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Sustainability at events is more than reducing paper and plastics

Gallus Events

The subject was social justice issue and specifically sustainable events. My subject: Sustainability at events, is more than reducing plastics and paper use. Gothenburg was the perfect city to speak about sustainable events. Sustainability is much broader than most event professionals think.

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Why A Sustained Events Program Outweighs One Big Event

Attendease

Moving away from “one event to rule them all” Hosting “one big event” is often seen as the pinnacle of corporate event planning. Splashy annual events generate immense excitement and engagement, often bringing a short-term economic and publicity boost to the city they’re hosting in.

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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. Read More : Roundup of Post-Event Life for Olympic Venues. In 2018, international visitors accounted for 81% of Bangkok’s tourism spend.

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Best of 2024: Sustainability

Smart Meetings

The world of sustainable events is bigger than ever. As more planners and partners in hospitality and tourism incorporate sustainability into their business models, it becomes a need-to-have, rather than a nice-to-have. Sustainability Tools for Easier Green Planning Planning sustainable events isnt a small task.

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Why You Need to Run a More Sustainable Event

Gallus Events

Why You Need to Run a More Sustainable Event. The reason we have to run more sustainable events is clear, you only have to look at the very basic building blocks of our events to find out that we have a challenge ahead of us: . The temporary nature of events. And what are events without travel?

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Sustainability, Regenerative Tourism and Getting Back to Business

Smart Meetings

This is one example of Atlantic City’s efforts to give back to its community and create a sustainable future for its residents. Powering about 2,600 homes, this towering sustainability effort can be seen from almost every corner of the city. The brewery can be bought out for up to 83 guests. Might kitchen-to-car be the next trend?

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Celebrate World Tourism Day

Smart Meetings

A comprehensive travel survey recognizes this historic day World Tourism Day takes place each year on September 27. It was established by the United Nations in 1980 to commemorate the same day in 1970 when the UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organization) Statues were adopted. travel and tourism industry generated $1.9

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