the State of the American Traveler Study about travel outlook and the use of new technologies in travel planning.
The Impact of DMO Websites: A Year Long Cooperative Study
May 23rd, 2017
Moderator: Erin Francis-Cummings; Kimberly Vince-Cruz; David Reichbach
In this webinar we present the findings of a year long cooperative study of the impact of 13 DMO websites.
The State of the American Traveler: Destinations Edition Webinar
March 2nd, 2017
Moderator: Dave Bratton;
Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the State of the American Traveler Study about travel outlook and top performing destinations.
The State of the American Traveler: Mobile Trends Edition Webinar
November 10th, 2016
Moderator: Erin Francis-Cummings;
Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the State of the American Traveler Study about travel outlook and mobile trends.
The State of the American Traveler: Generations Edition Webinar
September 1st, 2016
Moderator: Dave Bratton;
Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the State of the American Traveler Study about travel outlook and comparing travelers by generation.
The State of the American Traveler: Technology Edition Webinar
June 2nd, 2016
Moderator: Erin Francis-Cummings;
Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the State of the American Traveler Study about travel outlook and technology use in travel planning.
Mobile Usability & User Experience Research
April 28th, 2016
Moderator: Erin Francis-Cummings; David Reichbach
After literally thousands of hours of website usability testing, our Destination Analysts website usability experts share some remarkable mobile website experience findings.
The State of the American Traveler: Destinations Edition Webinar
March 10th, 2016
Moderator: Erin Francis-Cummings
Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the State of the American Traveler Study about travel outlook and destinations that appeal.
What We’ve Learned: Peer to Peer Lodging
February 22nd, 2016
Moderator: David Reichbach
So many questions exist about the peer-to-peer lodging phenomenon. Join us as we share some recent questions answered from the State of the American Traveler Study.
International Travelers: Sneak Peek at 2016 Results
February 19th, 2016
Moderator: Erin Francis-Cummings; David Reichbach
Travelers in which countries are hot for America? Join us as we share revealing data from Destination Analysts’ annual State of the International Traveler Study.
Social vs. Old School? Sources of Destination Inspiration
December 15th, 2015
Moderator: Erin Francis-Cummings
Where do the generations get their destination inspiration? Take a quick look at the Millennials, Gen Xers and Baby Boomers say they find their ideas for places to travel.