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 training offerings.
Festivals & Events Bootcamp!
March 28 & 29, 2023
During 2022, many of our favourite festivals and events returned after being sidelined, postponed or adjusted in the previous two years. As recovery continues, GMIST is excited to bring back an in-person Festivals & Events Bootcamp for event and festival professionals who would like to collaborate with their colleagues from across the region and learn… Read More
Using Story to Brand Your Efforts
Feb 6, 2023
At a recent GMIST workshop, StoryCenter, an international digital storytelling training and consulting organization, helped a dozen participants create short films about their lives, work, and businesses. The stories capture essential emotional connections between their personal lives and families, and their small business efforts. At this workshop, StoryCenter’s founder Joe Lambert, will share examples from… Read More
Online Digital Storytelling
Feb 16 - March 30, 2023
The Program GMIST is excited to be partnering with the globally recognized and awarded Story Center out of Berkeley, California to offer their popular Online Digital Storytelling program via ZOOM. Join us for our second version of StoryCenter’s well travelled workshop that has you conceive a story, write a narration, record and edit a 2-5… Read More
Festivals & Events Webinars Winter 2023
Feb 2 & March 23, 2023
Festivals and events are an an integral part of the fabric of many communities in Canada and an important component of the tourism industry. GMIST is excited to be working with Festivals & Events Ontario (FEO) again this winter to offer two great FREE webinars to help festival & events managers, organizers and developers prepare… Read More
Sustainability Webinars
March 30 & April 20, 2023
Sustainable tourism is a concept frequently discussed by tourism operators, organizations and institutions, but what does it really mean? How can you incorporate sustainable practices into your own operation and what are the benefits of doing so? This workshop series is designed for people interested in learning more about sustainable tourism, whether you are… Read More