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Canadian Association Announces Partnership with Tourism Cares

Smart Meetings

Canadian Association of Tour Operators (CATO) recently publicized a partnership with Tourism Cares , a non-profit organization focused on sustainability in travel and tourism. Read More: Start IPW 2022 with a Green Bang: Tourism Cares Pledges $10,000 to IDEAS for Us.

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Key European tourism stakeholders co-sign a Code of Conduct on data sharing in tourism

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In a move to respond to the digital transition of the tourism industry, 20 organisations representing the travel and tourism sector at European level agreed to sign a Code of Conduct on data sharing in the tourism sector.

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WTTC Survey Assesses Cities’ Sustainable Tourism Growth

Smart Meetings

Tourism, for all its economic and personal growth potential, has a massive environmental footprint. Sustainability efforts are key to keep the travel and tourism train going. In 2018, international visitors accounted for 81% of Bangkok’s tourism spend.

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Cannabis Tourism Industry Developing More Appeal

Smart Meetings

While cannabis-related tourism is on the rise, Visit Mendocino County is looking to further tap into this growing market. Forbes estimates cannabis tourism is a $1.7 The post Cannabis Tourism Industry Developing More Appeal appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Cannabis Tourism Industry Developing More Appeal

Smart Meetings

While cannabis-related tourism is on the rise, Visit Mendocino County is looking to further tap into this growing market. Forbes estimates cannabis tourism is a $1.7 The post Cannabis Tourism Industry Developing More Appeal appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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How Tourism Organizations Can Find Inspiration for Content Strategy with AI Platforms

Advanced Travel and Tourism

Fortunately, our Advance Travel and Tourism team of writers is never “at capacity,” and we are always welcoming of new content marketing clients. Our content marketing team takes pride in the communication that goes into each phase of creating travel and tourism content marketing.

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Creating a Social Media Strategy in Tourism

Advanced Travel and Tourism

During our webinar How to Get Your Organization Started on TikTok , we spoke with three tourism marketing professionals about their TikTok habits. Download our latest whitepaper to learn the most effective ways to use social channels to drive your tourism marketing.

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Advance Travel Tourism Expands Footprint to Central and South Florida

Advanced Travel and Tourism

Advance Travel & Tourism is pleased to announce its territory expansion beyond the panhandle into Central and South Florida with new Account Executive Lisa Konupka. Lisa is a resident of Vero Beach with nearly 17 years of tourism experience.

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What tourism organizations should know about GA4

Advanced Travel and Tourism

On Friday, October 21, we presented a webinar in partnership with Southeast Tourism Society with introductory information to GA4 for tourism organizations. Here are a few of the major changes that may be most important for tourism organizations. . .

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Europe’s tourism rebound predicted to continue into 2023

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This strong tourism rebound is expected to continue well into 2023, though at a slower pace. The outlook for travel to Europe is promising despite global pressures such as high inflation, the war in Ukraine and consequent energy crisis, and the looming economic recession.

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Branding 101 for Tourism Businesses

Tourism eSchool

Branding 101 for Tourism Businesses. Your brand is the most powerful marketing weapon your tourism business has at it's disposal. Be it through visiting your website, looking at your social media pages, visiting your tourism product or service and any relevant follow up service.

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TWT: United May Pull Out of JFK, U.S. on Top of Travel and Tourism Markets

Smart Meetings

Maintains Title as Most Powerful Travel and Tourism Market. In its latest Economic Trends Report, the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has ranked the U.S. to become the world’s biggest travel and tourism market.

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What is Community-Based Tourism and Why Does it Matter?

Solimar International

Community-based tourism is one of the most significant parts of the tourism industry and key to destination sustainability. Despite their importance, communities are often neglected in tourism. What is a community and what does it mean for tourism? Dependence on Tourism.

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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? They are aiming for an increase in the net value for everyone involved in tourism.

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EU Approves Tourism for Vaxed Travelers

Smart Meetings

Greece, with its heavy reliance on tourism , has already lifted restrictions for the United States, Britain, Israel and other non-EU countries. The post EU Approves Tourism for Vaxed Travelers appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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MarketHub Europe to welcome 400 tourism leaders  

Travel Daily Media

The post MarketHub Europe to welcome 400 tourism leaders appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Europe’s leading names in travel and tourism will gather in Amsterdam this week for the MarketHub Europe.

