Tag: Meetings
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From “Visit” to “This Is”: How Barcelona IS REWRITING the Rules of Urban Tourism
Read more: From “Visit” to “This Is”: How Barcelona IS REWRITING the Rules of Urban Tourismby Pádraic Gilligan, Co-founder, SoolNua Consulting Barcelona, Reputation and the DNA of Cities Mateu Hernández Maluquer, CEO of This Is Barcelona — the newly re-articulated identity of Turisme de Barcelona — has the kind of presence that makes you…
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Should Meetings be categorised with Travel and Tourism?
Read more: Should Meetings be categorised with Travel and Tourism?by Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua James Lancaster of CAT Publications’ Association Meetings International (AMI) hates “annoying inconsistency” and “an excess of meaningless verbiage” (see his excellent recent article here). I’m with him on both counts although now I’m second…
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6 Networking Tips for IMEX Success
Read more: 6 Networking Tips for IMEX Successby Padraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua You pause at the door but then decide on another trip to the restroom. You’ve been at the entrance to the ballroom twice before but, each time, found compelling reasons not to go in. First…
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DC tres cool – Washington DC for Conventions and Incentives
Read more: DC tres cool – Washington DC for Conventions and Incentivesby Padraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua The Challenge I gave Lyndsi Armenio of Destination DC half a day to prove for the purposes of this blog that Washington DC kicked ass as a conventions and incentives destination. “Show me…
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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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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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New Ideas, Fresh Inspiration: Take a Look in your Neighbour’s Backyard
Read more: New Ideas, Fresh Inspiration: Take a Look in your Neighbour’s Backyardby Padraic Gilligan On Curiosity and Looking into your Neighbour’s Garden There’s a deep curiosity at the heart of being human. We’re programmed to wonder what’s out there, beyond the limits of our own horizons. This gnawing curiosity drove…
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Villa Kennedy: “rus in urbe” seclusion in Frankfurt
Read more: Villa Kennedy: “rus in urbe” seclusion in Frankfurtby Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Industry Relations, MCI Defining the Destination Experience Destinations need hotels like Villa Kennedy. Hotels like Villa Kennedy lift the destination experience beyond the ordinary and alter outdated destination perceptions and lazy prejudices. When you…
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Antwerp: Shine bright like a diamond Site EMEA Forum 2013
Read more: Antwerp: Shine bright like a diamond Site EMEA Forum 2013by Padraic Gilligan, Vice President, Ovation Global DMC Snow was general all over Ireland. It was falling softly upon the Bog of Allen and, further westwards, softly falling into the dark mutinous Shannon waves. It was falling too upon…
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