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Marseille Was Never for Tourists. Neither Is Venice (Or: How We Disney-fied Cultural Europe, and What We Might Do Before It’s All Gone)
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Marseille Was Never for Tourists. Neither Is Venice (Or: How We Disney-fied Cultural Europe, and What We Might Do Before It’s All Gone)

A few days ago, Jeff Bezos anchored his floating temple of techno-capitalism (a yacht longer than Piazza San Marco) just off the coast of Venice. The media, predictably, responded with sterile moral outrage, but the more profound irony escaped most:...

Simone Puorto
Simone Puorto
Head of Emerging Trends and Strategic Innovation, Hospitality Net
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by Simone Puorto
8 July 2025Hospitality NetDestination Marketing
Marseille Was Never for Tourists. Neither Is Venice (Or: How We Disney-fied Cultural Europe, and What We Might Do Before It’s All Gone)
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Saudi Arabia Tops 100 Million Domestic And Inbound Tourist Mark For The Second Year In A Row In 2024

The Ministry of Tourism has released its 2024 Annual Statistical Report on the tourism sector in Saudi Arabia, highlighting key indicators of tourism activity and underlining the sector’s continued growth following the significant progress recorded ...

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Saudi Arabia Tops 100 Million Domestic And Inbound Tourist Mark For The Second Year In A Row In 2024 2 July 2025Saudi Ministry of TourismDestination Marketing
Saudi Arabia Tops 100 Million Domestic And Inbound Tourist Mark For The Second Year In A Row In 2024
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EHL Innovation Rewind: Ásta Kristín Sigurjónsdóttir & Milena S. Nikolova on Rethinking Tech, Travel Behavior, and Community-Centered Success

At the EHL Open Innovation Summit, we had the opportunity to speak with Ásta Kristín Sigurjónsdóttir, CEO of the Iceland Tourism Cluster, and Milena S. Nikolova, Ph.D., Chief Behavior Officer and Co-founder of BehaviorSMART. Our conversation explore...

Simone Puorto
Simone Puorto
Head of Emerging Trends and Strategic Innovation, Hospitality Net
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by Simone Puorto, Milena S. Nikolova, Ph.D. and Ásta Kristín Sigurjónsdóttir
13 June 2025Hospitality NetDestination Marketing
EHL Innovation Rewind: Ásta Kristín Sigurjónsdóttir & Milena S. Nikolova on Rethinking Tech, Travel Behavior, and Community-Centered Success
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The evolution of DMOs: From marketing to management in a data-driven era

The DMO has evolved significantly in the last three to five years. What originated as destination marketing organizations have become destination management organizations. And this isn’t just a name change.

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Richard Cottrell
Global Head of Sales, Data Solutions at Lighthouse
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by Richard Cottrell
5 June 2025LighthouseDestination Marketing
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Data-Driven Destination Marketing: Smart Digital Tactics to Help DMOs Navigate a Market Correction
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Data-Driven Destination Marketing: Smart Digital Tactics to Help DMOs Navigate a Market Correction

After early predictions of a banner year for vacation and travel spending in 2025, more recent economic uncertainty and faltering consumer confidence now have the hospitality and tourism industry bracing for a slowdown.

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Elizabeth Brooks
Vice President of Client Services at brkthru_
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12 May 2025brkthru_Destination Marketing
Data-Driven Destination Marketing: Smart Digital Tactics to Help DMOs Navigate a Market Correction
PolyU study recommends creating integrated tourism cluster brand for the Greater Bay Area
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PolyU study recommends creating integrated tourism cluster brand for the Greater Bay Area

Tourism is considered a key industry in the Greater Bay Area (GBA), which sets its sights on becoming a world-leading destination. The School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) today released its p...

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PolyU study recommends creating integrated tourism cluster brand for the Greater Bay Area26 March 2025Hong Kong PolyUDestination Marketing
PolyU study recommends creating integrated tourism cluster brand for the Greater Bay Area
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PolyU Study Reveals Dynamics of Destination Competitiveness

With the rise of social media and online review platforms, understanding the rapidly evolving factors that influence the competitiveness of destination has become transparent for tourism authorities aiming to attract and retain visitors. Thanks to a...

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PolyU Study Reveals Dynamics of Destination Competitiveness21 March 2025Hong Kong PolyUDestination Marketing
PolyU Study Reveals Dynamics of Destination Competitiveness