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DI Study: Gen Z Doesn’t Believe There Are Good Jobs in Tourism Industry

Smart Meetings

They need to be included in the conversation and engaged with the tourism industry to develop an understanding of the value of travel and tourism,” according to a recent Destinations International (DI) and Longwoods International survey, National Resident Sentiment Towards Tourism.

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What are the Different Types of Tourism?

Solimar International

As one of the most powerful industries in the world, tourism has a great potential to become a force for good when driving economic and social development. This article is about the main types of tourism that Solimar supports – sustainable, regenerative, geo- and ecotourism.

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Preparatory actions for Data Space for Tourism launched to harness full potential of EU tourism

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The European Travel Commission (ETC), Modul University, the City Destinations Alliance (CityDNA), and ForwardKeys have joined forces to set the foundation for the development of a secure and trusted Data Space for Tourism (DSFT). Tying tourism data together While.

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Guide to Sustainability Accreditations for Tourism Businesses

Tourism eSchool

Home Guide to Sustainability Accreditations for Tourism Businesses By Nic Cooper Published on February 24, 2023 Becoming a Sustainable Tourism Accredited business is one of the best ways to communicate to the ever-growing conscious traveller that your business is the right one to book.

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Whitepaper Download: How to Leverage Social Media in Tourism Marketing

Advanced Travel and Tourism

Social media has never been more important to your tourism marketing strategy. Travel and tourism are no exception. Download our latest whitepaper to learn the most effective ways to use social channels to drive your tourism marketing.

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Starting IPW 2022 with a Green Bang: Tourism Cares Pledges $10,000 to IDEAS for Us

Smart Meetings

Tourism Cares is rewarding them for their beautification of Florida’s most popular tourism city. This year’s event, set in Orlando, was kicked off with a strong environmental angle courtesy of Tourism Cares.

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A Guide to Sustainability Accreditations for Australian Tourism Businesses

Tourism eSchool

Home A Guide to Sustainability Accreditations for Australian Tourism Businesses By Nic Cooper Published on February 24, 2023 Becoming a Sustainable Tourism Accredited business is one of the best ways to communicate to the ever-growing conscious traveller that your business is the right one to book.

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Can Tourism Support Conservation?

Solimar International

A question we always get in our line of work is can tourism really support conservation efforts? Yes, conservation and tourism are interconnected in many ways! Tourism involves visiting places of interest, and conservation involves protecting places of interest.

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Rail revival full speed ahead as ETC and Eurail host best European Rail Tourism Awards 2022

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At an award ceremony hosted in Prague by Czech Tourism on November 15, the European Travel Commission (ETC) and Eurail B.V. honoured recipients at the second ever Best European Rail Tourism Campaign Awards. ETC and Eurail received entrees from national and local tourism authorities.

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Our top 7 marketing tactics for ALL tourism businesses

Tourism eSchool

From social media and email marketing to website marketing, search engine optimisation and online advertising, the internet offers so many fantastic ways for tourism businesses to connect with their best customers.

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How Tourism Organizations Can Up Their Content Strategy with AI Platforms in 2023.

Advanced Travel and Tourism

ChatGPT can generate human-like text based on a given prompt, making it a useful tool for generating content for tourism organizations. ChatGPT can also help enhance a tourism organization’s content distribution strategy by generating a variety of different types of content.

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How Does Tourism Impact the Blue Economy?

Solimar International

Tourism can positively impact the blue economy when properly planned, developed and managed. In this piece, we explore the concept of the blue economy and the impact of sustainable and unsustainable tourism on blue growth. What is the Blue Economy and how does it connect to tourism?

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Regenerative Tourism vs Sustainable Tourism – The future of our industry, traveller and planet

Tourism eSchool

Home Regenerative Tourism vs Sustainable Tourism – The future of our industry, traveller and planet By Nic Cooper, Regenerative Tourism Specialist Published on February 1, 2023 As an industry, we have a clear understanding that the conscious traveller is no longer ‘niche’, but mainstream.

