Category: Destinations
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5 ways to get the most out of SITE Global Conference, Abu Dhabi, February 2026
Read more: 5 ways to get the most out of SITE Global Conference, Abu Dhabi, February 2026by Pádraic Gilligan, Head of Research & Consultancy, SITE SITE’s connections with the Gulf region go back decades to when Gillian Taylor, then with the Abu Dhabi Convention Bureau, sat on our board in the mid noughties. A SITE…
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Ambling Around London on a Saturday in Mid-November
Read more: Ambling Around London on a Saturday in Mid-Novemberby Pádraic Gilligan, co-founder, SoolNua Consulting Ambling around London on a Saturday in mid-November, I’m struck again by the odd, lingering consequences of Covid and climate change. We northern Europeans have lost the run of ourselves entirely, sipping expensive…
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Why cities truly matter for incentive Travel – Reflections on a Recent visit to Porto
Read more: Why cities truly matter for incentive Travel – Reflections on a Recent visit to Portoby Pádraic Gilligan, co-founder, SoolNua Standing high on the upper level of the bridge and looking west towards the ocean, the urban scene below is breathtaking. Porto clings improbably to the steep inclines on either side of the Douro…
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The End of the Duet?
Read more: The End of the Duet?by Pádraic Gilligan, Co-Founder, SoolNua Consulting In March this year, 360 Destination Group and CSI DMC announced their merger, marking yet another instance of industry consolidation and the transformation of events companies that often began as family-run enterprises into…
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Business Unusual: Déjà Vu and Discovery at CityDNA Tórshavn
Read more: Business Unusual: Déjà Vu and Discovery at CityDNA Tórshavnby Pádraic Gilligan, Co-founder, SoolNua Consulting Déjà Vu It’s happened to me before—that strange, shimmering sensation of déjà vu, the faint note of familiarity in a place I’d never been. A landscape that felt like I’d lived there. A…
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Beyond the Beach: Finding the soul of the Algarve at Viceroy Ombria
Read more: Beyond the Beach: Finding the soul of the Algarve at Viceroy Ombriaby Pádraic Gilligan, Co-Founder, SoolNua | Head of Consultancy & Research, SITE For decades now, the Algarve has been a magnet for sun-starved Northern Europeans seeking blue skies, sand, and golf courses where it doesn’t rain all the time.…
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More Than a Meeting: SITE Classic in Maui and Incentive Travel with Purpose
Read more: More Than a Meeting: SITE Classic in Maui and Incentive Travel with Purposeby Pádraic Gilligan, Co-Founder, SoolNua Consulting | Head of Research & Consultancy, SITE SITE returned to Hawai‘i in August 2025 after a long hiatus, bringing its annual flagship event, SITE Classic, to the sacred shores of Maui. Hosted at…
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Kansas City – A TIER TWO CITY on the Rise
Read more: Kansas City – A TIER TWO CITY on the Riseby Pádraic Gilligan, Co-founder, SoolNua | Research & Consultancy, SITE I’d never been to Kansas City but I’m here now and am thoroughly enjoying one of those tier 2 locations that the Incentive Travel Index tells us will increasingly…
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Off the beaten path in Italy
Read more: Off the beaten path in Italyby Pádraic Gilligan, Co-Founder, SoolNua and Research & Consultancy, SITE It was like a needle stuck on a vinyl record, endlessly replaying the same groove. At times, it was a church choir rehearsing the same notes, again and again,…
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Bologna: Under the Endless Porticos
Read more: Bologna: Under the Endless Porticosby Pádraic Gilligan, co-founder, SoolNua & research / consultancy, SITE I’d passed through Bologna countless times, usually with my face pressed to the train window, bound for more obvious Italian prizes—Florence, Venice, Rome—each with their own icons and bragging…
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