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California Passes Extensive Climate, Clean Energy Bill

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The overall goal of the newly passed legislation is to codify new benchmarks in the state to have California at 90% clean energy by 2035, 95% by 2040 and 100% clean energy by 2045. Hospitality, Tourism Industries Combat Climate Change. Climate change has definitely had an impact on tourism in Sonoma County,” says Vecchio.

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Destinations Transforming Community Sentiment Towards Tourism

Tourism eSchool

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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Tourism Destination Planning: How, When, and Who

Solimar International

The concept of tourism traces back more than 4,000 years when early civilizations across the world began travelling for commerce and religious purposes. billion people worldwide engage in tourism with expected increase to 1.8 by 2030, and a staggering 4 billion predicted by 2040.

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The Spa: From Luxury to Preventative Medicine

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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. Wellness tourism currently accounts for roughly 17% of the travel industry’s total spend and is growing faster than any other travel sector.

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Oman’s MICE sector to get a boost

Travel Daily Media

Progress for the construction of the new Oman Convention Bureau was recently announced by the Ministry of Tourism, Oman. Oman’s director general of tourism promotion Salim Al Mamari said: “Our tourism strategy for 2040 has MICE as a major pillar for the future to help us grow and enhance the industry. million by 2040.

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Oman’s MICE industry to get a boost

Travel Daily Media

Oman is set to become a major regional centre for meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) following establishment of the new Oman Convention Bureau by the Ministry of Tourism. Our tourism strategy for 2040 has MICE as a major pillar for the future to help us grow and enhance the industry. million by 2040.

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Earth Day is a Call to Action

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credit: Shutterstock The central goal is for a 60% reduction in the production of plastics by 2040 to lead to the larger goal of a plastic-free future. Finally, Ensemble Hospitality has debuted a new eco-friendly tourism program, “Sustainable Travel with Ensemble.” Beach pollution at Kuta beach, Bali. February 2017.