City Destinations Alliance
The alliance of Tourist Boards, Convention Bureaux and City Marketing Organisations in Europe
We are the knowledge sharing alliance for cities and urban regions. While working on the DNA of our cities, we are committed to a sustainable, inclusive and responsible visitor economy that benefits people, planet and prosperity.
We are much more than a network. We want to publicly advocate for our common goals while still learning from each other.
Our vision is for all cities in Europe to flourish as great places to live, work, meet and explore. As a community of DMO professionals, our promise to each other is to always be curious and forward-thinking, share our inspiration and never stop learning.
Highlights
The reference for Leisure, Meetings Industry and City Marketing in Europe.
Tourism in Transit
Attention all passengers: This is a Call for Speakers!
We are calling on all City Destinations Alliance members, partners, experts, lead thinkers & doers to join us in transit – on the way to transition or back to our starting point? Hold on tight, it will be a bumpy and challenging ride! We have almost (hopefully) passed the end station of the COVID express, but did we miss the Build Back Better connection? Instead, we are now facing new roadblocks and broken bridges with hyperinflation, global recession, war in Europe and rising geopolitical tensions. At the same time, we are navigating new hype curves of technology (are we all getting off in the Metaverse?) and searching for the right platform to embark on the high speed for the net zero journey. Mind the generational gap, as you make your plan – the GenZs and the Alphas may have a different destination in mind. Is this an era of change or a change of era? Are we stuck in transit or shifting towards transition?
Featured Events
#CityDNA events provide members with information, contacts and business leads they cannot afford to miss out on.
Members know best…
CityDNA Live
[SUMMER SCHOOL 🎓] It's Testimonial Tuesday!
Each week discover what Summer School Alumni said about the educational programme right after attending it!
Don't miss your chance to be part of this year's #CityDNASummerSchool and register now: https://buff.ly/3vNuavh
...#CityDNA #eventprofs #education #TestimonialTuesday
[SUMMER SCHOOL 🎓] 2 months before the start of the 36th #CityDNASummerSchool in Turismo Torino e Provincia!
Register now to join the 2000+ alumni of this educational landmark in the European Meetings Industry!
You have until the end of the week to benefit from the early bird rates!
...Register now: https://buff.ly/3vNuavh
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[SUMMER SCHOOL 🎓] 1 week left to benefit from the early bird rates for the #CityDNASummerSchool 2022 in Turismo Torino e Provincia, on August 27-31!
Turin is the ideal city to host any type of event: from small conferences to big medical-scientific congresses, from corporate conventions to ...incentive and team building trips. Located in the heart of Europe and well connected to the main cities in Italy and abroad, it offers top-level congress structures and services, excellent hotel accommodation and a great historical, artistic and cultural heritage!
Register now: https://buff.ly/3vNuavh
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[CALL FOR SPEAKERS 📣] 🚉 TOURISM IN TRANSIT
You have until tomorrow (June 24) to submit your proposal to join the “Tourism in Transit” conference, taking place in the nonstop city of Tel Aviv City from Oct 19–22, 2022.
We are looking for speakers to help us explore where tourism ...is heading, whether we as destinations got lost in transit or if we are on the right track towards meaningful transition for positive impact and contribution!
Find the full Call for Speakers here: https://buff.ly/3x28pbK
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[CITYDNA STRATEGIC MEETING 📅] Flashback on a very productive meeting yesterday on the strategic role of our Knowledge Groups in shaping CityDNA new strategy from 2023.
A meeting with Knowlege Groups chairpersons and vice-chairpersons to align challenges and perspectives, and work on new ...trends! And meeting in person was so important to foster our unique CityDNA family spirit.
Big thanks to I amsterdam for their hospitality and to all participants!
Magnus Hessbo, Daniëlla Brust-Blumink, Jurgen Moors, Claire Mertens, Pablo Ortega Novillo, Esther Virto, Katarina Thorstensson, Birgit Liukkonen, Carola Valls, Vicky van Daele, Pauline Froger, Flavie de Bueil and Signe Jungersted 喜娜 for her workshop.
From CityDNA Board meeting, a big reward to the tandem composed of Yvonne Coulin and Sabine Schwanz.
#CityDNA #success #strategy #collaboration #cocreation #CityDNAKnowledgeGroups
[TIC INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME ℹ️] Thanks to the TIC Knowledge Group initiative, City Destinations Alliance is launching a training programme to host Ukrainian TIC staff members in other member cities' TICs.
Take part in a unique European tourism solidarity programme, where you get to ...offer what you are doing best on a daily basis: Hospitality!
This Training Programme is open to all CityDNA members destinations, should they be able to host 1 to 2 Ukrainian TIC staff member (from Lviv Tourism Office, Odessa Tourism Association, and/or Kyiv Управління туризму та промоцій Київської міської державної адміністрації) for a 1-week training programme at their local TIC!
Cannot be a host city but wish to help and support this project? Make a donation: https://buff.ly/3tYDBrP
Learn more about the initiative: https://buff.ly/3OgjOMo
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[SUMMER SCHOOL 🎓] It's Testimonial Tuesday!
Each week discover what Summer School Alumni said about the educational programme right after attending it!
Don't miss your chance to be part of this year's #CityDNASummerSchool and register now: https://buff.ly/3vNuavh
...#CityDNA #eventprofs #education #TestimonialTuesday
[ADVISORY COUNCIL 👩💼] Congratulations to Maria Cylvén from Göteborg/Gothenburg: The Official Guide Aino Mellais from My Helsinki Jennifer Hohmann from Visit Karlsruhe and Jana Werl from vienna.info for their nomination as CityDNA Advisory Council members!
The goal of the Advisory ...Council is to form a group of new DMO professionals who brings energy and innovative ideas on current trends to #CityDNA, in order to help shape the pathway to a new tomorrow!
Learn more about the #CityDNAAdvisoryCouncil: https://buff.ly/3bgCI7u