by Bruce Turkel | Jul 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
After almost every punch line, a googly-eyed, sweating Rodney Dangerfield would tug at his tie and utter his famous line, “Awww, I don’t get no respect.” Seems to me the entire travel and tourism industry could do the same thing. Tourism is a trade that encompasses so...
by Bruce Turkel | Jul 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
Last week I travelled to Racine, Wisconsin to do a much-anticipated job for SC Johnson. As Dan Fogelberg sang, “The audiences were heavenly but the travelling was hell.” I’ll spare you the long drawn out story of my travel travails but suffice to say I wound up...
by Bruce Turkel | Jun 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
The Alabama Post Register followed my blog posts on the oil disaster and Gulf Coast tourism. For original article, click here. Since the tragic BP oil spill began, I’ve been inundated with requests from experts and regular folks alike who want to know how much money...
by Bruce Turkel | Jun 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
Since the tragic oil spill began I’ve been inundated by reporters wanting to know how much money various gulf coast communities will have to spend to repair their tourism industries. Paradoxically, I believe the question is not how much should be spent but what...
by Bruce Turkel | Mar 26, 2009 | Uncategorized
Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC.As a hotel industry historian, I was happy to come across a Wall Street Journal front page article dated December 12, 1972. ‘Economy Motels Lure Travelers With Prices as Low as $6 a Room.’What caught my attention was the opening...
