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WTTC Survey Assesses Cities’ Sustainable Tourism Growth

Smart Meetings

Sustainability efforts are key to keep the travel and tourism train going. In a report by World Travel & Tourism Council and JLL, “ Destination 2030: Global Cities’ Readiness For Sustainable Tourism Growth ,” the two organizations take a look at the cities making tourism sustainable. million visitors.

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Smart Moves in Reno, Paradise Coast and More

Smart Meetings

He brings over 30 years of expertise in the travel and tourism industry and has served in executive roles local to the region for 15 years. He served as vice president of sales for RSCVA since 2017 and is a third-generation Nevadan.

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Sustainable hotels and The Black Sheep Inn: An example to follow

EHL Insights

Although the number of hotels and inns claiming to be sustainable keeps increasing, in reality how many of them are good examples of sustainable hospitality? The Black Sheep Inn in the Ecuadorian highlands is surely one of them.

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How New Orleans Recovered after a Natural Disaster

Smart Meetings

As an owner of a corporate destination management franchise in New Orleans, I saw the reality of ground zero as I worked to rebuild my business after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Often, companies facing difficult financial times cut back on travel, as they somehow view it as a discretionary expense. Welcome Empathy Tourism.

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Sustainable hotels and The Black Sheep Inn: An example to follow

EHL Insights

Although the number of hotels and inns claiming to be sustainable keeps increasing, in reality how many of them are good examples of sustainable hospitality? The Black Sheep Inn in the Ecuadorian highlands is surely one of them.

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An alternative approach to tourism

Path Destination Management

“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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Teresa Gonçalves appointed as Executive Chairwoman of SATA Holding

Travel Daily News

Furthermore, he began his professional career at Portugal Telecom (now Altice) in 2005, where he was responsible for planning and management control, Corporate Finance and M&A, and financial areas in several sectors of activity, including telecommunications, health services, shared services and financial services.