Destinations International

Destinations International's 2025 Futures Study charts a fundamental transformation in destination organisation strategy and identity.

Destinations International, in partnership with Longwoods International, presents a National Resident Sentiment Study Towards Tourism, according to the publicly available summary. The summary describes the publication as a White Paper made available free to the tourism industry.

The Global Travel & Tourism industry continues to grow at a healthy pace, but not without some challenges.

Overtourism and its related effects continues to rattle the travel and tourism industry, causing uncertainties and potential tensions amongst destination stakeholders, visitors, and residents. While most of the U.S.

The US International Inbound Travel Report is listed by Destinations International, a DMO association, with a focus on governance and destination marketing. The publicly accessible page shows only a bot-verification screen and a members-only notice.

Over the past three months, governors across the country have taken to the podium to highlight their state's accomplishments and outline policy priorities as part of their 2018 State of the State Address.

Legislation on sanctuary cities has the potential to negatively impact our industry. More and more, travel is being used as a political weapon by advocacy groups, politicians and others on both sides of the political divide.

The February 14th mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida reignited a heated debate on gun control in the United States. It also demonstrated once again the need for destination organizations to have a crisis management plan.

Legislation on sanctuary cities has the potential to negatively impact our industry. More and more, travel is being used as a political weapon by advocacy groups, politicians and others on both sides of the political divide.

While destination organizations consistently prove the social and economic benefits of tourism, the battle for funding continues unabated.

The 2017 Global Travel & Tourism Benchmarking Report, published by Destinations International with American Express sponsorship, benchmarks travel and tourism's economic contribution against eight comparator sectors: agriculture, automotive manufacturing, banking, chemicals manufacturing…

Destinations International's World Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Report, published in March 2017, examines the sector's global economic performance in 2016 across 185 countries and 26 regions.

Power of Travel Promotion 3.0, published by Destinations International in August 2016, argues that sustained investment in travel promotion is essential for US states and cities to remain competitive in the global marketplace.

The 2025 DestinationNEXT Futures Study, published by Destinations International, examines global destination organizations at an inflection point following a decade of disruption and recovery.

Destinations International's DMO Visitor Information Center Study analysed 284 US and Canadian destination organizations that collectively welcomed over 10 million walk-in visitors to their information centers in 2012.

The 2013 Convention Sales and Marketing Activities Study examined the practices and spending of 180 destination organizations and convention centers globally, which collectively invested more than one-third of a billion dollars in convention sales, marketing and services.

Destinations International commissioned Longwoods International to survey residents across the United States and Canada in 2022, examining how North American communities view the travel and tourism industry's significance.

Destinations International's 2020 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Study establishes baseline workforce demographics and inclusion practices across its global member destination organizations.

Destinations International's Convention Sales and Marketing Activities Study, published in 2013, is the most comprehensive examination of convention sales, marketing and services practices among North American destination organisations.

Destinations International's 2012 DMO Marketing Activities Study surveyed 240 U.S. destination organizations to benchmark marketing practices and budget allocation.

Destinations International released its 2022 Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Study documenting baseline workforce and cultural data from 491 destination organization staff surveyed in October 2021.

Destinations International's Canadian Visitor Based Assessment Study examines the critical role of VBAs in expanding Canada's visitor economy.

Destinations International's DMO Visitor Information Center Study examined how 284 U.S. and Canadian destination organizations operated, funded and evaluated their visitor centers in 2012.

Destinations International's DMO Group Sales Channel Impact Study quantifies the influence of US destination organisations on group room nights in the convention and meetings market.