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Why Your Tourism Board Should Network with Travel Agents

5W PR

Tourism boards play a vital role in promoting destinations and attracting visitors to their regions. In the increasingly competitive travel industry , it’s important for tourism boards to explore partnerships that can help draw more tourists. By partnering with travel agents, tourism boards can leverage these existing networks.

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Faces & Markets of PRGN: Tokyo, Japan – Premier Destination for Business

Bianchi Biz Blog

The tourism sector significantly boosts the economy, with millions of international visitors supporting hospitality, retail, and entertainment sectors. Local economy is not as bad as it may look based on just the indicators. Adherence to social norms and etiquette is paramount, especially in a crisis.

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3 Tips to Clean Up a Crisis

Cision

In fact, the Pew Research Center found that 67 percent of smartphone users shared pictures, videos or commentary about local events in 2015. So how can brands prepare when local events turn into national and global crises in mere seconds? How is this affecting businesses and what’s the economic impact on the state’s tourism?

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Behind the Headlines With Caroline Michaud

Cision

In this interview, Caroline sat down with us to discuss travel and tourism brands and how they must adapt as media rapidly changes. It’s also important to ensure that the destinations’ tourism assets are aligned with those audiences in the most appropriate way. Words matter. Are there ways to avoid those pitfalls?

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