Attracting commercial air service to destination airports has never been tougher. However, Christopher Kam shared some telling statistics at the 2013 TTRA Annual Conference. The slides of his presentation are HERE.

A Pennsylvania State Legislature sponsored Study of the economic impacts that could be acquired with a return to a Traditional Post-Labor Day School Start. Pretty freakin' substantial. Click HERE to download the PDF.

Brandworks University's Marsha Lindsay's White Paper on the importance of transitioning marketing messages to defined niche audiences...and how best to take the first steps into this new marketing imperitive. Click HERE to download the pdf.  

A fascinating (while chilling) analysis of the future of Destination Marketing Organizations from Anna Pollock of DestiCorp UK. Click HERE to download the pdf.  

In this White Paper by Jim Epperson (Southern Indiana Clark-Floyd Counties CTB), the traditional role of convention and visitor bureaus as simply sales and marketing organizations is contrasted with the growing participation in destination product development activities. Click HERE to download the paper.