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Event Profs Slated for Upgrades with New Certifications, Training Programs

Smart Meetings

Global DMC Partners (GDP), the network of independently owned destination management companies, launched GDP University. The free program touches on topics, in the form of webinars, from the basics of meeting planning to more complex topics, such as event technology and sustainability. GDP University. 25 at 11 a.m.

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Budget, Innovation and Engagement Ideas Were Centerstage at Global DMC Partners Annual

Smart Meetings

If you can contract far enough in advance, you can secure better rates before supply is squeezed. Negotiate with vendors and hotels for terms such as reduced management fees and service hours, things attendees can’t see and you might be able to handle internally. Challenging event inflationary times call for fresh ideas.

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Pain Point Number 1: Rising Costs

MeetingsNet

A recent survey takes the pulse of meeting planners, asking about budgets, contracts, airfares, virtual meetings, and more. The latest meeting planner survey from Global Event Planners, the network of independent destination management companies, found that higher costs was a top challenge for 70 percent of the 200 planners surveyed.

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Confident planning strategies for the return of incentive travel 

The MICE Blog

There is no need to fly out for a two hour meeting anymore due to sustainability considerations. As COVID has not completely gone away, what is your contingency plan if one of your team members, an employee or a speaker contracts the virus? So there’s also the impact of sustainability, but it’s maybe a mix.

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A Destination Management Organization’s Success as Catalyst in the Sugar River Region

Solimar International

What is a DMO, and how is it used to develop a community into a tourist destination? To begin examining the success of Discover Sugar River Region as a Destination Management Organization (DMO), we must first discuss what a DMO is and how it can be used as a community catalyst.

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How Tourism can make Communities More Climate Resilient

Solimar International

Ultimately, performing sustainable practices and spreading responsible knowledge will not only safeguard biodiversity, regulate the climate, and ensure life on Earth, but will also help communities – shaping them to be more climate resilient. How can tourism stakeholders increase climate change resilience? . Source: World Bank.

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Tourism Improvement District – A Funding Model Case Study

Solimar International

These funds raised are then directed to a destination marketing organization/destination management organization (DMO), and must be used on programs that increase paid nights spent in the destination. The period of the district varies, ranging from one year to a ten-year term, with some contracts lasting even longer.

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