Category: Destinations
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A perfect pint in Dublin
Read more: A perfect pint in Dublinby Pádraic Gilligan, Co-Founder, SoolNua Consulting & Research / Consultancy, SITE Irish people are tricky when it comes to pubs and Guinness. We always prefer the reassuring familiarity of our own “local”, bound by the quiet rituals of where…
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Slow (Incentive) Travel in Western Canada
Read more: Slow (Incentive) Travel in Western Canadaby Pádraic Gilligan, Co-founder, SoolNua & Research and Consultancy, SITE Recently Jenn Attersall of Destination Canada and I spent a week in Western Canada with eight corporate buyers of incentive travel. Starting in Calgary, we wound our way west…
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Drawing Red Lines on the Map: Incentive Travel’s New Geography
Read more: Drawing Red Lines on the Map: Incentive Travel’s New Geographyby Pádraic Gilligan, co-founder, SoolNua | Research & Consultancy, SITE As 2025 unfolds, it’s increasingly difficult to pin down exactly how incentive travel professionals feel about the short- to medium-term outlook for our industry. One thing is clear: sentiment…
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Brooklyn: The Ultimate ‘Take Over the Neighborhood’ Destination
Read more: Brooklyn: The Ultimate ‘Take Over the Neighborhood’ Destinationby Pádraic Gilligan, Co-Founder, SoolNua & Consultancy / Research, SITE For years, the Incentive Travel Index has consistently ranked “new destinations that you haven’t been to before” as the top choice in destination selection. This aligns with the growing…
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Sustainability & DEIAB in Business Events: A Shifting Tempo or Lasting Commitment?
Read more: Sustainability & DEIAB in Business Events: A Shifting Tempo or Lasting Commitment?by Pádraic Gilligan, Founder, SoolNua Over the past decade, the global business events industry has been marching—sometimes steadily, sometimes hesitantly—to a shifting rhythm. Initially, the beat was set by sustainability, and more recently, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) priorities,…
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A story for (Last) Christmas from Switzerland
Read more: A story for (Last) Christmas from Switzerlandby Pádraic Gilligan, Chief Marketing Officer, SITE & Founder, SoolNua Movies and Tourism When I worked as an Italian-speaking tour guide in Ireland in the late ’80s and early ’90s, one of my set-piece commentaries was on movies shot…
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Macao – Asia’s rising star for Business Events
Read more: Macao – Asia’s rising star for Business Eventsby Pádraic Gilligan, Co-founder, SoolNua & Chief Marketing Officer, SITE Macao & Las Vegas Las Vegas casinos buzz with high-fives, loud cheers, and a steady pour of free-flowing adult beverages. In contrast, Macao’s casinos exude an air of quiet…
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SITE at Fontainebleau, Miami Beach – where two classics collide
Read more: SITE at Fontainebleau, Miami Beach – where two classics collideby Pádraic Gilligan, Founder of SoolNua & Chief Marketing Officer, SITE Since its triumphant debut in 1954, Fontainebleau Miami Beach has had more work done than your favourite Instagram influencer! We’re talking body contouring, tummy tucks, augmentations, Brazilians—you name…
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Incentives on the edge: St. John’s, Newfoundland
Read more: Incentives on the edge: St. John’s, NewfoundlandPádraic Gilligan reflects on his visit to St. John’s, Canada’s easternmost provincial capital, where he attended the Incentive Summit Americas (ISA). Contrary to its “Stay Strange” motif, St. John’s is a warm, unpretentious city with unique, locally-owned shops and…
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Is it still raining in Gleneagles? My first visit to Scotland’s incentive masterpiece
Read more: Is it still raining in Gleneagles? My first visit to Scotland’s incentive masterpieceby Pádraic Gilligan, Founder SoolNua & Chief Marketing Officer, SITE Gleneagles – an incentive travel classic As July unfolds in Ireland and the weather gods continue to think it’s March, I’m left wondering whether it’s still raining in Gleneagles,…
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