The Ontario Tourism Marketing Summit begins this evening. Now more than ever good effective marketing is critical to our tourism industry’s health.

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Europe Travel Blog Carnival 6 October 2008

Welcome to the October 2008 edition of the Europe Travel Blog Carnival which features posts to inform, inspire and entertain readers who love travel in Europe. Accommodation In London Update: Where I stayed in Girl Scientist the Picadilly Backpackers Hostel in London is reviewed. Overall it’s rated quite highly for affordability (beds from £12 a night), cleanliness and safety. The main grumble is the price and unreliability of wifi access. Picadilly Circus, London Activities Matthew Paulson recommends Viagogo, an online ticket exchange service, in Traveling to London? Get Show & Concert... Read more »

Bridging the Digital Divide

How does the digital economy create wealth? Todd talks about Ontario’s Digital Economy Conference Highlights. The three areas where our communities create wealth by moving to a digital economy: economic impact social and cultural impacts environmental - climate related impacts Successfully moving your community and businesses to the digital economy can increase sustainability and increase revenue 100%.  Businesses with high speed access earn twice as much money as those without! Bridging the Digital Divide: Necessary factors that need to be found in sustainable communities: broadband... Read more »

Where To Sleep At Arlanda Airport in Stockholm

A couple of weeks ago Jumbo Hostel rolled into its place at Arlanda Airport (Stockholm, Sweden), but it will be a few more months before it can start receiving its first guests. And the rumors are that allegedly there are alleged problems with utility hookups and proper permits. Let’s just hope they will manage to sort it all out in time. And let’s also hope that their prices will be really as affordable as they claim they will be. image: Jumbo Hostel But if you find yourself at Arlanda at night and don’t want to sleep in the terminal (which is not that bad really, that’s my preferred... Read more »

The Travel Innovation Summit at the PhoCusWright Conference

I have been invited to the PhoCusWright Conference in Hollywood November 17-20 as part of the Bloggers Summit I thought this concise summary of the industry was instructive: Travel, tourism and hospitality is the world’s largest industry, responsible for 8% of global employment, 9% of invested capital and 10% of global GDP. Millions of citizens will leave their borders for the first time this year; international tourism actually grew year-over-year about 5 per cent in the first four months of 2008 (UN World Tourism Organization). The marketplace is enormously fragmented because of... Read more »