Europe

Martin Nydegger on Tourism Sustainability Strategies and Trends in Switzerland

Martin Nydegger, CEO of Switzerland Tourism, on why a national marketer funded by its own regions was never only a promoter, and why he rejects the idea that Switzerland has an overtourism problem.

Gonzalo Vilar on Country Brands, Place Branding and Digital Demand

Gonzalo Vilar of Bloom Consulting in Madrid shares his experience of helping countries develop and manage their branding, and discusses the role of digital demand.

Michael Dodds on Destination Sustainability Strategies in France

Michael Dodds on branding Normandy and Brittany, why what is good for visitors should be good for locals, and the political obstacle: tourist office directors are ready to be destination managers, but the role is not yet accepted.

Why Place Branding And Football Are More Similar Than You Might Think: Recap International Place Branding Event Liverpool 2018

Noémie Condomines shares her key takeaways from the International Place Branding Conference which took place in Liverpool in May 2018.

Thorsten Kausch on Hamburg, MICE and the Future of City Marketing

Thorsten Kausch, Hamburg, discusses the changing role of city marketing, how urban sustainability imapcts the attractiveness of cities as MICE destinations.

Karmen Mentil on Sustainable Mobility and Responsible Tourism in the European Alps

Karmen Mentil of Alpine Pearls on why the industry's habit of treating destinations as tourism spaces rather than living spaces is the main barrier to DMOs taking on destination management.

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