Blog #13 Train vs Plane: why staying grounded is the best solution
In my last blog, I talked about our family’s summer travels to the UK and Europe. We took a Slow Travel approach to both leisure and business, with a focus on sustainable and responsible travel. So, when I went from the UK to Germany to visit my long-time pen pal, we chose to go by rail rather than air. Rail …
Blog #12 How living like a local, taking the train and staying slow can change travel
They say that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. In my case, back in August, the journey was more like 4,000 miles, and that first step was more a metaphorical one: planning. The 4,000 miles in question were between my home in Canada and my familial home in England. Those miles represented a big …
Blog #11 “Tourism is a means, not an end, and it can be a positive contributor to climate instead of a problem.”
But for that to happen, there needs to be a paradigm shift in tourism, moving away from the low ambition of just doing less harm and into the regenerative mindset of contributing through actions and solutions.” Vincent Nijs, Chief Strategist at Visit Flanders. Source: Travel Tomorrow The above quote and the many others that have graced my screens lately intrigued …
Blog #10 Ever witnessed a sales professional morph into an artist, casting a mesmerizing storytelling spell on you?
(Photo credit: Town of Fairview, AB, Canada) We’ve all experienced it. We walk into a shop and try to have a quiet peruse. Within seconds, we sense someone behind us, an eager intake of breath at our shoulder. “Can I help you with something today?” Skin prickling, we blurt out, “No thanks, I’m just, er, just browsing!” and try to …
PODCAST – Business events and their role in economic development
Anna Look of Look Ahead Consulting spoke with Economic Development Matters about the role business events play in economic development and investment attraction, as well as the latest trends and shifts that are happening in the business events sector. WHAT IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MATTERS / EDMONTON GLOBAL? Economic Development Matters is a podcast presented by Edmonton Global, the economic …
Blog # 9 Summer lovin’ in Lanzarote…kind of
I’m not one for FOMO (fear of missing out) but in the past few days, that’s precisely what I’ve had. Last week, NECSTouR and SPEL-Turismo Lanzarote have hosted a three-day gathering called Empowering Destination Leaders to Deliver Sustainability. The event focused on three major common challenges to tourism destinations: reducing seasonality, measuring tourism carbon footprint and fostering tourism’s climate action. …
Blog #8 “No, really?”, “Your hairdresser just emigrated to Edmonton? What are the chances of that?”
Many of you who follow me may already know I’m a great believer in serendipity. I am a devotee to the mantra ‘life is happening for me, not against me’. You’re about to discover in part 2 of my two-part series on the power of International relationships that this one had many happy coincidences. Above was one of the …
Blog #7 – The Tale of Two Tech Cities
Today is part one of a two-part blog on a subject very close to my heart. Over the last few years, I had the good fortune of making strong bonds with two meetings industry veterans. I’ve learned, collaborated and commiserated in the depths of the pandemic shutdowns with these two lovely ladies but never met them in person. Before introducing …
Blog #6 – What do you call a job that feels like a vacation?
I believe in my naïve teenage years, I was drawn to a career in tourism because I loved the feelings travel created in me. I thought if I could work every day to help others to capture what I felt whenever I travelled, it would never feel like a day of work in my life. So, I set out, determined …
