Category: Transportation & Infrastructure

Highly skilled positions, like air traffic controllers (truly the backbone of the industry), take years to train for—leaving towers understaffed, limiting capacity for air traffic and putting a strain on those who are working in these already high stress important roles. Airlines and their contractors, like many businesses, are facing a labor shortage as they struggle to fill lower wage hourly employee positions (next time you see a ramp worker at the airport, thank them for doing their backbreaking work in all weather conditions—you wouldn’t be on your way without them)...

In a world that increasingly looks at solutions to limit the environmental footprint of human activities, transport and infrastructure are in the spotlight as one of the most environmentally impactful yet essential sectors...

How did the GCC countries consolidate and grow their tourism offer while being locked in for over a year during COVID-19?..

There’s a new group of travelers emerging for travel and hospitality brands to try and capture–the “bleisure” traveler...

Travel industry operators are seeking to expand their market, in part by building engagement with younger and more diverse consumer segments...

The basic concept of the Vision is to use technology and digital infrastructure to “create a society where anyone can comfortably and conveniently live anywhere in the country.”..

The internet is transforming, converging our physical and digital worlds to create an immersive experience known as the metaverse...

Hear more in this episode of CommsLife with Stephanie Waties, senior director and Licy Do Canto, managing director of APCO’s headquarters in Washington...

Travel and connection drive our success and we are excited to see them return—even if what that may look like is evolving...

As circumstances continue to evolve around the pandemic, so does the way we move, interact, and do business, especially in Washington. ..

COVID-19 drove unprecedented sudden and dramatic shifts in both demand and supply. Supply chain managers have always had to be nimble to respond to challenges in increasingly complex chains. But past disruptions tended to be local or regional, typically caused by environmental disasters or other emergencies. The pandemic, however, hit countries globally and nearly simultaneously...

As tourism recovers we see that the way people travel, the experiences they look for and, consequently, the services they demand have changed for good...

Looking ahead to 2021, APCO Worldwide’s business experts analyzed potential trends and provided their predictions for the new year—examining the future of hospitality, global energy, financial technology and capital markets—where all signs point to continued focus on health, tech and safety...