Destination Marketing
Jun 4, 2026·HootBoard
HootBoard CityGuide: visitor wayfinding & local guide that visitors love, that's just as easy to run
HootBoard CityGuide turns any kiosk into a local guide visitors actually use — and it's as easy to run as it is to browse. Build and curate from one dashboard, organize places into neighborhoods, craft curated itineraries, and let visitors build a trip to take on their phone.
Jun 2, 2026·HootBoard
Flyer Templates: from quick posts to designed flyers
Posting to HootBoard has always felt like posting to social media: choose a type — Announcement, Event, Photo, Deal — add your content, and it's live on the board in seconds. That ease is a big reason boards stay current and worth…
Jun 2, 2026·HootBoard
Meet Waitlist: a virtual queue for your front desk
Every busy lobby has the same scene: a clipboard by the door, a cluster of people hovering near the desk, and a staff member trying to remember who arrived first. It's stressful for visitors, chaotic for your team, and it doesn't scale…
Jun 2, 2026·HootBoard
Turn any kiosk into a friendly front desk with Check-In by HootBoard
Not every visit needs a person at the desk — but every visitor still deserves a warm welcome and a clear way in. Kiosk Check-In lets guests sign themselves in, freeing your team from the sign-in clipboard without making the experience…
May 19, 2026·HootBoard
The Future of Fleet Management
If you’ve ever shipped a dozen Android screens to a hotel chain or a corporate office and spent the next two weeks on the phone trying to troubleshoot why half of them won’t stay in kiosk mode, you know the real cost of unmanaged…
May 12, 2026·HootBoard
Your kiosk just got a transit brain
If you've ever stood in front of a downtown info kiosk wondering when the next bus actually comes, you already know the gap we wanted to close. Static schedules go stale. PDF route maps are unreadable from three feet away. And asking a…
Feb 26, 2026·Satya Shahade
How DMOs Can Capitalize on America's 250th Anniversary with Interactive Kiosks and Smart Visitor Engagement
America's 250th birthday is arriving in 2026, and destination marketing organizations have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to capture unprecedented visitor interest, drive tourism revenue, and establish their cities as essential stops on the Semiquincentennial celebration trail. With projections estimating over 200 million domestic travelers engaging with America 250 programming across all 50 states, DMOs that deploy […]
Feb 25, 2026·Satya Shahade
How DMOs Can Capitalize on FIFA World Cup 2026: Interactive Kiosks, Multilingual Visitor Engagement, and Sports Tourism Infrastructure Strategy
The FIFA World Cup is returning to North America for the first time since 1994, and the 2026 tournament—hosted across 16 cities in the United States, Mexico, and Canada—represents the single largest sports tourism opportunity in a generation. With an estimated 5 million international visitors and tens of millions of domestic travelers expected between June […]
Feb 5, 2026·Satya Shahade
The Hidden Power of Campus Data: How Universities Can Leverage Student Insights to Improve Services
Universities generate massive volumes of data every day—from learning management systems and campus apps to interactive kiosks and digital signage. Yet, much of this data remains fragmented, underutilized, or analyzed too late to make a meaningful impact. For university IT teams, student affairs leaders, and campus data analysts, this represents a missed opportunity. Student-facing digital […]
Feb 4, 2026·Satya Shahade
Rethinking Customer Engagement: Why Destination Marketing Organizations Need an Interactive-First Approach
Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs) and tourism-led businesses are operating in a radically different landscape than even five years ago. Travelers are more informed, more impatient, and far more experience-driven. Simply having a website, mobile app, or social media presence is no longer enough. The travel and tourism sector has spent the last decade becoming digital-first. […]