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When you’re traveling for business, a conference or meetings, it’s important to find time away to relax. Here are some suggestions for entertainment, dining, drinking, socializing — just having a good time.
Australia Welcomes Back Global Travelers
Feb. 21 marked the reopening of Australia’s international borders, which had been closed to everyone except citizens and residents since March 2020.
State of the U.S. Travel Industry 2022: No Recovery Without Business Travel Recovery
U.S. Travel President and CEO Roger Dow urges the business community to come back together: “It’s safe to meet.”
On Site in Baltimore, Where Past and Present Meet
Ahead of Destinations International’s annual conference in July, Convene Managing Editor Jennifer N. Dienst participated in a media trip, walking where American history took place and learning how to pick crabs like a local.
DMO Launches Comic Series Via Streaming Services
‘Life’s Rewards,’ an eight-episode comedy program co-produced by the St. Petersburg/Clearwater DMO, gives the destination major screen time — and provides a case-study example of a new CVB business model spurred by the pandemic.
Ixnay on the ‘Surprise and Delight’ Elements of Incentive Programs and Other Findings
The Incentive Research Foundation recently published a white paper summarizing facilitated conversations among incentive travel professionals who met in April in The Palm Beaches. Here’s a recap.
What Are the Biggest Roadblocks to Post-Pandemic Business Travel?
Unpredictable airfares, fluctuating entry restrictions, and rental car shortages are just a few of the challenges facing travelers right now, according to travel writer Peter Greenberg, who spoke at Destination International’s recent CEO Summit.
Work From Anywhere but Meet in One Place
The digital nomad movement has gained ground during the pandemic, for sure. But it has pre-COVID roots and its pioneers are planning an in-person gathering to help it flourish — and to get destinations’ support.
Building a More Diverse Tourism Industry Through Apprenticeships
Tourism Diversity Matters’ apprenticeship program coordinator Deedra Mills-Hall has come full circle, supporting apprenticeships in the industry because of the role that experience played in launching her own career.
Previous Crises Laid the Groundwork for the COVID-19 Response in Puerto Rico
Recent experiences with natural disasters helped Discover Puerto Rico navigate the pandemic, according to panelists at a recent webinar hosted by the DMO.
Travelers Get Another 19 Months to Obtain REAL IDs
The deadline to get your REAL ID-compliant licenses or other forms of ID, which U.S. travelers must have to fly domestically, has been extended again to May 3, 2023.
Airbn-Be There Through Virtual Travel
With travel still largely on hold, the company’s Online Experiences are giving guests a chance to see, touch, and taste new destinations from home.
What LEGO, Economic Development, and Events Have in Common
Economic Development Winnipeg found a way to use a team member’s pandemic pastime and LEGO sets to help explain in simple terms how tourism and business events are integral to economic development.