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2024 KTIA Annual Conference Recap

Advanced Travel and Tourism

The fine folks at Visit Northen Kentucky in conjunction with the Kentucky Tourism Industry Association showed that fact off in style last week at their annual conference. Bourbon is a huge tourism driver within Kentucky, and tourism numbers are up within the state. Kentucky is more than just bourbon and horses.

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Event Tourism: How Music, Sport, and Film Shape Destinations

EHL Insights

From Taylor Swift’s record-breaking concert tours to Mega-Sports events and the surge of screen tourism inspired by hit shows like HBO’s The White Lotus, these phenomena are transforming travel patterns worldwide.

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LA Tourism President: ‘Host an Event to Support the City’

Smart Meetings

In a quest to better understand what is really happening in Southern California after the well-publicized fires last month, we asked Los Angeles Tourism President and CEO Adam Burke what meeting professionals can expect when they arrive. LA continues to be open for business and remains a global stage for major sporting events.

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New and Renovated: Discover a Meetings Mecca

Smart Meetings

With its location in Miami, it stands in one of the world’s leading destinations for tourism and business travel. The sportsbook, operated by Circa Sports, offers visitors a 78-million-pixel, high-definition screen with three stories of viewing. Andaz Miami Beach is an exciting December 2024 opening as the first Andaz hotel in Florida.

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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 2018, international visitors accounted for 81% of Bangkok’s tourism spend. Paris and 10. Bangkok Skyline. Bangkok came in at No.

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Travel and Tourism Trends in U.S. and Canada

Smart Meetings

Suffice it to say, the general public in both North America and Canada are eager to travel while also welcoming tourism and events back to their respective communities much in the vein of the storied “before times.” with two-thirds of Canadian sentiment pointing to the approval of boosting tourism, regardless of resident age.

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How Retail Impacts Tourism and Vice Versa

Advanced Travel and Tourism

Tourism can have a huge economic impact on any given community. Whether tourists come to town for live music, a sporting event or local attractions, it’s important to have “sub attractions” that appeal to tourists during their down time. Let’s talk.

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