Visibility is Everything Whether you’re in the travel business or in real estate sales, being discovered is paramount. And I’m reminded of what SparkToro’s well-known CEO and co-Founder, Rand Fishkin said recently — that discovery is the next big marketing objective, ahead of clicks. Because as he puts it, being inside the ecospheres of Google…
🤖 MindTrip.ai Personalized Travel Planner It’s 2025, full of amazing marketing and sales opportunity for travel companies. A good deal of this big potential is evolving from new AI chatbot-powered trip itinerary planners. As you’ll see below, these amazing AI-powered software solutions can do a lot of work, in a fashion that is satisfying for travel…
🎁 Travel Incentives, Discounts and Rewards US travel companies are digging in deeper to make their trips and packages more affordable, and their brand image more powerful. Surprisingly, the solution they seek might be in techniques normally associated with losing money — offering incentives and discounts and reward points. For many of them, the strategy…
It’s Time to Reorganize your Travel Business It’s a fact of business life that the consumer market changes. And we need to adjust. Travel agencies, hotels, airlines, DMOs, and tour companies are seeing valued long-time customers disappear while new ones become available. This current tourism slowdown comes as technology is changing travelers choice and they…
👩🏻💻 Travel Destination Marketing Software It’s going to be an exciting year for DMOs and tourism businesses in the United States in 2025 and 2026. DMO/DMC organizations can make it a great year for visitors, bookings and revenue if they gain reach to audiences and make an impact. Visibility is the key because without it,…
Travelers View a Lot of Content Expedia’s most recent travel market report is a treasure trove of insights for travel startups, travel agency owners, tour operators, hotels, car rental companies and destination marketing companies. One area highlighted in the survey that’s relevant to your business is the sheer amount of time taken and content viewed…
The 2025 Revival of Small Business Travel agencies, retail shops, SaaS software startups, and real estate brokers are small businesses and they haven’t been represented well in the last 4 years. And small business provides most of GDP and income/jobs for most Americans. They employ 61 million people or 45.9% of the entire U.S. workforce…
Top 21 Challenges of SMB Travel Companies If you’re a travel entrepreneur planning and launching a startup travel agency, travel SaaS management software product, tour operator, or a tour marketplace, you’re into an exciting project, perhaps more joyful and fulfilling than any other industry. However, as you know, the market poses some significant challenges…
The Power of Iconic Brand Symbols If you’re not up on branding or impressed that brands have any power, you might want to take another look at it. Because a brand is your biggest asset once you build it. Brands have many dimensions, promises, value points, and touchpoints with travel consumers. And your travel content…
Innovative Travel Marketing Channels After you’ve built the core of your marketing strategy with authentic organic content, SEO, and social postings, there are some additional channels you can leverage to promote your brand, build leads and grow revenue. In fact, the great content we’ll create is amplified significantly through them. These channels discussed below open…