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Why Future Event Planning Will Include Sustainability by Design

Convene by PCMA

One of Carolina Goradesky’s first assignments as PCMA’s new head of sustainability was taking part in a sustainability session at PCMA EduCon 2023. It was not by coincidence that she now heads up global sustainability for PCMA, she said — “it was a strategic decision.” .

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What is Event-Led Growth?

Endless Events

My journey started pre-HubSpot when I was a Hu bSpot customer in 2008 or 2009. As soon as you stop, you will be in sustain mode. What happens after sustaining? Sustaining. Before Will and Mark talk about event growth and event-led growth, Will asks Mark to share his story about how he came to the events industry.

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Sustaining the Resilience of Community-Based Tourism Initiatives in Brazil

Solimar International

Community-Based Tourism (CBT) exemplifies sustainable tourism, promoting local development through social justice, resource redistribution, sustainability, and empowerment. This paradigm shift reinterprets tourism models, emphasizing consciousness, autonomy, and bottom-up strategies while detaching from predatory practices.

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Mastodon is the old Twitter

Conferences that Work

Having been on Twitter (yes, I know it’s been renamed “X”, sue me) since 2009, I’d describe Mastodon as the old Twitter. What Twitter was back then When I joined Twitter in June 2009, the platform was just about to take off. By the end of the year, “Twitter” was declared the top word of 2009.

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How Hilton is Helping Groups Meet with Purpose

Convene by PCMA

Hilton has been named a Global Industry Leader on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for five consecutive years and is the only global hospitality brand featured on the 100 Best Corporate Citizens list for both 2020 and 2021. For instance, many hotels offer menu items made with locally sourced and sustainably grown ingredients.

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Ryanair Holdings plc announces two new Board appointments

Travel Daily News

Elisabeth Köstinger is a former Austrian politician who was an MEP from 2009 to 2017, and subsequently served as Minister for Agriculture, Sustainability and Tourism in the Government of Chancellors Kurz , Schallenberg and Nehammer. She retired from politics in 2022 to become CEO of an Austrian ESG-Fintech.

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Brace Yourselves: Inflation & Recession Are Coming To The Events Industry

Endless Events

“This is also a big push for us to move towards sustainable events ,” says Will. To end the episode, Nick tells a story that dates back to 2009 when he worked at Catersource. Tell them you can get creative and determine what really matters. Flexibility means that you’re creative.”

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