Solimar International

AUGUST 11, 2023

The ominous warning signs of climate change have accelerated our desire for ”last chance tourism,” driving us to observe animals and landscapes in danger–and to do our part to protect those ecosystems. Conservation tourism emerged from the 1950s conservation movement, originally aimed at protecting “nature from people.”

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 22, 2024

February 2017. But in recent years, sustainability has grown from a niche topic to a central focus in the industry. More planners than ever are including certain sustainable measures in their RFPs, looking for ways to reduce waste and even carbon accounting—keeping track of the carbon emissions produced throughout their events.

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Tourism eSchool

MARCH 17, 2023

Home Destinations Transforming Community Sentiment Towards Tourism By Nic Cooper, Regenerative Tourism Specialist Published on March 18, 2023 What happens when a community turns it back on tourism? In some circumstances communities have taken matters into their own hands and put up fierce resistant to visitors.

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Solimar International

AUGUST 5, 2021

A Tourism Improvement District (TID) is a revolutionary way to fund destination marketing programs. They are typically run by local businesses that collaborate and invest collectively to support the growth and development of their destination’s tourism industry. West Hollywood Tourism Improvement District Case Study.

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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

AUGUST 15, 2023

How is Tourism Connected to Mass Emigration? 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. The financial situation has drastically declined since 2017. How can tourism help?

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Travel Daily Media

MAY 3, 2023

Timothy Clark, President, Emirates Airline, has addressed travel and tourism delegates at Arabian Travel Market 2023. As ATM 2023 focuses on ‘Working Towards Net Zero’ Clark touched on the airline’s sustainability strategy: “The fuel from the aviation industry accounts for 2-2.5% of global emissions.

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Solimar International

AUGUST 5, 2021

A Tourism Improvement District (TID) is a revolutionary way to fund destination marketing programs. They are typically run by local businesses that collaborate and invest collectively to support the growth and development of their destination’s tourism industry. West Hollywood Tourism Improvement District Case Study.

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Travel Daily Media

JULY 24, 2018

The post Ras Al Khaimah tourism, fuelled by MICE and adventure, up 14% appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) announced its latest tourism figures yesterday. Germany remained as the second biggest source market, up 4%, followed by the UK, up 13% on 2017.

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AltexSoft Travel

AUGUST 26, 2022

In this article, we’ll mention the budding tourism trends and give six examples of startups that capitalize on the changes in the industry. Sustainable travel. Companies can attract broader audiences by providing them with transparent information and making sustainable travel options easier to find. Local experiences.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 9, 2021

In April, the Glasgow Convention Bureau became the first DMO to join Tourism Declares Climate Emergency. One industry that both contributes to global warming and suffers from its negative effects is tourism. Nine other bureaus have signed on since then. Courtesy of Glasgow Convention Bureau). Case in point: In 2019, the U.K.-based

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Travel Daily Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

The post India as a cruise source market has grown by double digits appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Singapore Tourism Board officials along with the panellists and guests at the Cruise. In 2018, India was Singapore’s top overseas source market for the cruise traveller segment. in New Delhi yesterday.

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Travel Daily Media

MARCH 23, 2018

million annual visitors, breaks 2017 record appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. In 2017, the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) hosted a whopping 353 MICE events including 103 mega-events that attracted 2.6 In 2017, DWTC hosted over 1.1 The post Dubai World Trade Centre crosses 3.3 Having welcomed 3.3

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Travel Daily Media

APRIL 17, 2018

The post New futuristic and sustainable convention centre puts Costa Rica on the MICE map appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. This signifies the importance of the MICE market to the nation, who are determined to be seen as big player in the industry. Surely this move will bump them up at least a dew notches.

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Solimar International

AUGUST 15, 2023

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. The financial situation has drastically declined since 2017. A great part of the Tunisian economy comprises the tourism sector. How can tourism help?

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 26, 2023

In his new position, Herndon will shape and sustain efforts that advance a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture across the organization. Since 2012, he has led a consulting firm offering strategic guidance focused on global diversity and inclusion, market development, and community engagement.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 14, 2022

Leinen has 12 years of experience working at destination marketing organizations and spent the last four years as vice president of sales and services at Destination Madison. The Broadmoor has promoted Gina Zimprich to the role of sales manager, executive meetings, East Coast and Midwest markets. satellite office. Shaun DiGiovacchino.

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Travel Daily Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

The post CATA’s outlook for Central America tourism initiatives in 2018 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. An increase in first quarter visitors 2018, investments in tourism infrastructure, new flight routes and more regular connections between Europe and Central America spur multi-centre travel to the region.

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Travel Daily Media

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The post Why the Phuket MICE market is about to boom appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Phuket’s increasingly prolific MICE market nearly doubled in year-on-year growth in 2017. One niche that Phuket has commanded a best in class reputation and sustainable upward trajectory is in large sports events.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Dean shared that while the island is ahead of the national average for staffing due in part to the return of those who were displaced after Hurricane Maria in 2017, a lot of businesses still aren’t fully staffed. Youth sports was a key market during the pandemic when corporations were hunkered down. That is leadership,” said Matej.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 20, 2021

Nestled in the heart of downtown, the freshly minted GCCC — which had a $140 million makeover in 2017 that added 47,000 square feet of exhibit and meeting space — boasts a total of 1.8 million square feet, four exhibit halls with 373,000 square feet of exhibit space, three ballrooms, and 75 meeting rooms.

