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WTTC Survey Assesses Cities’ Sustainable Tourism Growth

Smart Meetings

Tourism, for all its economic and personal growth potential, has a massive environmental footprint. Sustainability efforts are key to keep the travel and tourism train going. In 2018, international visitors accounted for 81% of Bangkok’s tourism spend. Paris and 10. Bangkok Skyline. Bangkok came in at No.

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Sustainability, Regenerative Tourism and Getting Back to Business

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Atlantic City Arts Foundation, for example, created the 48 Blocks Mural Tour in 2015 to breathe liveliness and vivacity back into the city and show off this project to guests in town. The post Sustainability, Regenerative Tourism and Getting Back to Business appeared first on Smart Meetings. Might kitchen-to-car be the next trend?

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Smart Moves in Chicago, Atlanta and More

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Sam Newton Sam Newton, Louisville Tourism Newton is Louisville Tourism ’s first-ever Airport Welcome Center Manager. She served as the property’s director of rooms from 2010-2015 and was awarded “Director of Rooms of the Year.” Most recently, he served as senior manager of operations at Frazier History Museum.

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GX: G Adventures and Planeterra celebrate community tourism summit success

Travel Daily Media

The post GX: G Adventures and Planeterra celebrate community tourism summit success appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. G Adventures together with Planeterra – hosted the first annual World Community Tourism Summit, dubbed GX, on September 27, 2023 in Cusco Peru.

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Smart Moves in Minneapolis, Ann Arbor and More

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Loy brings deep connections in the tourism and hospitality communities as a result of her past roles leading the Greater Minneapolis Hotel Association and serving as secretary/treasurer of the Meet Minneapolis board. She has an extensive background in the hospitality industry, especially with hotel management and sales.

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Smart Moves in Honduras, Florida and More

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Lopez comes from Grand Roatan Caribbean Resort in Honduras, where he worked as general manager since 2015. Noble was president and CEO at Galena Country Tourism in Illinois. Before working with Galena Country Tourism, Noble worked as an art fair coordinator for DubuqueFest in Iowa. She is based in DCI’s Toronto office.

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Efforts to Boost Sustainable Tourism in Poland

Solimar International

Red, White, and New: Efforts to Boost Sustainable Tourism in Poland. Here at Solimar International, we work to increase and promote sustainable and regenerative tourism around the world. We know that every country has its own unique challenges in implementing effective sustainable tourism.