Summary In today's episode, I introduce an upcoming AI workshop that targets tourism and destination marketing professionals. Here's what this means for you. You gain access to a professional toolkit that enables you to compete on a global scale with minimal resources. You'll also learn these concepts: how to apply the seven primary generative AI…
Summary In today's episode, I break down the three things your destination marketing organization needs to succeed as AI reshapes how consumers shop, search, and choose where to travel. Here's what this means for you. You can keep or grow your travel marketing edge by building the strongest audience, the sharpest ideas, and the richest…
Summary In today's episode, I walk through the final steps of preparing a customized webinar using generative AI, including building an ideal customer profile from Reddit data and testing AI voice search for travel planning. Here's what this means for you. You learn how to turn webinar preparation into a mini consulting engagement that produces…
Summary In today's episode, I walk through part three of preparing for a hospitality webinar using generative AI, covering how to build a best practices checklist, craft personalized travel recommendations for niche travelers, and extract datasets from public sources. Here's what this means for you. You'll discover how to turn AI byproducts into tangible webinar…
Summary In today's episode, I share a poetic love story celebrating two women who met online and built a real-life romance while traveling the world together. Here's what this means for you. You'll feel the courage and tenderness of a relationship that began through virtual connection and grew into shared adventures across Italy and Australia.…
IBM THINK 2018 promises to be one of the largest, most rewarding technology conferences on the planet, in Las Vegas in March 2018. Getting the most out of this massive show requires advance preparation. For first-timers (and forgetful veteran attendees of other IBM events), here are a few suggestions to enhance your THINK 2018 experience.…
One of the banes of travel for me has traditionally been the garment bag, which has been a royal pain in the butt. It’s large and unwieldy, it fits poorly in overhead compartments, and it gets jostled and crushed so much in the travel process that the garments inside don’t arrive any less wrinkled. I…
While we spend an awful lot of time packing physical goods for vacation, I often forget to do my digital packing. At least once a year I take time off, including time off the grid. No phone, no internet, no connection to the outside world. Yet, I still want to read and feed my brain…
My friend and former colleague Cathy asked, “What are your favorite apps that make business travel/life better? Wondering what I might be missing.” This is a great question. Let’s break it down into pieces. For the apps I list below, most should be in both Apple’s App Store and Google Play. Obvious Business Travel Apps…
