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Qurator: Hawaii’s New, All-encompassing Tourism Certification Program

Smart Meetings

It needs tourism, including groups, but its residents—especially but not only Native Hawaiians—have been increasingly upset about overtourism and degradation of the state’s fragile environment and treasured cultural sites. It’s a recognition of the interdependent relationship between businesses, visitors and our broader local community.”

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Cultural Awareness, Competence and Intelligence – Which Do You Have?

Motivation Excellence

When we speak about culture in a business setting, we are often referring to the general vibe of the company. Cultur al awareness, however, is a different topic altogether. Cultur al awareness, however, is a different topic altogether. As with most things, there are levels of understanding we can strive to achieve.

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Pop Culture Tourism: Why Many Travelers Pop In For A Visit

Dana Communications

Google the definition of pop culture or popular culture. Take this one from vocabulary.com : “The music, movies, TV shows, and other media that the majority of people consume are known collectively as pop culture. In the 1970s, pop culture included disco music and Star Wars. It’s… a lot.

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Deeper Dive: The Duplexities of Dupe Travel

Dana Communications

Travel + Leisure offered ways to escape the crowds with destination dupes as well, showcasing Paros, Greece, as a more affordable alternative for Mykonos, Bordeaux, France, as a dupe for those who love the wines and culture found in Paris, the City of Light and Adelaide, Australia as a more intimate alternative to the more tourist-laden Melbourne.

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A Deeper Dive: Destinations Betting on Set-Jetting

Dana Communications

We touched on this concept in Pop Culture Tourism and noted its continuing popularity in 12 Travel Trends Making Moves in 2024. Many of the country’s otherworldly arid landscapes starred as fictional planetary locations in the Star Wars films – and the Discover Tunisia website has a dedicated page promoting them all.

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3 Extreme Accessibility Experts Share Their Accommodation Mandates

Smart Meetings

It’s a cultural fit.” The industry is at the beginning of evaluating all the touchpoints from marketing and communications to the registration forms from an empathetic eye. At the same time, meeting professionals have to be thoughtful about how they communicate what will be done with that information.

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Maximizing ROI: A Guide for Hotel Sales Directors

Smart Meetings

Analytics Platforms: Tools like Google Analytics 4 provide insights into website visitor behavior, conversion paths, and campaign performance. Building a Data-Driven Culture Technology alone won’t transform ROI; you need organizational buy-in. Generic proposals no longer suffice in this environment.

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