Taking a Fall Vacation? Take My Advice

  • Fran Stephenson
  • November 5, 2014
  • 3 min read

This time of year is considered off-season by the travel industry, and for many, the lure of lighter crowds makes a fall getaway very appealing. But if you’re thinking about taking a vacation in fall or spring, the travel industry’s “shoulder periods,” you should be prepared for a different experience. Here’s what I found on […]

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Travel Takeaways — Mike Walsh at TTIA Summit

  • Fran Stephenson
  • October 1, 2012
  • 3 min read

It’s easy to get lost in conflicting advice when you attend conferences. I’ve been to one too many conferences in which I came away with a mere checklist of tactics which I was told to get….right now.  Lately, the list includes social media, mobile web sites and integration. All those things are important to those […]

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Grand Rapids Raises the Bar

  • Fran Stephenson
  • August 18, 2011
  • 1 min read

It’s the end of another summer season and tourism destinations are about to ask themselves the hard questions as they start to plan next year. What worked? What didn’t? What should we change for next year? It’s hard for some destinations to rise above the well-funded voices of the “biggies” like New York City, Orlando […]

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Earlier this week, Jet Blue announced a different sort of airfare.  Unlimited three month airfare “pass” between two of their key cities.  Like the unlimited rail passes so attractive to backpackers in Europe, the unlimited fares have a number of desirable characteristics. The fares are good until November and include the ability to book up […]

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Traveling with your Grandparents is Nothing New

  • Fran Stephenson
  • August 1, 2011
  • 3 min read

Multi-generational or 3G travel is an emerging trend that has gotten media and public relations professionals talking. Earlier this summer, it was the focus of one of the livelier sessions at the PRSA Tour and Travel Section Conference held in June in San Antonio. (Disclosure:  I was part of the local, logistics team for the […]

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