We’re telling you this story to draw attention to a market many DMOs may not be aware of and we’ll give you a word to the wise. Destinations should not forget visitors traveling with man’s best friend. While our impulse…
In his recent keynote address to the Pennsylvania Association on Travel and Tourism (PATT) in Lancaster, Future Partners Founder and Managing Director David Bratton briefed the industry on the current state of leisure traveler sentiment. In his speech, Bratton presented…
We are excited to share a video we have composed from interviews with our wonderful clients who discuss their experience working with Destination Analysts.
We recently had the chance to apply this way of thinking and conduct some very interesting advertising effectiveness research for our award-winning friends at the Charlottesville Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau (CACVB). If you’re not familiar with this organization’s work,…
As travel moves into the depths of the off-season, our industry is poised for a stronger than normal performance. Conditions are ripe for increased travel volume and spending this winter. Driven by an improving labor market and sharply lower gasoline…
Sharpen your pencils. It’s time to test your knowledge of international travelers. Until recently, detailed marketing intelligence on our international markets was hard to come by. We at Destination Analysts are devoted to changing this. The eight questions below are…
Our founder, David Bratton, spoke yesterday to a group of National Parks decision makers and stakeholders at an event held at the U.S. Department of Interior in Washington, DC. Bratton encouraged the audience to aggressively market its assets in order…