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This year, to celebrate our 10th anniversary, we’re going to highlight ten big projects from each practice area on a regular basis, and we’re starting strong with transportation and infrastructure. Community and events may connect people emotionally, but infrastructure connects us physically. It shapes how and when we travel, how long it takes, and how […]
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Centre County, Pennsylvania is home to Happy Valley and the main campus of the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State). A key driver of tourism activity in the area are visitors attracted by the variety of sports events and activities that occur on the Penn State campus and at sites throughout the county over the course […]
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In today’s post, the second in our three-part series on tourism recovery, we discuss the ways in which Destination Management Organizations (DMOs) will have to think differently about their experience, value proposition and audience as the industry begins to rebuild from the COVID crisis. There is an old truism in sailing that “we cannot direct […]
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The travel and tourism industry has a history of addressing challenging situations and overcoming periods of hardship. It is not hyperbole to say, however, that this time is different. The coronavirus presents both a public health and economic crisis that has severely damaged travel and tourism activities, businesses, and households around the globe. This period […]
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About Experience and Insight to Navigate Challenges Tourism serves as a powerful economic development tool in the modern economy, attracting outside dollars and creating accessible employment opportunities. At a time of unprecedented challenges, ESI’s tourism practice provides strategic planning and analysis to help our clients grow and articulate the benefits to their communities. The Latest […]
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This week’s Present Value , we host a Q/A with Senior Advisor Robert Jaeger on tourism and hospitality, honing in on hotels in Philadelphia. Mr. Jaeger has over three decades of executive experience in the hospitality industry, including serving on the Executive Committee of the Board of the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau and the […]
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