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From BBC News: Locals in the Austrian town of Hallstatt have taken part in a protest against mass tourism. Hallstatt, which is a World Heritage Site, has just over 700 inhabitants – but gets up to as many as 10,000 visitors a day during high season. Residents are calling for limits on the number of…
Geneviève Leclerc, Co-Founder & CEO of MEET4IMPACT, reflects on the issues raised in Business Events World #107: The End of the Legacy Road?… It’s sad to hear that the efforts deployed by European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) – a pioneer in elevating the act of purposefully allocating a meeting to a destination based…
The tourism industry is being hit by a wave of climate shocks. The crises come just as the industry has started to recover from lengthy travel restrictions following the covid-19 pandemic. However, that experience has already led some in the sector, and travellers around the globe, to think differently about tourism… From The Economist…
In 34 countries around the world, the travel and tourism industry has recovered so dramatically that economic activity now exceeds pre-pandemic levels of business. That’s just one of the highlights from the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 2023 Economic Impact Research (EIR) report. From TravelPulse…
The Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA) applauds the introduction of the Visa Processing Improvement Act, bipartisan legislation that was introduced on July 27 by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS). The legislation addresses the long visitor visa appointment wait times that are impacting the business events sector. From TSNN…
UK-based global event organiser CloserStill Media, has agreed to acquire UK-based UKI Media & Events. Terms are not disclosed, although financial media have speculated the price could be in the region of £100-£120m. This strategic move forms the cornerstone of CloserStill’s new Future Transport and Infrastructure Group and marks a significant expansion… From Exhibition World…
With the Incredible Impacts Programme, ICCA and BestCities Global Alliance want to spotlight the remarkable legacy initiatives born from Association Meetings. Submit your application, or nomination, before the deadline (Incredible Impacts Grant – 04/09/23 & Incredible Impacts Seed Fund Grant – 22/09/23). Showcase your extraordinary legacy initiatives and help shape the future of the industry…
The tourism industry in Maui has been crippled by the recent “fire hurricane.” Hundreds of people in the tourism sector, hosts and visitors alike, have perished or been injured. Too many have lost everything they have. And the community has lost their tourism infrastructure – lodging, restaurants, retail, attractions and outdoor spaces. From Destinations International…
By James Lancaster, from AMI: Has event legacy (associations and host cities working together to ensure meetings leave a lasting benefit to society) hit a brick wall? Or is it just getting started? It’s a question causing a great deal of anguish amongst meeting professionals right now. Either way, it’s hard to recall a subject…
By Jack Johnson, from Destinations International: Every two years, Destinations International, as the world’s largest membership entity and resource for official destination organizations and convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs), looks into the future and releases the DestinationNEXT (DNEXT) Futures Study. It is the largest and most extensive survey of destination organizations around the world…
The eight South American countries that share the Amazon met in Brazil on August 8th to outline a conservation strategy for the sprawling rainforest. The two-day summit, held in the city of Belém, marks the first time the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) has gathered in 12 years. From Quartz…
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