Destination Marketing
As specialists in destination marketing, our focus is on sparking curiosity, inspiring travel, and ensuring your community earns a place on travelers’ must-visit lists. We position destinations to rise above the noise with authentic branding that reflects the real experience visitors can expect. From leisure tourism to meetings and conventions, we create strategies that not only drive visitation but also build lasting loyalty that strengthens your reputation long after the trip ends.
We achieve this by blending storytelling with data-driven insights. By highlighting what makes your destination unique and aligning it with traveler values—authenticity, accessibility, and memorable experiences—we connect inspiration to measurable results. The outcome is more room nights, higher occupancy, and sustainable growth for your destination.
A Research-Led, Results-Driven Approach
In the travel and tourism space, awareness alone isn’t enough. Visitors are influenced by reviews, online content, and peer recommendations, and destinations must deliver credibility at every touchpoint. That’s where our agency adds value.
Our team builds fully integrated campaigns informed by visitor behavior, trend data, and performance analytics. From paid and organic search to digital media, social engagement, and influencer activations, we align channel strategies to reach high-value traveler segments at the right moment in their decision process.
Authenticity is at the center of everything we do, ensuring that every marketing message reflects the genuine in-market experience. By pairing creativity with conversion-focused strategies, we help destinations increase visitation while cultivating repeat guests and long-term brand equity.
Key Destination Marketing Metrics We Focus On:
- Visitation across leisure, sports, and group markets
- RevPAR (Revenue per Available Room)
- ADR (Average Daily Rate)
- Occupancy rates/room nights sold
- Tourism Development Tax collections (bed tax)
- Supply and trend monitoring
- Day-of-week performance reporting
- Campaign conversions (referrals and bookings)
- Website visitation and traveler engagement
- Visitor guide requests/downloads
- Email newsletter growth
- Social media reach and engagement
Latest Research – Special Interest and Event Travel
Our latest research, Special Interest and Event Travel, delves into how traveling for events and hobbies has become a growing area of travel. Seventy-four percent of consumers are taking event trips and 70% of event travelers will rework their budgets to make their trips happen. With uncertainty in the economy consumers are looking to event travel to combine out-of-home leisure and sacred travel budgets. Consumers are eager to go on vacation especially with an event or special interest to focus on.
Travel brands must continue to push strong value messages to pull in consumers on the fence and put more focus on special interest and event travel. This can be done by seeking out interest-based partnerships and providing event vacations that fit travelers interests throughout the next few years. Seventy percent of travelers want to do more than a particular event or special interest activity during their vacation. Connect with travels emotionally and be a trusted information source. Share unique experiences and itineraries so travelers can engage and get a deeper understanding of the destination’s culture. Lastly, loyalty programs are another great way to create lasting bonds with travelers. Offering rewards or special access keeps travelers connected and wanting more.
If your destination is not adapting to destination tourism by connecting with travelers and their interests, partnerships, and sharing unique experiences, you could be missing out on new and potentially loyal consumers looking for exciting travel opportunities.