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Africa poised for growth in adventure tourism industry, says panel of experts at WTM Africa

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Adventure tourism presents a significant opportunity for the tourism industry in Southern Africa and Africa, as highlighted by a panel discussion at WTM Africa on 03 April in the host City of Cape Town.

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What is Stopping International Attendees from Returning to U.S. Conferences?

Smart Meetings

In-market managing directors for countries all over the world reported on trends in consumer sentiment, government policies and all-important airlift limitations. Authentic encounters, sustainability and premium travel are growing trends. What Germans really want is to be where no one else is. Conferences?

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MPI NCC ACE: Less Trade Show; More Idea Exchanges

Smart Meetings

In practice that meant a robust lineup of think tanks and panel discussions on trends and deep dives into digital marketing by way of Adore founder and Creative Director Lisa Larson; environmental, social and governance priorities from Hilton Director of Sales Ava Setzer; and AI adaptations from Endless Events Chief Event Einstein Will Curran.

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The Industry Comes Together for GMID 2023

Smart Meetings

Greater Philadelphia Chapter held an event titled Meetings Matter: Trends and Tactics. New Orleans & Company New Orleans & Company hosted an interactive panel discussion at Hyatt Regency New Orleans’ Empire Ballroom. The PCMA Capital Chapter, which includes Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.,

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Destinations International Offers Roadmap for DMOs’ Rebound

Smart Meetings

The 78-page report that resulted from the study identifies 100 trends and 80 strategies from six key constituencies. Here, for instance, are takeaways from the “disruptors panel.”. In addition, the study identified 25 top trends. We can no longer superimpose our will on the ecologies that sustain us.

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PATA gears up for its Annual Summit in UAE

Travel Daily Media

The PATA association network consists of both public and private entities representing every facet of the travel ecosystem – government, tourism offices, hotels, airlines, MNCs, SMEs, universities, and other travel-related companies with interests in the Asia Pacific region.

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CalSAE Seasonal Spectacular Brought the Festive

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The supply chain and staffing problems, he said, are the result of an acceleration of underlying trends, including the retiring of millions of people who were going to leave their jobs eventually and entrenched “miserablism”, a culture of telling people how terrible things are. — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) December 15, 2021.