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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. Honolulu; 7. Las Vegas; 8. Paris and 10. Bangkok Skyline.

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Green Investments in Tourism: Unlocking Opportunities and Experiences for Sustainable Growth (World Tourism Day 2023)

Solimar International

Green Investments in Tourism: Unlocking Opportunities and Experiences for Sustainable Growth (World Tourism Day 2023) Green investments in the tourism industry are crucial as we move farther away from the pandemic, as many consumer preferences have shifted to become more eco-friendly.

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MGM Resorts International Hits Sustainability Milestone

Smart Meetings

“With MGM Resorts’ significant scale and resources, we’re positioned to make a meaningful difference in the fight against climate change, and we recognize our responsibility to build a more environmentally sustainable future,” says Bill Hornbuckle, MGM’s president and CEO. Steve Sisolak.

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Live From IMEX 2018 – #EventIcons Episode 135

Endless Events

In this special episode of #EventIcons, we are coming to you live from IMEX 2018. From AI to sustainability and many more hot topics, you don’t want to miss this jam-packed two-hour episode! And now for the main topic in the episode below, live from IMEX 2018! IMEX is one of our most sustainable events in the industry.

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Summer 2024 Travel Trends with Meaning

Smart Meetings

Sustainable Luxury Sustainability is a topic constantly at the center of meetings and events industry conversation and it’s evolving as more than a trend to become a revolution of eco-friendly awareness in business standards of practice.

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What Are Sustainable Tourism Certification Schemes and Do They Work?

Solimar International

Sustainable tourism certifications are designed to assess the environmental impacts of businesses that facilitate tourism activity. Conventional Tourism. Further, rarely does money from tourism traffic filter down to individual people in tourism destinations. Further, tourism is growing. The Solution?

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Secondary City Tourism—On Track To Recover First

Dana Communications

When 2018 drew to a close, Expedia proclaimed it “The Year of the Secondary City.” Then the pandemic hit and tourism everywhere evaporated. What makes secondary city tourism such a force? How can I increase tourism in my secondary city? But first, what is a secondary city? It depends on who you ask.

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