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Wetu Insights

We study, we muse, we celebrate and educate. This is where we share our thoughts on tourism and how we can all collaborate towards a healthier, prosperous trade.

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Using tech to leverage your marketing and sales skills

18 August 2022 1

Selling your product depends on your ability to create and sustain motivation for travellers to look, book and experience. Your passion for travel lights that…

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The big deal about travel content and why curation matters

26 July 2022 0

There comes a point when a switch flips in someone’s mind that takes them from daydreaming about travel to acting decisively to make it happen….

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Collaborate to thrive

12 July 2022 1

During the pandemic, members of the travel industry made a conscious decision to put minds and hearts together to find ways to stay afloat and…

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Will rising costs crash our revenge travel party?

28 June 2022 1

The pent-up travel demand is real… but so is the rising cost of living. Indications are that ‘revenge travel’ is surging – this is because…

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Lessons about travel intent from Q1 2022

1 June 2022 6

Travel intent demonstrated during the first quarter of the year informs how the industry can prepare to meet new demand in the seasons that follow….

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Using personalisation as a competitive strategy

16 May 2022 0

What is that special something extra that differentiates your offering from the rest? While demand has increased following the easing of COVID-19 travel restrictions, competition…

Answering the call for sustainable tourism

4 May 2022 2

The way the tourism trade operates plays an important role in addressing its own damaging impact. Increasing incidences of natural disasters across the globe make…

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Servicing digital nomads and the demand for workcations

20 April 2022 0

A growing proportion of the global workforce fancies living and working out of a suitcase. It’s about merging lifestyle choices with bucket list destinations and…

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How the industry is embracing LGBTQ+ travellers

31 March 2022 1

UNWTO reported that about 36 million overnight visitors travelling to international destinations in 2018 were LGBTQ+ That shouldn’t surprise anyone. After all, LGBTQ+ travellers want…