Solimar International

AUGUST 15, 2023

Sustainable Tourism: How it Impacts Communities – Solimar Kairouan (Kairouan – Photo by Haythem Gataa on Unsplash ) Sustainable Tourism: The Turning Tide of Travel We all know the age-old story of mass tourism. In this all-too-familiar tale, the negative impacts of tourism become evident.

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Solimar International

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Tragically, this political turmoil also destroyed Liberia’s tourism sector. The government also aims to do this through digital marketing and sustainable development of their tourism sector. Another objective of the project is to develop sustainable tourism infrastructure and capacity. of the total land area.

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Solimar International

AUGUST 25, 2023

This paradigm shift reinterprets tourism models, emphasizing consciousness, autonomy, and bottom-up strategies while detaching from predatory practices. This paradigm shift reinterprets tourism models, emphasizing consciousness, autonomy, and bottom-up strategies while detaching from predatory practices.

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Solimar International

JANUARY 4, 2023

Destination management is the process in which Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs) work with stakeholders to increase development of the tourism sector, gain more tourists, address challenges, and bring more benefit to the local community.

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Solimar International

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Former Solimar International Sustainable Tourism Internship Stories. Solimar International is a marketing firm that specializes in sustainable tourism. Let’s meet them: Tesia Smith – Tourism Research Intern, current Japan and Thailand Specialist at Audley Travel.

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Solimar International

JUNE 12, 2022

Partaking in nature based tourism while visiting Capurganá, Colombia is a tool to drive economic success, protect biodiversity, and build a strong social impact. This provides a tremendous opportunity to improve its competitive edge for nature based tourism both internationally and domestically. What is Nature-Based Tourism? .

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Solimar International

AUGUST 3, 2021

At Solimar, we value tourism for the economic and social development that it brings to communities all over the world. When done right, building a strong tourism economy is a great way for local residents of any region to nurture their own cultural heritage and also provide meaningful educational experiences to visitors.

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Solimar International

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Solimar International is pleased to announce our Fall 2022 Travel Writing and Tourism Development Internship Cohort! This semester’s cohort comprises 14 inspired individuals with a common interest in sustainable development and tourism. Meet the Current Tourism Development Internship Cohort: Ellison Fellers.

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Solimar International

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Destined to engage tourism stakeholders across the entire trail, the Geotourism program is designed to protect, manage, and promote sustainable tourism on the LCNHT. Additionally, stakeholders have worked in tandem with the communities and nations to ensure the most sustainable and beneficial outcomes.

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Solimar International

OCTOBER 27, 2021

It belongs to the present, and tourism can be part of the solution. Learn about how tourism can make communities more climate resilient. However, tourism can make communities more climate resilient. The effects of the changing climate can be observed worldwide, including in many popular tourism destinations.

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Solimar International

JUNE 23, 2021

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 HOW to start planning for your destination development?

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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. It used to be overwhelmingly males aged 18 to 35 with minimal education and mainly from the lower class.

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Solimar International

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Tourism is a constantly changing industry that works best when it can anticipate and adapt to new trends amongst tourists. It’s in the best interest of destination management organizations (DMOs) to frequently engage in tourism planning , and to consistently navigate changing trends and adjust to new demographics.

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DCI

JULY 8, 2021

While rebuilding trust among travelers has been the goal for so long, the travel industry is realizing it also needs to attract back much of the tourism talent and workforce that forms its backbone. Travel Association held a webinar in May, “Crisis to Opportunity: Building Back the Tourism Workforce,” that highlighted these challenges.

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Tourism eSchool

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Home Reimagining Visitor Economy Success for your Destination By Paige Rowett Published on February 24, 2023 The pandemic was truly a double edge sword for our regional tourism destinations. Visitor – Visitors connect with the place and people, are responsible, and become advocates of the destination.

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Solimar International

AUGUST 17, 2023

” The travel and tourism industry , in particular, has embraced AI’s potential, leveraging its power to drive workforce optimization and revolutionize how we explore the world. But how has AI impacted the tourism industry? Can AI be used to foster better management and promotion of sustainable tourism actions?

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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. In developing countries like Haiti , the out-migration of skilled labor (brain drain) can be a huge loss, especially concerning the health and education sector.

