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Louisiana tourist board avoiding any oil slick talk on the web or social media
The role of local tourist offices and how they deal with wider issues affecting their state has resurfaced amid the catastrophic oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico. Following last week’s furore over the...
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How governments can improve travel safety alerts through technology and...
NB: This is a guest article by Stuart Lodge, director at RoundTheWorldFlights. In the last few years we’ve had tsunamis, Sars, earthquakes, floods, terrorism, country-wide strife, strikes and, of...
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Online traffic light system for travel safety advice is good but needs refining
NB: This is a guest article by Stuart Lodge, director at RoundTheWorldFlights. Interesting developments in the world of the official travel advice on the internet issued by governments. Following...
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Designing the perfect travel alert and advice service for government websites
NB: This is a guest article by Stuart Lodge, director at RoundTheWorldFlights. The UK government’s Foreign Office is testing a new online “Traffic Light” system for travel advice – but it does not go...
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How technology and some smart thinking can help with the safety of travellers
NB: This is a guest article by Stuart Lodge, director at RoundTheWorldFlights. With 2012 seemingly quieter for the industry in terms of major travel shocks around the world, it would be easy to forget...
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Looking forward: Promoting tourism to areas impacted by Sandy
Superstorm Sandy will most likely end up in the history books as one of the most costliest storm to date, with an estimated economic dent of $71 billion, eclipsed only by category 3 Hurricane Katrina’s...
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Are governments finally getting it right with travel advice on the web?
NB: This is a viewpoint by Stuart Lodge, director at RoundTheWorldFlights. The new UK government travel advice pages from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office were launched this week. As previously...
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