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In this article guest speaker, Miriam van der Horst, shares her cultural experiences in Japan and key take-aways of her presentations on Cultural Intelligence at the BestCities Global Forum 2017 in Tokyo.
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On 14 November last year, ICCA and BestCities Global Alliance announced the winners of their first Incredible Impacts Programme. A number of associations entered the programme, showcasing their unique and innovative approaches to ensuring their events go beyond tourism. Securing one of the three $7,500 grants was The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) for its World Thrombosis Day Campaign.
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BestCities’ inaugural Global Forum in Dubai last December was a tremendous success, both for our partners, but most importantly the attending association guests. Hosted in partnership with Dubai Business Events and Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA), the forum brought together a bank of insightful speakers, association Q&A sessions and fun, interactive workshops.
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Learn how 11 forward-thinking destinations are elevating the expertise of their locals and why planners and communities are reaping rewards.
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VBs and DMOs regularly tout convention room night numbers and estimated economic impact (EEI) to prove how valuable such events are to the economic vitality of their communities. But, in the current funding quagmire faced by many destination marketing organisations, the need for convention marketing and operations dollars seems to be falling on deaf ears.
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Destinations play hard to win association meetings and events. But what happens when the playbook is cast aside and rules of the game no longer apply?
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The Best Cities Global Alliance is helping meetings effect lasting change in their host destinations in five ways.
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