Destinations International Blog
Sector: Destination Management
25 August 2022
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Series, Online
Companies are a microcosm of the social and cultural world in which they exist. True change involves a strategic plan to dismantle structural racism and bring all destinations to the ideal version of themselves. Destinations International has partnered with The Ladipo Group to expand its equity, diversity and inclusion programming to support these efforts with…
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1 September 2022
2022 GDS-ICCA-CityDNA Certificate in Regenerative Destination...
Learn how to manage destinations through regenerative business models, destination stewardship approaches, and stakeholder engagement methodologies. We are all under pressure: visitor economies, their host communities, the earth, and the vulnerable. We need a new approach to recover, flourish, and thrive. In this course, you will be taken on a 4-month journey to explore and…
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29 June 2022
Destinations International Webinar | Understanding the Post-Pandemic...
For the first time in almost three years, a post-pandemic life is beginning to feel within reach. Despite a new variant brewing, record-high gas prices and rising inflation, the world seems ready to put the pandemic in their rearview mirror. But everything we know about the traveler mindset has changed. Travelers are ready to go….
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Destinations International | On-Demand Webinars
The Online Learning Center delivers the education you and your team need to stay on top of industry trends and keep your destination relevant and growing. It’s easy and convenient, all online 24/7!
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13 July 2022
Destinations International Webinar | Stay the Course: Using Your CRM...
Destination Strategic Planning — we’ve all been there at some point. Meeting with stakeholders, sifting through data, compiling reports, to ultimately end up with a fantastic plan for your destination…that fizzles out in a year. We have figured out how to help you stay the course and keep your plan off the shelf. Join us…
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22 June 2022
Destinations International Webinar | Are You Concerned About Violent...
The causes and solutions of violent crime are many and not always easy to deduce, and it is fair to say that both the causes and traditional solutions fall outside of a destination organization’s wheelhouse. This is clearly not an area where destination organizations should be expected to play a leading role. We will leave…
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Destinations International | PDM Certificate Program, Online
The Professional in Destination Management (PDM) certificate program provides those new to the destination organization side of the industry (less than one year of experience) with cutting-edge education, offering entry-level personnel the critical skills and knowledge necessary to start their careers in the travel and tourism industry. The updated PDM certificate program is now online, available…
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26 October 2022
Destinations International | Advocacy Summit, Bloomington, MN, USA
Destination organizations are destined to continuously face periodic political attacks, unstable budget resources and potential failure unless they turn and focus on their ultimate customers – their residents. We believe that destination organizations must become a community shared value in order for the industry to move forward. It is time to stop being in a defensive…
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19 July 2022
Destinations International | Annual Convention 2022, Toronto, Canada
Destinations International’s Annual Convention provides an opportunity to connect peers and thought leaders from inside and outside the industry; an integrated approach to learning regardless of your budget size or discipline focus; relationship-based exchanges among industry providers and destination organizations; diversity of thought by assembling the best minds in local insight and global expertise.
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23 October 2022
Destinations International | CDME Fall Courses, Bloomington, MN, USA
The Certified Destination Management Executive (CDME) program prepares senior executives, who want to advance their careers to blend theory with experience and application of knowledge to help industry leaders thrive in a constantly changing environment. The program focus is on vision, leadership, productivity and implementing business strategies.
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16 July 2022
Destinations International | CDME Summer Courses, Toronto, Canada
The Certified Destination Management Executive (CDME) program prepares senior executives, who want to advance their careers to blend theory with experience and application of knowledge to help industry leaders thrive in a constantly changing environment. The program focus is on vision, leadership, productivity and implementing business strategies.
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20 July 2020
City Fair 2020, Online B2B Meetings
Ideally placed in a vital moment in Europe’s tourism recovery, City Fair is the opportunity to lay the foundations for the return of long-haul clients. The event brings together selected travel buyers and product developers, along with destination managers, in a full day of B2B online meetings dedicated to rethinking tourism strategy and develop new product ideas.
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24 August 2020
ECM Summer School 2.0, Digital
For 33 years, the ECM Summer School has been a flagship event in the Meetings Industry. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, this year will break from the tradition and we will not meet physically. But we also know that krisis in ancient Greek means also new decisions and new opportunities…. Therefore, we have set up in a…
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11 March 2020
*EVENT POSTPONED* ECM Spring Meeting, Graz, Austria
* * * EVENT POSTPONED * * * Please note that after careful consideration, the ECM Board came to the decision of postponing the Spring Meeting in Graz, most likely to later this year, possibly in Autumn. We have never experienced a similar situation but due to the rapid spread of the Covid-19, our responsibility…
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Overtourism: Hosting the Crowd, Without Crowding the Host
When tourist visitors to a city greatly outnumber the resident population, it’s not hard to understand locals feeling crowded, some to the point of revolt. But is overtourism an issue for the meetings industry? What have selfie-stick wielding hordes that descend seasonally on top destinations have to do with business events? From PCMA…
Don Welch: DI Helping Members “Do Battle” With Politicians
The head of tourism association Destinations International says his organisation spends a lot of its energy and resources doing battle with politicians around the world on behalf of members facing financial and legislative challenges. CEO Don Welch was speaking out at IMEX about issues like “over-tourism” and womens’ and LGBTQ rights. From Association Meetings International…
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