Collaboration DMO with local travel businesses
The cooperation of destination management with local hotels, museums, guides is also communication, and the stronger this communication is, the smarter tourism is, the more tourists end up buying local services.
Unfortunately, DMOs do not always pay due attention to communication and contacts with local businesses, but the situation is being improved.
Here we have collected some examples of how local authorities communicate with local businesses and help them communicate with tourists through official tourism resources.
You can also read about the importance of tourism collaboration here.
Kazakhstan
How to improve promotion of small touristic businesses online? The answer is here.
Dubai
Local tourism businesses such as hotels, guides, transport are posted on the official website.
Paris
Local hotels are posted on the official website.
Berlin
Local guides are posted on the official website.
Dublin
The government supports the development of smart tourism among local businesses. More.
Aarhus
The government holds conferences and publishes educational literature for businesses to teach them sustainable development. More.
Bangkok
The Thai authorities are gathering a team of local tourism professionals to further promote tourism in the country. More.
Porto
The authorities support the development of small businesses, including tourism. More.
Ghana
Tour authorities introduce new standards in the tourism industry after discussions with local tour businesses. More.
Mekong
Tour authorities join forces with stakeholders and public organizations to develop smart and sustainable tourism. More.
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland has a dedicated TED Tourism Business Assistance Program that helps small businesses in the region become more sustainable and adopt digital skills and technology. More.
Danang, Vietnam
A Model for Smart Tourism through Digitalization of Small Businesses. More.