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.
LIFT – Beyond the Edge
April 6 - Dec 30, 2022
The LIFT (Leadership and Innovation for the Future of Tourism) program is a peer to peer visitor experience program designed to help operators get new or enhanced tourism experiences to market! Join 20 pre-qualified peers to work collectively over the next 6 to 8 months to create engaging tourism experiences that showcase the best… Read More
GMIST Free Digital Webinar Series – Be Simple. Be Social.
March 31 - May 5, 2022
Do you struggle to create captivating content for your social media channels? Is it a challenge to grab the attention of potential guests through your posts? Would you like some guidance on how to create a digital content strategy? If you answered YES to any of the above, register today for the What’s Your Story… Read More
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 Sessions – FREE
Feb 22 - April 26, 2022
The Sandbox Sessions have 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 industry leader who will provide a brief presentation on a practice or idea they have been focusing on within… Read More