Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Italy does not have a lot of large hotels so if your program requires a peak of more than 100 rooms on a five-star category I suggest anticipating as much as you can the hotel sourcing and contracting, especially if you travel on shoulder and peak seasons. Read More : A Manifesto for Good Travel and Tourism 3.

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Solimar International

OCTOBER 4, 2021

A recent report by the Capital Trails Coalition on the Economic, Health, and Environmental Benefits of Completing the Capital Trails Network , pointed out that adding 400 miles to greater Washington D.C.’s Across the nation, trails are stimulating tourism spending. Trails and Tourism – Supporting Communities.

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Travel Daily Media

MAY 6, 2024

The post Robust infrastructure and accessibility to provide impetus to ‘Wed in India’: Manisha Saxena appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. The Northeast is also fast emerging as a preferred destination especially the tea gardens of Assam, Darjeeling, Siliguri, Mizoram, and Manipur,” Manisha Saxena added.

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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. With more tourists, the Liberian tourism sector will be able to develop further. million hectares of forested land: 43.4%

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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. Community-Based Tourism (CBT) exemplifies sustainable tourism, promoting local development through social justice, resource redistribution, sustainability, and empowerment.

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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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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 18, 2023

He brings decades of experience in the industry, an extremely successful track record and a wide network. He will lead the sales team and develop and implement strategies to grow the hotel’s customer base, with attention to premier group customers, high-end corporate business and luxury travelers.

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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

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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Travel Daily Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The post SATTE 2024 opens amidst record participation from exhibitors and buyers appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. In its largest ever edition, SATTE 2024 is all set to play the crucial role of a catalyst to rejuvenate domestic, regional, inbound and outbound tourism. Vidyavathi Vice Minister, Secretary Tourism Govt.

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AltexSoft Travel

JULY 14, 2022

In the last few years (and especially after the pandemic), travel trends have dramatically shifted and multiple studies prove it. TripAdvisor‘s “Travel in 2022: A Look Ahead” Report. Moreover, half of Gen Z respondents said they want to get out of their comfort zone and crave a sense of risk and excitement while traveling.

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DCI

MARCH 17, 2022

2022 NTTW: The Future of Travel from U.S. Travel on Vimeo. Tourism boards are learning new lessons left and right, but a big one to put at the top of the list involves the international travel trade and, more specifically, converting business from the international luxury travel market. Know Your DMCs.

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Travel Daily Media

MAY 24, 2023

The post Dubai underlines record presence at IMEX 2023 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The city’s official convention bureau, part of the Department of Economy and Tourism, is once again highly visible at the major industry trade show, which is being attended by over 4,000 meeting planners from around the world.

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Travel Daily Media

JULY 31, 2023

The post ‘Hello Hong Kong’ familiarisation trip for India MICE planners appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. We have also seen vast improvement in demand for Incentive group travel from India to Hong Kong for 2H 2023.”

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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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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Global DMC Partners (GDP), the network of independent destination management companies and event service providers, has recently unveiled its 2022 Global Destination Index , which highlights the most popular meeting and incentive destinations around the world, according to booked and pending business across its worldwide partners.

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Travel Daily Media

APRIL 30, 2023

The post VisitCzechia returns to ATM 2023 after three years appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Travel from UAE to the Czech Republic has seen a surge in 2022 with a year on year increase of 330.61% in average number of nights over 2022 and 2021.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 23, 2022

“Take a step back, take a minute and realize that you didn’t just survive through the pandemic; you actually thrived, and awareness of your value and the value of what we all do is at an all-time high,” spoke Emily Scheiderer, director of education, sales and services at Destinations International, during last week’s Smart Chat Live!

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Unique World Global Destinations

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Incentive group travel, a key part of this sector, has been hit hard. So what does the future hold for this part of the travel and tourism sector? What Is Incentive Group Travel? Incentive group travel is a sub-set of the MICE planning sector (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions).

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Unique World Global Destinations

MARCH 1, 2021

Never has there been a more important time to try and understand the future of leisure and corporate travel. I discuss what have we learned and why a destination management company is needed more than ever when planning a corporate event in order to win back travel confidence for meetings and incentive travel trips.

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Solimar International

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The support, cooperation, and commitment of stakeholders is essential to ensure long-term, successful sustainable development of the dynamic and highly complex tourism industry. Other than economic and environmental considerations, the third pillar of sustainable destination development, is the socio-cultural context, according to the UNWTO.

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Travel Daily News

MARCH 28, 2023

The sixth edition of the forum will host ten encounters and discussions on the present and future of sea tourism in the Adriatic. For two days, Dubrovnik will be the capital of cruise, ferry and nautical tourism. We are pleased to be meeting again in Dubrovnik after the 2015 edition.

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Travel Daily Media

JANUARY 18, 2021

The post 2020: A Year of Collaboration to Build Better MICE Events appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The Pandemic year has been a gift to us, allowing my management team to assess the importance of supporting our industry peers and colleagues through collaboration. “The

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Path Destination Management

MAY 29, 2021

Welcome to a new era for Path… This past year has been challenging for everyone, particularly those of us in the travel industry. With that, we are incredibly happy to introduce our brand-new website which has been updated for a whole new era of travel post-lockdown. This new era in travel will create a new era for Path.

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MBC Travel

APRIL 27, 2020

Here at MBC Travel, we pride ourselves at being a leading DMC operating in Rhodes, Greece. Tourism and travelling industry has expanded over the years, now encompassing various specialised categories one of which is destination management. appeared first on MBC Travel DMC in Rhodes. What is a DMC?

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Travel Daily Media

MARCH 10, 2016

The post Etihad supports Great Indian Travel Bazaar appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Etihad Airways is supporting the eighth edition of the Great Indian Travel Bazaar as its exclusive airline partner. The post Etihad supports Great Indian Travel Bazaar appeared first on Travel Daily.

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Solimar International

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Tourism is truly a booming industry and affects many people around the world. Some destinations have flourished, but many have had to endure the negative aspects of tourism. In this blog we cover the question of what a destination development plan is, what process it undergoes and why every destination needs one.

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SITE

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Massive congrats to SITE Germany’s Patrick Patridge on the publication of his book, Incentive Travel for a New World. We highly recommend it for students, lecturers and MICE industry colleagues studying for their Tourism Management, Event Management, Destination Management, MICE Business Travel, SITE CIS / CITP, and / or MPI CMP exams.

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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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Travel Daily Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

The post RAK’s meetings sector gets training workshop appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority hosted its first MICE training workshop of the year last week, at Al Hamra Convention Centre, Ras Al Khaimah. .

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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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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

MARCH 2, 2020

The travel service market operates on a large scale. Online and offline travel agencies provide a wide selection of services to a wide range of audiences, so they rarely have control over the resources at the immediate destination. These niche players offer a lot of opportunities for travel agencies. Who does then?

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AltexSoft Travel

MARCH 28, 2022

In this article, we’ll focus on short-term rental data sourcing and analysis, and share our experience gained from cooperation with Japan’s largest booking platform Rakuten Travel , vacation rental market data provider Key Data , and other tech partners. How Airbnb creates the future of travel. Airbnb data.

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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. Uncovering your destination’s DNA is an ongoing, iterative process. Planning Principles. Case Studies and Further Reading. Case Studies and Further Reading.

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Solimar International

AUGUST 22, 2023

Discover the perfect experience for foodies, climate-conscious travelers, and those seeking genuine connections with the people and places they visit. Agritourism typically overlaps with gastronomy tourism and wine tourism. What Is Agritourism? Farms engaging in agritourism often fall into the smaller-scale, organic category.

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