Category: Transportation & Infrastructure
The Summer of Travel Nightmares—Or Is It?
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)...
Read moreLeading the Way to Sustainable Innovation in the Transport Sector: The Example of Cruising
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...
Read moreGCC Tourism Growth Has Lessons for Governments
How did the GCC countries consolidate and grow their tourism offer while being locked in for over a year during COVID-19?..
Read moreOverlaps Between Business and Leisure Travelers Creates New Opportunities
There’s a new group of travelers emerging for travel and hospitality brands to try and capture–the “bleisure” traveler...
Read moreTravel Is Back, and More Diverse Than Ever
Travel industry operators are seeking to expand their market, in part by building engagement with younger and more diverse consumer segments...
Read moreThe Digital Garden City Nation: Opportunities Abound in Japan’s Changing Social Landscape
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.”..
Read moreCities, Equity and the Metaverse
The internet is transforming, converging our physical and digital worlds to create an immersive experience known as the metaverse...
Read moreCommsLife: The Future of Travel
Hear more in this episode of CommsLife with Stephanie Waties, senior director and Licy Do Canto, managing director of APCO’s headquarters in Washington...
Read moreFostering Connection Through Leadership in 2022
Travel and connection drive our success and we are excited to see them return—even if what that may look like is evolving...
Read moreOn the Move: The Future of Business Travel
As circumstances continue to evolve around the pandemic, so does the way we move, interact, and do business, especially in Washington. ..
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