GMIST offers a full range of programs to help tourism businesses and destinations enhance their visitor experience programming within strong sustainable tourism practices. Below are a number of our current virtual offerings.
2022 Nature’s Table – Let’s Get Wild!
February 23 - March 30, 2022
Nature’s Table is a collaborative online learning program that will explore the guiding principles and practices for developing unique culinary experiences in nature. Participants will engage with one another in a peer to peer sharing process to evaluate and provide feedback on concepts as we build out your culinary offering for 2022/2023. The program will… Read More
2022 Destination: Story – Innovative Storytelling for Tourism Operators
February 14 - April 14, 2022
Destination: Story is a course designed to help tourism operators in the Atlantic Canada region use the tool of storytelling to communicate their personality, experiences, and core identity to engage digital visitors at every stage along their path to purchase. This course is an invitation to explore how to connect with visitors through storytelling by… Read More
The Sandbox Series
October 19 - December 6, 2021
The Sandbox Series – All Sessions are now FULL – email info@gmist.ca to put your name on wait list. The sandbox series has been designed to bring together small groups of industry colleagues to “play” around with a series of themed sessions delivered in a very informal and interactive setting. Each session will have an… Read More
GMIST Festival and Events Academy – This Program is FULL
October 20 - November 29, 2021
The GMIST Festival and Events Academy is an intensive online program run over 6-7 weeks. It is designed for festival and event managers interested in developing their knowledge and skills to enhance and develop their events. Working with renowned international festival expert Paul Gudgin, the event academy will feature sessions on developing effective strategies, handling finance… Read More
Atlantic Canadian Consumer Mindset – Free Webinar
Wednesday, June 16th, 2021
Date: June 16th, 2021 Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM AST (10:30 AM – 11:30 AM NT) Webinar Title : Atlantic Canadian Consumer Mindset This is a follow-up session to the one we delivered in January of 2021 on the shifting consumer mindsets of residents of Atlantic Canada, Quebec and Ontario since the pandemic began… Read More