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The pathway from Starfish to Path DMC

Path Destination Management

Around 2008 I decided to expand the scope of Starfish to include tours, to spread my coverage across Thailand and switch to a business to business model. My passion for travel means that I love researching new opportunities, and I want to have 100% confidence in the product, location or activity before promoting it to partners.

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5 Data Points to Attract and Retain Exhibitors and Attendees

Convene by PCMA

This is not a new challenge, Lippman said, and referred the 2008 ECEF keynote speaker, Greg Reid, YRC Worldwide’s CMO, who presented a case study on why a $10-billion Fortune 500 company reduced its exhibition participation by 45 percent while channeling its trade-show budget into launching its own corporate event.

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19 Event Trends That Will Shake Up Meetings & Group Business in 2019

Social Tables

Screen time per day has more than doubled since 2008. Create spaces that promote spontaneous interaction and highlight them in your offering. Venues like this can use the networking angle to promote event space to corporate clients. Some leading events are achieving this by going so far as to provide less chairs than attendees.

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How Green Finance Can Address the Increasing Demand for Sustainable Tourism

Solimar International

This trend reflects a desire for tourism practices that not only promote sustainability but can also drive the market for sustainable travel forward in the long term. It is important that we design and implement certain measures to mitigate the harmful effects of climate change felt by communities trying to promote new tourism opportunities.

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MICE Industry’s Role in Tourism Development

Alcor Mice

One of their main sources of funding come through hotel occupancy taxes, which is why a majority of DMO resources are allocated toward promoting hotels and their convention centers in order to attract MICE travelers. If left untended, this may potentially hinder job creation prospects.

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Expedia Partner Solutions for Travel Agencies: Expedia TAAP, Templates, and EPS Rapid API

AltexSoft Travel

Formed in 2008, Travel Agent Affiliate Program (TAAP) is an online booking platform for travel agents to sell Expedia products to their customers and earn commissions for that. Expedia Affiliate Program: promoting Expedia products on websites and blogs. This significantly improves the prospects of monetizing traffic. data feeds.