Let’s Talk About Tourism
By Martin Owen Where do you stay when you go on vacation? What sort of accommodation experience are you looking for? Once, the choices were fairly simple, this hotel or another hotel, but these days there are a wide variety…
Let’s talk about Tourism
By Martin Owen I’m writing this sitting in an airport waiting for a flight. It’s a good place to think about traveling and what motivates us where to travel and how to travel. Back in The Good Old Days I suppose…
Let’s Talk about Tourism
By Martin Owen The tourism calendar for 2019 is moving on fast. We’ve been through the Snowbird Season, which started around the end of November and really gets into stride after New Year. As the Snowbirds begin to go back…
Let’s Talk about Tourism
By Martin Owen Back in 2012 I was lucky enough to be invited on a Visit Florida media mission to Europe. The concept behind these missions is to educate the overseas media and tourism industry about all the great things…
Let’s Talk about Tourism
By Martin Owen First and foremost: "Happy New Year!" I hope your holiday period was enjoyable and that you enjoy a happy and prosperous 2019. What will the New Year bring us from a tourism point of view? I have…
Let’s Talk About Tourism
By Martin Owen It’s the time of year for reflecting on the past 12 months and looking forward to the next. As I’m writing this over the Thanksgiving holiday, it’s also an opportunity to recognize all the things for which…
Let’s Talk About Tourism
Let’s Talk About Tourism By Martin Owen There have been changes in tourism here along the Northern Gulf Coast. They are subtle, but you may have noticed them all the same. Those changes are going to continue, too. First of…