Media and PR

You can debate whether Brand USA's strategy is the best way of promoting international visitations to the U.S. But, if the country is going to have a quasi-governmental tourism-marketing organization, it is tough for Brand USA to get on solid footing if it has to constantly look over its shoulder to figure out if it will get renewed funding life.

By no means comprehensive, but by all means insightful, the report is a brief summation of how digital trends are impacting the travel industry and how travel companies can keep ahead of the pack.

For hotels, Instagram videos are essentially 15 seconds of free advertising, so it makes sense for any company with social media know-how to get on top of this trend.

The Q2 numbers will look even better when the summer numbers start rolling in.

Johannesburg will eventually need to give its badger a human assistant to reply to visitors’ questions for the account to remain relevant and effective in the long term.

Branson's larger-than-life persona allows him to pull off blog posts like this where other airline executives (hi Jeff Smisek) would stumble.

CityGrid has had a difficult time finding its footing, both because of challenges from Yelp and because of its own ongoing leadership difficulties. It would be hard to find another company of its size that's swapped CEOs so often.

Tourism Australia’s viral marketing campaign has come to a close, but not without involving celebrities, individuals, and 196 countries in promoting tourism down under. Well played, Australia.

This is certainly one way to "use" travel bloggers.