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How Retail Impacts Tourism and Vice Versa

Advanced Travel and Tourism

Tourism can have a huge economic impact on any given community. from local attractions and lodging facilities, sign in books from your CVB and can be supplemented with information from state tourism offices, regional tourism societies and third party research data.

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STS x Advance Travel & Tourism Webinar: Becoming a Data-Informed Tourism Organization

Advanced Travel and Tourism

On April 29, 2021 we hosted a webinar with Southeast Tourism Society on How to Become a Data-Informed Tourism Organization. The post STS x Advance Travel & Tourism Webinar: Becoming a Data-Informed Tourism Organization appeared first on Advance Travel and Tourism.

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Inclusive Tourism: What it means, and why it’s important to all Tourism Brands

Tourism eSchool

Inclusive Tourism is a major market sector with an estimated 4.4 According to a report commission by Tourism Research Australia , 14% of the population of Australia has a need for an accessible tourism experience. So who benefits when tourism is inclusive?

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Winners of the Destination of Sustainable Cultural Tourism Awards 2022 revealed

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The ‘Destination of Sustainable Cultural Tourism’ Awards enhance the visibility of European cultural tourism destinations, create a platform for sharing experience and knowledge and promotes networking between destinations.

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7 New Trends in Tourism Planning You Must Know

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What is Tourism Planning? . Tourism planning consists of creating strategies to develop tourism in a specific destination. It is crucial for DMOs and tourism businesses to stay up-to-date. . Origin and development of tourism planning. The aim of tourism planning.

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6 Smart Tourism Marketing Ideas to Combat Seasonality

Tourism eSchool

Seasonality has a huge impact on tourism businesses, and is a consistent challenge of tourism businesses who we work with around Australia. Learn all the details of getting started with Email Marketing in our article A Tourism Marketers Guide to Getting Started with Email Marketing.

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Visiting Capurganá, Colombia – Nature Based Tourism

Solimar International

Partaking in nature based tourism while visiting Capurganá, Colombia is a tool to drive economic success, protect biodiversity, and build a strong social impact. Visiting Colombia and making the adventure to Capurganá is the perfect way to engage in nature based tourism.

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Louisville Tourism Meeting Profs Share Trends, Secret to Meaningful Experiences

Smart Meetings

Smart Meetings caught up with Lauren Johnson, senior sales manager, and Courtney Pickett, convention sales manager, of Louisville Tourism to share meeting trends and find out the special ingredient for creating memorable experiences for groups large and small.

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Is the Rise of Regional Tourism Here to Stay?

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So we’re exploring where that leaves us in the interim by considering the question: “Is the rise of regional tourism here to stay?”. Regional tourism isn’t going away anytime soon—thanks to the interplay between internal and external factors such as these: Variant Vacillations. Touris

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Why do a Virtual Tourism Internship at Solimar International?

Solimar International

Solimar International is a sustainable tourism consulting and marketing firm that works in emerging destinations to stimulate economic growth and conserve natural resources and cultural heritage. Gain real insight into the sustainable tourism world. USAID Timor Leste Tourism for All.

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How to Charge a Premium Price for your Tourism Experience

Tourism eSchool

Profitability and sales margins are a worry for many tourism business owners, especially when you only have a certain number of tours seats, hire vehicles or beds to sell, or if you need a certain number of visitors through your doors to break-even.

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European tourism resilient in face of low consumer confidence

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The European tourism sector successfully endured another challenging summer as worsening inflation and staff shortages threatened recovery. European airlines held up well, with August flight volumes down just 11% relative to 2019.

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UNWTO and ETC DataLab to power European tourism forward

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More than 30 countries in Europe have signed up to the UNWTO-ETC Datalab to share knowledge and best practices with the aim of enhancing tourism competitiveness and supporting the recovery of the sector across the region.

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Lighting up the tourism sector: Cape Town talks long-term solutions

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SOUTH AFRICA – Cape Town Tourism and the City of Cape Town recently convened an urgent energy discussion with local tourism businesses to engage on the issue of outages and current steps being taken to mitigate sector disruption.

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