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New ETC report investigates links between the changing tourism environment and NTOs work

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As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with ongoing challenges posed by climate change and ensuring sustainability, tourism globally is in a critical period of transition. Recognising this, the European Travel Commission (ETC) has released a report: “ The Changing Tourism Environment and Its Impact on the Work of NTOs ”.

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Following California’s Reopening, Visit Anaheim Confirms 55 Events in 2021

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million in tourism occupancy tax for the city. Anaheim, USA – July 29, 2008: people visit disneyland and walk over commemorative bricks with names in terracotta in Anaheim, USA. A recovery it is, as Visit Anaheim in California confirmed the city has 55 events for the second half of 2021.

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Now is the time to rethink and restart the events industry: Interview with Angeles Moreno, Managing Partner at the Creative Dots

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‘My vision was to change tourism’. ‘I When I was living with my family in the Canary Islands, where I grew up, my father was a managing director of a hospitality company, so my dream was to set up the tourism company of the future. My vision was to change tourism. My vision was to change tourism. How did you feel?

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Visit Seattle CEO, Tom Norwalk, Retires

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Before heading off, Norwalk achieved the unanimous passage of an increase to the Seattle Tourism Improvement Area (STIA) assessment, signed by Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, allowing the city to greater promote leisure travel as the city continues to recover from the pandemic.

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8 Smart Moves at Destinations International, Travel Santa Ana and More

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In 2008, Nostrand was named one of the Top 25 Extraordinary Minds in the industry by HSMAI. While in Bangkok, he was chairman of American Chamber of Commerce’s travel and tourism committee. Before Omni, he was director of full-service brand development for Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. Wendy Haase, CDME. Shannon Licygiewicz, CEM.

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New Event Forecast: Stable Growth in 2019

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A decade after the 2008 recession, the industry appears to be stable, with steady growth on the horizon according to a new report from American Express Meetings & Events (M&E), a division of American Express Global Business Travel (GBT).

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Agriculture and Agritourism in Virginia Beach

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Trimmer—and the city—places a heavy focus on its agriculture, which makes up a third of its economic output, alongside other major industries like the military and tourism. Virginia Green Certification Virginia Green was launched in 2007, created to encourage green practices in the state’s tourism industry. Trimmer asks.