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Hi is anyone heading to the Latin America Travel Association annual Expo in the UK next month (7-10 June)? We're announcing the winners of our (free to enter) LATA Responsible Tourism Awards but it would be great to meet anyone from this community who is attending. More details at lataexpo.travel

Something I’ve been thinking about lately. Recently, a traveller sent me an Instagram reel and asked if we could include that exact experience in the itinerary. The same café, the same road, the same visuals they had already seen online. Around the same time, another traveller told me, “I don’t even want to read the itinerary properly. I just want to go with the flow". Both experiences stayed with me. One arrived with expectations shaped by content. The other arrived with curiosity. It made me wonder ...

Montenegro is missing out on a massive and growing market: an estimated 46 million pet-inclusive trips happen in the EU every year, yet travelers with dogs increasingly choose other destinations — citing safer streets and more visible kindness toward animals. Stray dog management isn't just a welfare issue. It affects public health, community trust, repeat visitation, and increasingly, EU accession requirements. NGOs across the Western Balkans are doing vital work, but they're underfunded and ...

Our hiking clients come mainly from the US and Canada, and we're feeling a significant drop in bookings this summer compared to previous years. Curious whether other operators running European tours with a North American client base are seeing the same thing? And what you're doing about it. Sitting tight, pivoting to European markets, changing your marketing? Would love to hear what your experience and how you're handling it.

A traveler recently left us a review that stuck with me. He said the thing he liked most was that he could ask all his questions,- "however silly they may be." That one line says more about what travelers actually need than any NPS score or star rating ever could. Because think about it, when was the last time you asked a "silly" question on a 15-person walking tour? You don't. You stay quiet. You google it later. You move on. That silence isn't a comfort problem. It's a trust problem. After 10+ years ...

As like most things in this life, travel trends are no exception to the ebbs and flows of humanity. What we once understood 'luxurious travel' to mean - five-star hotels, exclusive resorts, and meticulously curated itineraries - is beginning to shift once again, evolving into something new, but oddly familiar. This shift is emphasizing the hidden 'luxuries' of travel - encouraging us to spend less and experience more, with less hesitation. As a growing number of travelers shift their focus from VIP ...

Im finding it difficult to come across genuine travel experience stories whether here or on other platforms. It’s simply turned into purely business and I’m finding it very hard to maintain and or need to consume travel “content.” I’m deeply missing the Anthony Bourdain approach which is where a piece of my desire to explore places came from. All I see now is who can sell what tour, whose operating where, how can we use AI, content etc… It feels like the beauty of travel is slowly diminishing and being ...

Hello Travel Massive Community, My name is Munkhe, CEO of Nomad Planet and a Board Member of the Mongolian Tourism Association. As we gear up for another busy travel season here in Ulaanbaatar, I wanted to share a quick, on-the-ground update regarding the current state of the Mongolian tourism sector for any outbound agencies looking to add new adventure destinations to their portfolios. The reality is that Mongolia is rapidly transitioning from a niche "bucket-list" extreme destination into an ...

A question I’ve been thinking about lately. As a small, on-ground operator with strong background in curating locally rooted experiences, I often wonder how international travel curators make this choice. From the outside, it seems many prefer starting with established DMCs or the big names. Is it because of structure and reliability? Or simply better pricing and ease of scale? Smaller operators often bring deeper local insight, flexibility, and more rooted experiences; but what actually drives someone ...