PADZZLE by Anna Domingo

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I am honored to be featured alongside such incredible female leaders. Thank you  #womenleaders Un gran honor estar nominada conjuntamente con este grupo de mujeres increíbles listadas en la primera edición de mujeres españolas en el exterior. Muchas gracias!  #mujeresycia   #liderazgofemenino

 Many years ago, I traveled to Jamaica and enjoyed a wonderful, amazing experience with friends.   It hit me in an extremely sensorial way and the only material memory I brought home was a scented candle. Every time I smelled the candle, I traveled to Jamaica.    Each destination has its own sounds, smells, taste, temperature and landscape.    Tourism capitalizes on images, taste, recently aromas, but never sounds. It is striking to me think on all of our senses without sound. NYC for example has its very defined sounds , so does London and every destination I visited.    Recently, I read an  article  on T+L about how lawmakers in France passed a regulation  to protect the "sensory heritage" of the French countryside, including its sounds and smells. Most, the protection was needed from “urban weekend transplants” complaining on rural noises.    I agree with the French authorities protecting their sounds. Bien Sur!!! ...

Nothing will be the same. Nothing. Nada. I believe our current times, July 2020, are the scariest for the attraction and themed entertainment industry ever faced globally.  Personally, I describe the entertainment and attractions industry as “ticketed experiences” -- a phraseology I started using 15 years ago.  The promise: buy a ticket in exchange for an experience that will reward you with (potentially a lifetime of) memories of happiness and joy. What a pleasure (joy) to market and communicate this proposition during my professional lifetime to millions of visitors from all over the world at attractions all over the world! However, prior to COVID-19, the marketing proposition for the attractions and themed entertainment industry was attempting to evolve as the industry was in real-time adapting to a significantly more demanding customer -- a proposition many destinations were trying to fulfill in different ways. Prior to COVID-19: ·  ...

I am a board member for the International Luxury Hotel Association (ILHA) NorthEast Chapter. On June 3rd 2020 we hosted the following webinar about traveler trends Post Covid-19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnUkQipfruE&feature=emb_logo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnUkQipfruE If you found the webinar to be of value please do share the recording and encourage colleagues to sign up for next week's webinar. Recordings can be found on the ILHA's website  luxuryhotelassociation.org/  under events.

Picture @padzzle Nothing will be the same.  Nothing.  Nada. The ongoing reinvention of retail and commercial real estate expired with COVID-19, as if the commercial real estate was not convoluted enough already with new consumer behavior patterns. Prior to COVID-19: ·        old shopping malls, as well as newer shopping malls, centers, and destinations, struggled putting forth compelling propositions to drive footfall. Why do consumers need to “go to” a shopping mall or neighborhood shopping center when pretty much everything is accessible via a click of a computer mouse or a touch of a smartphone? ·        office space was re-inventing itself after WeWork changed the paradigm of office space look, feel, functionality, and use. However, today WeWork is a rapidly sinking ship.  Not surprisingly, we will likely s...