City of St. Augustine
City of St. Augustine Source: https://www.visitflorida.com/ and https://www.floridashistoriccoast.com/ Stroll the narrow lanes, enter the many museums, and visit historic landmarks such as Castillo de San Marcos, Ponce de Leon's "Fountain of Youth," and the Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse. Founded in September…
Let’s Talk About Tourism – December 2022
Looking through the brochures was certainly a nostalgic trip and got me thinking how much things have changed since my career in the Travel and Tourism industry started.
Let’s talk about Tourism
Let’s talk about Tourism By Martin Owen Here on the Northern Gulf Coast tourism is usually run by county appointed Tourist Development Councils and their associated Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. Their funding comes from a Tourist Development Tax, commonly known…
Let’s Talk About Tourism Oct 2022
Let’s Talk About Tourism By Martin Owen | OwenOrganization.com Tourism and Hospitality are ‘people’ industries. We depend on the interaction between tourists, visitors, customers and the professionals who run the businesses. Where someone who works in an office can often…
Let’s Talk about Tourism – August 2022
By Martin Owen I’m a fan of TV programs about travel and hospitality. Find me a series about hotels and I’m hooked. Programs about airports and airlines will hold my attention for hours. I’m not talking about the ‘sensational’ types…
Let’s Talk About Tourism July 2022
By Martin Owen, OwenOrganization.com According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in 2019 the tourism sector accounted for one in 10 jobs worldwide. That’s 330 million jobs and 10.3% of global GDP, or about $8.9 trillion. The pandemic…
Let’s Talk About Tourism June 2022
By Martin Owen I was recently shown a photo taken in 1972, of aircraft lining up to take off from London’s Heathrow Airport. It showed the Boeing 747 aircraft of three major airlines, TWA, Pan American and BOAC (a predecessor…