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The Spa: From Luxury to Preventative Medicine

Smart Meetings

trillion and is projected to continue a 5-10% increase year-over-year, culminating in a worth of $9 trillion by 2040, according to Delaware North. Lacey Matsumoto, Four Seasons Resort Lanai ’s new spa director for its Hawanawana Spa, has witnessed this trend. “In Read More : 5 Major Wellness Trends for Meeting Planners to Know Now.

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Tourism Destination Planning: How, When, and Who

Solimar International

by 2030, and a staggering 4 billion predicted by 2040. While tourism offers great potential for overall economic development, proper planning is necessary to reap the benefits of this powerful ever-expanding sector. From just 25 million tourist arrivals in 1950, today more than 1.3 Destination development planning.

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Destinations Transforming Community Sentiment Towards Tourism

Tourism eSchool

A Global Movement The future of tourism is changing, in fact it is already here with global trends looking to support 'local 'over global and turning the tide on community sentiment.

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3 Shifts in Event Sustainability

Convene by PCMA

Instead of advertising its own products, Amazon is using the naming rights it secured for the stadium to honor a pledge it made in 2019 to reach net-zero carbon emissions as a company by 2040. ” — Shawna McKinley. Collaborative relationships are creating a new kind of sustainability infrastructure.