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Holland for green destination days celebrations
Global Green Destinations Days 2018 to be held in Nijmegen and Arnhem 25-28 Sept 2018
Again this year there are to be special Green Destinations Days synchronised with World Tourism Day.
The event in Nijmegen (Sep 27) is to give destination and business leaders a unique opportunity to meet many inter-national colleagues; to discover practical tools and solutions; and to become inspired to "create better places together" and to better support their local business and stakeholder communities.
Green Destinations and its Dutch partners will present the world’s leading event for business and destination leaders, managers and experts committed to sustainable tourism. Organised at the occasion of World Tourism Day, in cooperation with ANVR, MVO Network Tourism, RECRON, VvKR, Province of Gelderland and City of Nijmegen.
The programme:
Sep 25-26: City of Arnhem: Global Destination Leaders Founding Conference (restricted participation)
Sep 27: City of Nijmegen: Global Green Destinations Day, Nijmegen: a rich and interactive conference programfor sustainable tourism professionals (English and Dutch sessions)Market place featuring innovative business solution, Sustainable Destinations Awards presentation
Sep 26, 28: Instructive field visits in Nijmegen.
A considerable number of parallel working sessions will offer opportunities for short presentations and an exchange of success stories and good practice experience.
The Event aims to convene professionals in sustainable tourism, and especially the members of ANVR, MVO Network Tourism, RECRON, VvKR, and the Green Destinations Community and Partnership.
The aim of the Global Destination Leaders meeting is to establish a Global Destination Leaders network, bringing together selected destination leaders representing globally important tourism destinations united by a firm commitment to improve their quality and sustainability performance, to share good practices and experience, and to boost their visibility on the global tourism market place. The Global Leaders Network will actively encourage its members to be at the forefront of innovation in developing tourism, while advancing the Global Goals for Sustainable Development.
Further information and registration: HERE
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