Posted by AudioConexus on Tuesday, May 31, 2011,
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Tourism Statistics
21% surge in 2010 visitor numbers is just the beginning, says latest CTC Global Tourism Watch report.
The CTC news staff reported that Canada can expect further growth from China. Forecasting an 8% increase of inbound travel from China over the next two years, the CTC put together the following key statistics:
It’s still an economic boom time in China: 2010 saw another 10% growth, although there are indicators that speed may slow in 2011.
Despite a relatively small current market potential (4....
Posted by AudioConexus on Friday, May 27, 2011,
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Storytelling
GPS is fun, hip and cool. And we have tourism businesses contact us because they're excited about the application of GPS technology - and the perception that GPS bus systems will lead them to new customers.
And they will - but...
The competition is moving into the market with open top buses and the shuttle bus operator is looking to deliver multilingual commentary with GPS tours. And everyone is focused on the technology. Yes, technology is an important consideration. But its not the only cons...
Posted by AudioConexus on Wednesday, May 25, 2011,
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Tourism Statistics
The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced that 3.9 million international visitors traveled to the United States in February 2011, a four percent increase over February 2010. February 2011 registered the 17th straight month of increases in total U.S. visits. For the first two months of 2011, visitation (8.1 million) was up three percent compared to the same period in 2010. International visitors spent $11.7 billion in February 2011, nine percent more than in February 2010. February 2011 ...
Posted by AudioConexus on Tuesday, May 24, 2011,
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Tourism Statistics
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the states, cities, and territories that most benefitted from overseas travelers to the United States this week.
In 2010 overseas arrivals to the United States posted an 11 percent increase compared to 2009. 2010 reflected a dramatic reversal of the visitation decline experienced in 2009 with most states and cities posting significant increases in 2010. The 2010 overseas visitation estimates to U.S. destinations (states, cities and regions) and origin...
Posted by AudioConexus on Wednesday, May 18, 2011,
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Industry News
The Corporation for Travel Promotion named Jim Evans, a longtime leader in the hospitality industry, its first CEO. Evans will be responsible for leading the Corporation’s efforts to promote the United States as a travel destination and strengthen the U.S. tourism industry. Each overseas visitor to America spends an average of $4,000 per trip on hotels, restaurants, attractions, retail and other activities.
Evans will be formally introduced to the industry and the media at International Pow...
We're proud to be involved in this project providing the multimedia tour experience available at the ArtScience Museum. Visitors to the ArtScience Museum will enter the surreal mind of Salvador Dalí, one of the 20th century’s best-known artists and the most iconic figure of the surrealist movement.
Posted by AudioConexus on Friday, May 13, 2011,
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Industry News
Working in partnership with our distributor, Audiotours GmbH, we're proud to present an exhiliaring GPS tour experience produced by Audiotours for BSG in Switzerland, providing extraordinary adventures in the Three Lakes Region. Discover lakes, canals, vineyards, colorful forests and idyllic wine villages and small towns.
Posted by AudioConexus on Thursday, May 12, 2011,
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Tourism Statistics
The U.S. Department of Commerce recently announced that international visitors spent an estimated $11.6 billion on travel to, and tourism-related activities within, the United States during the month of February - nearly $970 million more (9%) than was spent in February 2010 - marking the fourteenth straight month of growth in U.S. travel and tourism exports. Travel and tourism-related exports have increased, on average, more than $1.0 billion a month in 2011.
Creating moving media for multilingual commentary systems requires pre-planning and a vision for your tour experience. Here are three of the keys to creating commentary for your GPS tour system.
Route
When we begin any project we begin with the route. In some cases, the sightseeing route has not been clearly defined. Some of the challenges that we encounter on-site is that some drivers like to go off-route, drive down preferred streets, without strictly following a pre-defined sightseeing rout...
Posted by Amanda Huculak - CES on Thursday, May 5, 2011,
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Storytelling
Over the past 14 years, CES has worked with rural and indigenous communities across Canada and internationally, working hand-in-hand with tourism and community stakeholders to create unique tourism experiences and economic development opportunities. The people at CES are closely connected to their clients and the places where they work. What we’ve found is that each community and destination no matter how big or small has its own compelling stories to share with the world.
CANADA Travel Trade Barometer: Cautious Optimism for Increased Bookings to the United States in the First Half of 2011
According to the U.S. Department of Commerce sponsored Canada Travel Trade Barometer, half of those tour operators surveyed (as of January 26 - February 25, 2011) projected higher bookings in both the first quarter and the second quarter 2011.
In the first quarter 2011, one fifth of the trade projected bookings to be on par with the first quarter 2010. In contrast, three in t...
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