by smg-admin | Aug 21, 2013 | Tourism
Guest post by Emily Ribaudo Picture this, you’re 18 again and you’re longing to finally do something that symbolizes your independence. What’s the first thing that pops into your mind? If you asked me this question the first thing I would say is travel. As a young...
by Jenn | Nov 6, 2012 | Technology, Tourism, TTM workshop
Last week SMG hosted the third annual Tourism, Technology + Marketing Workshop in South Lake Tahoe, CA. Similar to past years, we were able to feature some terrific presenters on a variety of timely and interesting topics. J. Scott Zimmerman of Xola opened up with...
by Carl | Oct 21, 2012 | Marketing, Tourism
The Northeastern U.S. has long held claim to being the place to see and experience fall colors. While it has been the focus for many years there are lots of fall colors to go around. In just about every nook and cranny of the country, save for the west coast, many...
by Carl | Jul 12, 2012 | Marketing, Tourism
As many of you are aware, California has recently seen a number of very public bankruptcies. Vallejo occurred several years ago and was the tip of the iceberg. In the past several weeks we have seen Stockton, Mammoth Lakes and as of this week, San Bernardino, file...
by Carl | Dec 16, 2011 | Marketing, Research, Tourism
What’s up with travel in December and January, and more importantly will it ever increase? A quick look at the occupancy trends in California reveals quite clearly that despite an overall occupancy rate of about 63%, December and January fall of the cliff with about a...
by Carl | Oct 24, 2011 | Marketing, Strategic Thinking, Tourism
In an economic era that has been as challenging as we have ever seen, in a tourism industry that has also been slow to recover and in a time when the consumer has more choice an control of the purchase transaction including weather to take a trip or not, what kind or...
