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Pain Point Number 1: Rising Costs

MeetingsNet

A recent survey takes the pulse of meeting planners, asking about budgets, contracts, airfares, virtual meetings, and more. The latest meeting planner survey from Global Event Planners, the network of independent destination management companies, found that higher costs was a top challenge for 70 percent of the 200 planners surveyed.

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Evolution of the DMC: Renewing Business Relationships with Deeper Trust, Transparency and Understanding

ADMEI

Destination Management Companies (DMCs) are at the core of the MICE industry. Calvert and Harris represent a cadre of high-level industry executives who have articulated the importance of Destination Management Companies to the hospitality industry. If the client advances to contract, the Letter becomes null and void.

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Evolution of DMCs: Deeper Trust, Transparency and Understanding

Smart Meetings

Destination Management Companies ( DMCs ) are at the core of the MICE industry. Common threads in both the survey and the roundtables were the need to change the proposal process, incorporate a Letter of Engagement to protect the planner and DMC prior to executing a contract, and improve site inspection policies. DMC Value.

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How Tourism can make Communities More Climate Resilient

Solimar International

Research shows tourism is responsible for 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions, mostly due to transportation. Sustainable tourism contributes to economically sustainable growth, while also sharing knowledge to empower communities and preserve their natural resources. Source: World Bank. Washington, DC: World Bank.

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How can Tourism help Destinations Address Climate Change?

Solimar International

The pressing issue of climate change in destinations, exacerbated by escalating greenhouse gas emissions and resultant global warming, will be a defining challenge for the tourism industry over the next several decades. In this blog post, we will discuss the significance of tourism in helping destinations address climate change.

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Ecotourism in the Sundarbans and Local Food Security: Data Overview from Bangladesh Dissertation Research

Solimar International

FINDING SOLIMAR Throughout my time studying food security at the University of Edinburgh, I was vaguely aware of the advantages of sustainable tourism development projects in vulnerable areas of the world, but I wasn’t clear about how these efforts can actualize environmental and social improvements in practice.

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What is a Destination Development Plan and why is it needed?

Solimar International

The development of a destination is the process of evolving the location’s supply side of tourism in order to meet the area’s tourism demands. This can be achieved by adding supporting infrastructure, including accommodations, transport, technological advancements, but also intangible aspects like workforce development.

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