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Path Destination Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

“An alternative approach to tourism” I recently read an interesting analysis by Andrew Holden (Director for the Centre for Research into Environment and Sustainable Tourism at the University of Bedfordshire) in which he describes the characteristics of “alternative tourism” as opposed to traditional mass (neoliberal) tourism.

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Tourism eSchool

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Home Reimagining Visitor Economy Success for your Destination By Paige Rowett Published on February 24, 2023 The pandemic was truly a double edge sword for our regional tourism destinations. Visitor – Visitors connect with the place and people, are responsible, and become advocates of the destination.

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Solimar International

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

What really defines a destination’s success, and who is responsible for it? . Tourism is a dynamic and highly complex sector that manifests itself differently in every global destination. While there is no set formula for destination success, successful long-term tourism development must begin with sustainability concepts.

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Solimar International

JULY 18, 2023

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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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2021

Smart Meetings loves recognizing talented hospitality professionals who will help the industry evolve as we get back to meeting, so when we heard that Destinations International had announced their 2021 30 Under 30 class from convention and visitors bureaus and tourism boards around the world, we wanted to get to know them better.

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Solimar International

JULY 18, 2023

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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AltexSoft Travel

JULY 14, 2022

Obviously, the travel industry has to keep up with customer demand, so today we explore what experiential tourism is about and how travel businesses can capitalize on this strive for exclusivity and adventure. Destination management companies: contracting local experiences. Inventory management and integrations.

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The MICE Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Back in July, I hosted a week-long Instagram Live series with Heidi Legein, Managing Director at The MICE Guru , a destination management company (DMC) based in Norway. During the past months of the lockdown, Heidi has been actively promoting her destination and inspiring and educating fellow event professionals about Norway.

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Tourism eSchool

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

It would seem logical that as a destination marketing custodian, you would have a great deal of control over your brand. What does successful Destination Branding look like? What you want your destination to be known for (somewhat in your control, but reflective of the thoughts and actions of your locals and tourism stakeholders).

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Solimar International

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Photo courtesy of Tourism Unique Center. In the Lori region of Northern Armenia, the NGO Center has created the Tourism Unique Center , known as TUC (????), It is one of the best examples of the country’s community-based tourism, showing that Armenia’s sustainable tourism potential is endless. TUC campsite.

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Solimar International

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Tourism is not static. Destinations often struggle with adapting to the dynamic mindset of tourists, however. There are a number of techniques to mitigate seasonality in strategic destination planning, but what exactly are these? These are the considerations needed to curtail seasonality in strategic destination planning.

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Solimar International

AUGUST 22, 2023

Agritourism typically overlaps with gastronomy tourism and wine tourism. They actively promote and support local food systems, which inherently fosters greater sustainability compared to industrialized agriculture. Farms engaging in agritourism often fall into the smaller-scale, organic category.

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CSI DMC

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Choosing the right Destination Management Company (DMC) is pivotal for event success. Utilizing their deep destination knowledge, creativity, and strong local relationships they will navigate the intricacies of the destination down to the last detail while making your program vision a reality from concept to completion.

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Tourism eSchool

MAY 18, 2022

So in this article, I've outlined what Rebecca and I see as the core principles for destination marketing moving forward. Understanding your Destination’s DNA. Mapping the destination’s high value Visitor Personas assists to better understand and articulate this alignment between the destination and its best visitor.

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Solimar International

MARCH 27, 2023

Solimar International is known globally for our significant work in sustainable tourism initiatives. And no one is better suited to help develop and achieve Solimar’s goals than Sylecia Johnston, our new project manager and DMO Development Solution lead. Getting to step into this role at this time in my life is fortuitous.

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Solimar International

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Less visited destinations can become hotspots for mass tourism almost overnight thanks to the influence of social media. And while increased tourism promotes economic growth, most of these places don’t have the infrastructure or capacity to support thousands of visitors. However, striking that balance can be difficult.

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Tourism eSchool

JULY 3, 2022

Throw in an increasingly volatile, complex and uncertain world, it’s now more important than ever that the traditional view of what successful destination marketing looks like is challenged, and we consider alternative views on what successful destination marketing looks like in the future. Insta" Over-Tourism.

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