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.
The Sandbox Series – Fall 2022
November 1, 2022
The Sandbox Sessions have been designed to bring together small groups of industry colleagues to “play” around with a series of FREE themed sessions delivered in a very informal and interactive setting. Each session will be led by an industry leader who will provide a brief presentation on a practice or idea they have been… Read More
Festivals & Events Webinar Series – Fall 2022
October 20, 2022
Festivals and events are critically important to communities all across Canada, and we have a wide range of them ranging from small community gatherings to large multi-day celebrations. This fall, as you re-group from the 2022 season, GMIST is presenting a couple of webinars to help with further development or expansion of your event. These… Read More
Museum Hack Storytelling Workshop
October 12, 2022
Awesome Stories! GMIST is excited to be partnering with the award winning Museum Hack out of New York City to offer their own fiery brand of Story Telling through a unique online workshop. For those who aren’t familiar with Museum Hack they have revolutionized tours with their story centred approach and cutting edge marketing… Read More
Digital Storytelling – Online
Oct 20 - Nov 24, 2022
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. Over the course of six weeks participants in this program will be exposed to Story Centre’s methodology for developing effective story. As part of the… Read More
Leadership and Innovation for the Future of Tourism – LIFT
Sept 15, 2022 - April 30, 2023
The LIFT (Leadership and Innovation for the Future of Tourism) program is a peer to peer visitor experience program designed to help operators create new or enhanced tourism experiences to market! Join 20 pre-qualified peers to work collectively over an 8 month period to create engaging tourism experiences that showcase the best of Canada!… Read More