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Why is DEI Critical to the Hospitality Industry?

Smart Meetings

In September 2021, ESPA introduced the DEI Task Force, comprised of 15 member-destinations under the leadership and vision of Dominique Bonds, director of engagement with Pennsylvania Convention Center; and Adrienne Terry, event services director with Chattanooga Tourism Co.

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Sustaining the Resilience of Community-Based Tourism Initiatives in Brazil

Solimar International

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

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Knowland expands further in the Middle East, opens Riyadh Market

Travel Daily Media

Not new to the market, Knowland has been collecting MICE data in the UAE since 2009, establishing a mission-critical threshold of regional insight, and is replicating those efforts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), starting with the Riyadh market.

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Destination spotlight Bern, Switzerland: Site visit from 28–30 August 2020 for Event Planners Talk e-conference

The MICE Blog

Between 2009–2011, the property was completely refurbished and reopened in 2011. The lobby lounge bar is a ‘meeting place’ because it’s close to the train station and easy to access for those coming by train even for a meeting. Hotel Schweizerhof Bern & THE SPA. The cigar lounge is adjacent to it.

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8 Best Annual Events In Indonesia

Alcor Mice

It has since evolved from being an independent organization to one that is fully supported by the country’s Ministry of Education, Tourism Association, Creative Economy Agency as well as other government institutions. Art Jakarta is a contemporary art held annually and organized bylifestyle magazine Harper’s Bazaar Indonesia since 2009.

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Meet in Europe

Smart Meetings

European Best Destinations —a travel website and organization that has partnered with over 400 tourism offices around Europe—ranked the top 20 “European Best Destinations” based on the votes of 686,244 travelers from 178 countries in 2023. Mannheim will host the 2023 Federal Garden Show (BUGA) from April 14 to Oct. Grenoble Alpes No.

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5 Ways the Meetings Industry is Changing the Face of Events

Social Tables

since 2009, but the total number of attendees at these meetings has grown 22.7%. And they’re not the only ones on the “bleisure” train. Take Nashville for instance, whose convention and visitors bureau has made some big moves to make meetings business a large part of what has long been a bustling tourism economy.

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