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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 2016, the venue even opened a ride, The Slide, at the ArcelorMittal Orbit, which doubles as the United Kingdom’s tallest public art piece.

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Smart Moves at Explore St. Louis, BCD M&E and More

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Louis , bringing over two decades of leadership in travel and tourism. Both in his most recent position as CEO of Discover Puerto Rico, and earlier, his 20 years as president & CEO of the Myrtle Beach Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, his work significantly expanded tourism and the tourism economy. He now joins St.

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Experience Cities and People in a Different Way

Smart Meetings

As the tourism industry shakes off the ashes and begins to spread its wings again, so must the corporate responsibility partnerships that aid the host cities and event activities. Beginning in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2016, the organization has since established itself in Glasgow, Manchester and York. Bond as a Team for a Cause.

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7 Reasons Why Slovenia is one of the Leading Sustainable Tourism Destinations

Solimar International

Learn about sustainable tourism in Slovenia, Europe’s hidden gem. Here at Solimar, we pride ourselves on being experts in sustainable tourism. We’ve consulted with destinations on their tourism strategies all across the world, from distant Nepal to Timor-Leste to local West Virginia.

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LEED Platinum Convention Center–Meet Sustainably in Portland

Smart Meetings

The LEED Platinum Oregon Convention Center (OCC) guarantees that you will have a sustainable event. Sustainability is in the Pacific Northwest’s DNA, and the OCC team is committed to the role of being an industry leader in sustainability. It’s one of the largest solar arrays in a convention center in the nation.

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10 Safest Places to Travel in 2022

Smart Meetings

Tourism waned in 2021, but with travel restrictions lifted as of Feb. Located where the country’s southern coast meets the Northern Sea, Gothenburg is a cultural hub, number one most sustainable city on the Global Destination Sustainability Index since 2016 and has a plethora of options for large to small events.

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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.