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Travel Daily Media

JUNE 2, 2023

Source markets remained similar to previous years, mainly the UK, the US, Germany and Belgium, but Europe gained even greater percentage dominance (96% of events vs. 87.8% The hotel market is now undergoing significant expansion. in 2019) at the expense of North America (2.7% of events vs. 8.1% in 2019) and Asia (0.7% in 2019).

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

founder Hilina Ajakaiye, surrounded by some of the volunteers who organized the 1,400-person women’s leadership conference in 2022, first created the conference in 2017. Women’s Leadership Conference (Realizing Inspiration & Sustaining Excellence), held for the fifth time on Sept.

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Crowdriff

JANUARY 10, 2018

The influx of tourism presents a new challenge for visitors and locals alike. Finding a way to make tourism sustainable within a tight budget. Nor is the town looking to discourage visitors from traveling there, as the local economy is wholly dependent on the tourism industry. Photo courtesy of Visit Sedona.

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Interface Tourism Spain

JULY 19, 2022

The tourism sector is constantly evolving, as exemplified by the growing trends of ‘staycations’ and ‘bleisure’. These two different, yet interlinked, forms of tourism have existed for several years but continue to enjoy year-on-year growth. Staycation and bleisure: the new trends in cost-effective travel.

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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. Address Marketing Failure. servicing activities? Offer a Wow!

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Travel Daily Media

AUGUST 22, 2019

Airline and travel tech firm Amadeus, in partnership with Thailand’s Digital Economy Promotion Agency (depa) and the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), announced the release of a new report this week, ‘Thailand Towards 2030: Future of Travel & Tourism’. And Thailand’s Tourism Ministry expects that number to be even higher this year.

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Travel Daily Media

JUNE 16, 2017

Ms Ghada Najjar – MD of Karma House Jordan stated, “Amman fostered Jordan’s MICE market, this has rippled out to the ever popular ‘Dead Sea’ area, which held the World Economic Forum – Middle East and N. Each supports the study, preservation and sustainability of these unique natural and historical environments.

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Travel Daily Media

JUNE 16, 2017

Ms Ghada Najjar – MD of Karma House Jordan stated, “Amman fostered Jordan’s MICE market, this has rippled out to the ever popular ‘Dead Sea’ area, which held the World Economic Forum – Middle East and N. Each supports the study, preservation and sustainability of these unique natural and historical environments.

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Travel Daily Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

And now the remaining nine ASEAN member countries have agreed to adopt these standards as a regional model, and the Thai system will be incorporated into the ASEAN Tourism Strategic Plan 2016-2025. The post ASEAN agrees to use Thailand’s MICE venues standards appeared first on Travel Daily.

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AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 20, 2020

Before the coronavirus outbreak, tourism supported roughly one out of ten jobs in the world, accounting for 10 percent of global GDP. Tourism proved its resilience and ability to learn lessons from crisis multiple times. The skyrocketing cost of fuel severely affected tourism, especially — the airline industry. Short stays.

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Crowdriff

MAY 10, 2017

As a destination marketer who wanted to develop his organization’s brand and connect with more visitors, Josh says choosing to work with CrowdRiff was a no-brainer for him and his team. What can other DMOs and tourism brands learn from Visit Franklin? Hear from Josh himself as he shares how he approaches marketing at Visit Franklin.

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Travel Daily Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

BLTM filled a vacuum in the evolution of travel trade shows in India, by introducing a sustainable large-format show focused on business travel and MICE Buyers in a format where fully hosted buyers meet Sellers based on pre-scheduled appointments,” said Sanjiv Agarwal, chairman of Fairfest Media, which organised the event.

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Travel Daily Media

MARCH 28, 2013

The heightened involvement from European players is supported by ‘Market Focus Spotlight’ networking sessions created at GIBTM especially for Europe and Asia highlights growing confidence in the MICE industry. Turkey showcases its MICE facilities.

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Redfin

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Cycling is often seen as a critical aspect of sustainable cities. according to Walk Score, diving into their infrastructure, amenities, and market trends. Commuting by bicycle is growing as well: between 2017 and 2022, the number of bike commuters grew by 25%. Bike Score and housing market data sourced February 2024.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 4, 2018

You should also play with seating to boost engagement — theater-style seating is “so 2017.”. In fact, demand for such venues already rose 4% in 2017. It’s all part of the push for “local” that’s taking industries by storm — from food to goods and even tourism. In, 2017 most major mobile apps incorporated some form of AI.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 4, 2018

You should also play with seating to boost engagement — theater-style seating is “so 2017.”. In fact, demand for such venues already rose 4% in 2017. It’s all part of the push for “local” that’s taking industries by storm — from food to goods and even tourism. In, 2017 most major mobile apps incorporated some form of AI.

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