Tag: Destinations
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Nashville
Read more: Nashvilleby Padraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua “And you shall know them by their airports …” Airports are usually your first point of physical contact with a destination but Destination Marketing Organisations (DMOs) frequently miss a golden opportunity to turn…
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Chicago: a night on the town and Hyatt revisited
Read more: Chicago: a night on the town and Hyatt revisitedby Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Ovation Global DMC Mythologising our memories For over two decades meetings and events professionals congregated in Chicago in late September / early October to attend the IT&ME show. It remained IT&ME for many of…
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Vienna Reviewed and New Luxury at Ritz Carlton
Read more: Vienna Reviewed and New Luxury at Ritz Carltonby Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Ovation Global DMC Looking after No 1 Mercer Consulting, the consulting firm, conducts an annual survey which ranks cities according to a range of criteria. Vienna is in top position. Simon Anholt also publishes…
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5 steps to success for Destination Management Companies
Read more: 5 steps to success for Destination Management Companiesby Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Ovation Global DMC The debate about the future of Destination Management Companies has crossed the Atlantic and has generated good commentary on the pages at MeetPie, the excellent on-line platform of CAT Publications, publishers…
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Istanbul 2013 – 5 new discoveries
Read more: Istanbul 2013 – 5 new discoveriesby Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Ovation Global DMC Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk’s The Museum of Innocence is a long and sometimes tedious story of love gone wrong, told in the first person by an intensely annoying, socially privileged narrator…
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Geeks, Trojans and lessons from Mad Men (for DMCs)
Read more: Geeks, Trojans and lessons from Mad Men (for DMCs)by Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Ovation Global DMC Padraic is disappointed I’ve posted twice recently on technology and the DMC sector and while there has been some reaction and commentary I admit to being somewhat disappointed by the overall…
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Bodrum: Wonders Never Cease!
Read more: Bodrum: Wonders Never Cease!by Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Ovation Global DMC Bodrum used to be called Halicarnassus, was the birthplace of Herodotus, the father of History and was home to one of the seven wonders of the ancient world – the Mausoleum…
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Shining White Nights in St Petersburg – Astoria 100
Read more: Shining White Nights in St Petersburg – Astoria 100by Padraic Giligan, Vice President Industry Relations, MCI Astoria 100 – A Grand and Lavish Affair I have a lot to say about St Petersburg but I’ll start with the party because, after all, that’s the reason I went…
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5 ways to ensure the success of your meeting or event
Read more: 5 ways to ensure the success of your meeting or eventby Padraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua Head in the Air Once you run the gauntlet of checking in, depositing bags, negotiating security and finally boarding, the time on board an aircraft can be good head time if only for…
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Naples – 5 things you should know
Read more: Naples – 5 things you should knowby Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Ovation Global DMC Naples and Ireland have many things in common none more so than the cast-iron connection, in both locations, between people and place. Ireland, as a destination, is largely defined in and…
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