The MICE Blog

JANUARY 11, 2021

From a four-day live event format, the conference turned into an e-format and was live-streamed from Bern, Switzerland from 28–30 August 2020. Further, it has the lowest VAT rates in Europe and a high commitment to sustainability. Commitment to sustainability. The rooms have natural daylight and very high ceilings.

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Solimar International

AUGUST 16, 2023

In a world that thrives on exploration and cultural exchange, sustainable tourism development is a strong force capable of driving positive change and fostering sustainable development. It’s indisputable that tourism provides a positive experience for the tourists themselves.

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Solimar International

JULY 22, 2022

In part one of this series, we discussed how tourism and climate change are inextricably linked. Nature-based tourism is becoming increasingly vulnerable to changing weather patterns, while the nature of tourism itself contributes 8% of global emissions. The Sundarbans Reserve Forest in Bangladesh.

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Solimar International

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Local Artisans and Craftsmanship Revival Through Tourism Artisan development and craftsmanship are important tools for local economic development and job creation. Tourism has helped restore and close the disconnect between rural and urban craftsmen and their networks and markets. billion of the previous programme (2014-2020).

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Solimar International

JULY 22, 2022

Climate change is slowly becoming the subject of dinner table conversations in tourism destinations around the world – both for those who live in these destinations, and for those who visit them. In a climate-ravaged world that is economically-dependent on tourism, building resilient destinations is imperative. .

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Solimar International

AUGUST 15, 2023

How is Tourism Connected to Mass Emigration? This blog will cover the impacts on one of the origin countries — Tunisia. In addition, the blog will answer the questions of how tourism can help and, more importantly, how the people still living in the southern, mostly abandoned villages, feel about it.

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Tourism eSchool

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

5 Ways to Pivot your Tourism Experience for Post-COVID Traveller. We know that the tourism industry won't look the same as it did before COVID. Whilst we witnessed the almost complete shut down of the industry from March-May 2020, we saw a gradual reopening and re-emergence of a resilient industry. By Paige Rowett.

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The MICE Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

These events are known far and wide, and large amounts of time and money go into their organisation, with the aim of positive long-term impacts in the host city through the infrastructure development, event attraction and tourism. Meg is a source of inspiration and an expert in events management and sustainability.

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Tourism eSchool

APRIL 30, 2020

COVID-19 Immediate Response Action Plan for Tourism Businesses. Published on May 1, 2020. On top of Australia's bushfires at the start of the year COVID-19 is bringing the tourism industry to its knees, not just here in Australia, but globally. By Rebecca White. Our hearts are breaking for our Industry at the moment.

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Solimar International

AUGUST 15, 2023

This blog will cover the impacts on one of the origin countries — Tunisia. In addition, the blog will answer the questions of how tourism can help and more importantly, how the people still living in the southern, mostly abandoned villages, feel about it. A great part of the Tunisian economy comprises the tourism sector.

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Solimar International

MAY 8, 2022

From its breathtaking natural beauty to its extreme historical importance, Virginia tourism is one of the most diverse in the United States. In this blog, intern Daniel Segura has the opportunity to discuss various aspects of Southwest Virginia tourism with Irene Kilmer, the director of the Montgomery County DMO.

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Tourism eSchool

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Published on November 6, 2020. Destination Southern Tasmania (DST) is the peak tourism body for Tasmania’s southern region, stretching across the municipalities of Hobart, Glenorchy, Clarence, Brighton, Sorell, Kingborough, Huon Valley, Derwent Valley, Tasman, Central Highlands and Southern Midlands. By Paige Rowett.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In fact, we’ve seen it all, from overflowing budgets in 2019 and near-zero activity in 2020 to the rise of hybrid events in 2021, business-almost-as-usual in 2022, and inflationary pressures causing businesses to rethink their budgets in 2023. After all, sustainability doesn’t happen overnight; it’s the cumulative result of many efforts.

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Tourism eSchool

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Published on October 27, 2020. Recent data shared by Hayley Harris at the Australian Regional Tourism (ART) Convention today highlighted that the demand for RoadTrips by Australians has risen back to nearly 60% of the pre-COVID19 lockdown, after an initial drop. 4 Destination Website Tweaks to Support Visitor Demand in ‘COVID Times’.

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Tourism eSchool

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Published on November 1, 2020. 65% trust the tourism industry to keep them safe. #1 1 motivation for people to travel is to support the tourism industry. highlighted in a presentation back in March 2020 that each individual's experience through COVID is different. By Paige Rowett. 30% will wait 12 months to travel.

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The MICE Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2020

I interviewed Heidi about her role and work across various business areas of the DMC, beginning by defining its role, how to host virtual site inspections, how DMCs contribute to destination marketing, sustainability and incentives. For example, when a destination launches a national tourism campaign, that might also stimulate MICE interest.

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Tourism eSchool

MARCH 22, 2020

Published on March 23, 2020. We're living in a very surreal world with the complete halt of our beloved Tourism industry. For Visitor Servicing teams, now is the time to join the COVID-19 battle to help your local community and local tourism operators through this very tough and uncertain time. By Rebecca White.

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Tourism eSchool

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Published on November 23, 2020. With the upheaval of 2020, there are a number of visitor and wider society trends impacting our visitors which need to be considered in your next destination visitor guide update. Rebecca is a tourism marketing specialist and co-director of Tourism eSchool. By Rebecca White. Rebecca White.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 30, 2023

A quest to find sustainable event experts leads to an emerging wine region in California’s Central Coast It’s not your imagination. This is more than a sustainability moment for meetings. The quest to design green meetings often feels like a greenhouse gas-cutting limbo game. Green meetings are here to stay.

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Solimar International

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

World Tourism Day is here! The 2021 theme chosen by the World Tourism Organization is “Tourism for Inclusive Growth”. In this blog post, We’ll explore the origins of World Tourism Day, and the goals being set for the future. What is World Tourism Day? What is World Tourism Day?

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Solimar International

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Tourism is not static. A little story, when I was eight, I experienced the impact of tourism seasonality for the first time. A little story, when I was eight, I experienced the impact of tourism seasonality for the first time. It is a well-known example of natural seasonality in tourism.

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Dana Communications

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In fact, we’ve been blogging about it since 2017. Here’s our take on what’s contributing to the latest push: Between pent-up demand from missed girls’ trips in 2020 and 2021 and varying comfort levels between friends about venturing out just yet (hi, omicron!), from 2015 to 2017—a rate twice that of tourism overall.

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Tourism eSchool

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Published on December 15, 2020. Thanks to international border closures and the risk of swift border closures to covid hot-spot flare ups (as we saw in November 2020) people are turning to the last-minute simplicity and social-distancing friendly option of jumping in the car for future trips. Australian Tourism Data Warehouse.

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Tourism eSchool

MARCH 3, 2021

They are seen by many local government and tourism organisations as a significant cost line in an operating budget, with very little visible impact to the economy. eg Regional Tourism Organisation/Private Industry/Community Groups/Retail Traders/Local Residents. Australian Tourism Data Warehouse listings embraced.

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The MICE Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2021

From March 2020, the guidelines regarding hosting events were constantly changing and challenging the live events industry, but with reliable partners and a ‘make it happen’ attitude, the venue and the host city of Rotterdam worked on scenario planning that allowed them to safely host the ESC in May the following year. We had several plans.

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