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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. Paris and 10. Bangkok Skyline. Bangkok came in at No.

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Cannabis Tourism is Going Mainstream

Smart Meetings

With cannabis gaining momentum in state legislations and shedding its stigma to be more visible in mainstream culture, cannabis travel and tourism is a fast-rising market. Some people consider me a subject matter expert in cannabis and hemp travel and tourism. Q: How would you define your professional title?

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Exhibition Place Signs the Sustainable Tourism 2030 Pledge

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TORONTO, March 15, 2023 – Exhibition Place has signed the Sustainable Tourism 2030 Pledge, joining a global movement of businesses committed to creating a sustainable future for the tourism industry.

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Sustainability, Regenerative Tourism and Getting Back to Business

Smart Meetings

You’re at a multiday conference, and during one of the midday breaks you decide to spend a bit of time at an outlet to treat yourself. This is one example of Atlantic City’s efforts to give back to its community and create a sustainable future for its residents. of meeting space. Just inside awaits 125,000 sq.

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3 Tips for Sustainable Tourism Management (That Also Saves You Money)

Master the Event

While we seem to have mastered incorporating sustainable solutions in our day-to-day lives, we sometimes drop the ball when we travel. Sustainable tourism is becoming popular. Travel sites are now incorporating sustainable travel in their packages. Here’s a tip that meeting planners love. That’s no longer the case.

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

Smart Meetings

As that eases, it could not only help increase the ability to bring attendees to conferences from China, but other countries as well as Chinese visitors have been rerouting through neighboring destinations to get to their California events. Authentic encounters, sustainability and premium travel are growing trends.

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Belfast ranks in the Top 10 Most Sustainable Destinations in the World for 2022

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The Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index) is a world-leading sustainability benchmarking and performance improvement programme for destinations and their visitor economies. The judges felt that Belfast’s Changing the Menu. was the most scalable, modifiable, and maximally impactful of the top five finalist’s projects.