Presented in partnership with U.S. Travel Association.

Please join Google as we share the latest trends from our annual Traveler's Road to Decision geared specifically towards Destination Marketing Organizations. During this Hangout on Air, we'll deep dive into updates on digital travel behavior, the multi-screen world as well as the role of online video in influencing travel, all with the goal of helping marketers better understand their audience. We'll then take a look at how a few destinations have transformed these insights into successful marketing campaigns to reach prospective visitors. We hope you'll join us to learn from your peers and contribute to the conversation! 

Watch the Hangout On Air live via the +Google Travel stream. 

Presented by:
Google
U.S. Travel Association 
Ipsos

Don't forget to ask your questions before or during the event using the hashtag #GoogleTravel. We'll answer them on air. 

[Think Travel Update] Three key learning's from Jane Butler, on how to remain relevant in the future: 

1. Don't ignore mobile
2. Simplify the experience
3. Invest in data feeds 

"The guest experience starts well before hotel check-in" and other trends that are shaping the travel industry. 

Which trend do you think will have the greatest industry impact?

Great article by Rob Torres, Managing Director for Travel at Google on the importance of a mobile optimized site and strong multi-device strategy for travel companies. 

Google Presents: The 2013 Traveler

Join us for a webinar on Thursday, 8/22, at 10am PST / 1pm EST.

Get a first look at insights from our annual Traveler's Road to Decision study of over 5000 travelers. The goal of the webinar is to help marketers better understand how to connect with personal and business travelers across all stages of travel and across all devices.

Register now: http://goo.gl/MeX1IS 

The Future of Flight in 2050 - by Airbus

Our 8th annual #ThinkTravel  event is here! 

Think Travel 2013 will focus on the traveler as our industry’s shared Point of Origin. Winning travel revenue means understanding consumer passions and following their cues. Companies who succeed give travelers a voice and partner with them to build their own brand identities. Simultaneously, marketers must know their traveler and be ready to deliver a personal message at the moment that truly matters. Lastly, the key to successful innovation - which we're seeing from so many new start-ups - will be based on how well they improve the traveler's individual experience.

Stay tuned for updates throughout the day! 

Mobile, mobile, mobile!

EyeforTravel's most recent research shows that  consumers using mobile to book travel will exceed a quarter of all travelers this year!

+Tnooz highlights more of the report's key statistics in the following article: http://www.tnooz.com/2013/09/10/news/seven-must-knows-about-mobile-for-travel-industry-decision-makers/#jC7fmChHFfLWDx3i.99 

Congratulations to +TravelOK on earning the top spot among state tourism sites in April! By using YouTube, they were able to grow site visits by 5x.

Check out the case study to learn more about how they did it. 
http://www.google.com/think/case-studies/how-travel-oklahoma-is-bucking-tradition-to-win-visitors.html

Awesome to see +Matthew Kepnes on Kickstarter, raising funds for his "ultimate travel budgeting app" called TripSaver. TripSaver will help track your spending while traveling and show you where to save so you can travel longer.