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The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has declared 2017 the year of sustainable tourism for development, and as such it’s little surprise that upwards of 65% of global travellers indicate they plan to stay at an eco-friendly hotel in 2017. Or that another traveler poll shows high value placed on ‘sustainable travel’ and ‘reducing environmental impact’. As what people …
Technology has given people the ability to interact with far-away environments from the comfort of their own lounges. In the tourism industry, Virtual Reality allows prospective vacationers research options and a ‘pre-experience’ to investigate potential holiday spots, from room tours and online destination tours, through to fully immersive holiday experiences. Leading VR creators YouVisit Studios is providing access to the …
Having an online presence should be your top priority in 2017. Studies show that between 70-80% of people research a company online BEFORE visiting the small business or making a purchase with them. In the tourism industry, this is an incredibly important factor to ensure you have high occupancy rates with your accommodation. Listed below are four free and paid …
Before entering into a new job or industry, it’s important to get yourself into the mindset that you’re going to need to learn a bunch of new information and skill-sets. Unfortunately, there’s no easy way around this, and much of this learning-curve has to be done on the job. Before I got into the accommodation industry, there was plenty I …
