place management
Place management: learn about latest research insights, studies, expert advice and good practice examples of managing places such as cities, regions, destinations or countries.
IMD Smart City Index 2026: What It Means for Urban Leaders
Editorial briefing on what the IMD Smart City Index report means, highlighting the move from technology to trust, credibility and structure.
Destination Recovery Strategies Post-Covid: Expert Advice
Hjörtur Smárason, CEO of Visit Greenland, shares tips for destination managers how to prepare for tourism after the pandemic, which key points to keep in mind.
Kaspar Howald on How 100% Valposchiavo Connects Agriculture, Local Trade and Tourism
Kaspar Howald on how a threatened farmland project became 100% Valposchiavo, why small destinations should market by topic rather than novelty, and tourism as one sector among several.
Dieter Mueller on How Swiss Alpine Destination Parc Ela is Moving Towards Tourism Sustainability
Dieter Mueller of Parc Ela on what changes when a region votes to become a nature park, why an enabling institution matters more than a strategy, and steering visitors at the Landwasser viaduct.
Which Are the Pros and Cons of Membership-Based Place Brand Organizations?
Pros and cons of membership-based place brand organizations, according to our panel of place branding experts around the world.
Peter Brandauer on Soft Mobility Tourism in Werfenweng, Austria
Peter Brandauer, mayor of Werfenweng, on building a car-free holiday concept from 1994 onwards, why the village refuses projects that depend on public funding, and resident numbers rising in an Alpine village.