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 …
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 …
(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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
I recently heard this stat on Greg Mckeown’s podcast and felt disappointed with our world’s direction. I’m not saying we should assume America is setting the norm for the rest of our planet with these stats, but hearing that the typical American only reads or partially reads four books a year, I felt a little troubled for our future. Greg …
Last month I had the opportunity to attend the Carbon Capture Canada conference taking place at the Edmonton Convention Centre. This relatively new sub-sector of excellence for Alberta came onto my radar in a big way while trying to secure an event around Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilization, or CCUS, while I was with Explore Edmonton. As I work for …
In 2020, something changed in my grocery shopping routine and has changed how I shop ever since and, hopefully, how my kids will shop in the future. I owe this change to my sister. Although we have lived on different continents for the past 18 years, we are closer than ever and share many of our values. At the beginning …
