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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2016 09:14:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What the sharing economy has done to accommodation and transport, it is now doing to food and fine dining.  By Peter Jordan, Senior Analyst at TOPOSOPHY Peru has been top of my wish-list for many years, and while the country’s stunning landscapes and rich Inca heritage were an obvious attraction, my main motivation to fly [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>DMOs AND THE SHARING ECONOMY: Taking the leap</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Manolis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2016 09:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This report discusses the role of the sharing economy in city tourism. While it&#8217;s easy to see the sharing economy as a cluster of challenges, in reality it can be a useful tool for city authorities to manage destinations effectively, connect visitors with local experiences and bring economic benefits to local people. However it also [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>OUT NOW: STEPPING OUT OF THE CROWD</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Manolis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 14:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tourism in General]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Encouraging visitors to leave crowded hotspots and go in search of more enriching experiences has never been more important for destinations looking to capitalise on the rising tide of visitors from Asia’s emerging outbound markets. This is especially the case in Europe, where local residents in some of the continent’s most popular tourist hotspots have [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>A FEW INSIGHTS FROM PLACE MARKETING &amp; BRANDING 2015+</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Manolis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2015 08:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Following the announcement of the latest report by Best Place, yet I am already looking forward to meet up again soon with good colleagues and dedicated experts such as Juan Carlos Belloso, Martin Boisen, Joao R. Freire, Raquel Goulart, Robert Govers, Björn P. Jacobsen, Mihalis Kavaratzis, Stefan Roesch, Gildo Seisdedos, and Sebastian Zenker, and discuss with [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Millennial paradox: why speaking to Millennials means getting personal</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Manolis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2015 10:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>MEXICAN TOURISM UNCOVERED</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Manolis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2015 11:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[To build a tourism strategy that lasts and that works for all, you have to be realistic in analysing what works and what doesn’t. In the second of this ‘‘Uncovered’’ series of reports, experts at TOPOSOPHY lift the lid on tourism trends in Mexico and make an honest, frank assessment of the top priorities for [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>6 inconvenient truths about Smart Cities</title>
		<link>https://aboutourism.wordpress.com/2015/02/16/6-inconvenient-truths-about-smart-cities/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Manolis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2015 07:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Originally posted on <a href="http://theurbantechnologist.com/2015/02/15/6-inconvenient-truths-about-smart-cities">The Urban Technologist</a>: <br />(When cities forget about people: La Defense, Paris, photographed by Phil Beard) (I recently took the difficult decision to resign from IBM after nearly 20 years to become IT Director for Smart Data and Technology for Amey, one of the largest infrastructure and services companies in the UK, and a&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>DESTINATION MARKETING TRENDS TO WATCH IN 2015</title>
		<link>https://aboutourism.wordpress.com/2015/01/26/destination-marketing-trends-to-watch-in-2015/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Manolis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2015 13:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Here at TOPOSOPHY we believe that you can only take the best decisions when you can see the bigger picture &#8211; so we’re starting the New Year with in-depth analysis of the biggest trends emerging in global tourism and marketing. Will the Apple Watch break new ground where other tech wearables have failed to do so? Will this [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>THE SHARING ECONOMY IN TOURISM AND THE HOSPITALITY SECTOR</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2014 08:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[LESSONS FOR TOURISM DESTINATIONS AND BUSINESSES In recent years, the sharing economy has begun to transform many aspects of life. It is enabling individuals, companies and communities to re-imagine how they live, grow, connect and operate sustainably. Tourism has emerged as one of the leading sectors for growth in the sharing economy as visitors and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>THE WHOLE PLACE, NOT JUST THE DESTINATION</title>
		<link>https://aboutourism.wordpress.com/2014/11/12/the-whole-place-not-just-the-destination/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Manolis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2014 11:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Are you wondering where the name ‘TOPOSOPHY’ comes from? Viewing a destination through a narrow lens, it&#8217;s easy to fall into the trap of presenting a destination in terms of its tourism activity today, rather than what it could offer tomorrow. TOPOSOPHY likes to do things differently. We take a step back and study the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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