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Convergences No.4 2019

My Campaign Against Campaigns

January 28, 2020 Robert Govers

Rethinking Communication in Country Reputation Management, was the title under which this piece was first published in the Club of…

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Posted in: Communication, Media, Reputation Filed under: Campaigns, Communication, Imaginative Communities
Porto Venere

Let us go Back to Local?

November 13, 2019 Robert Govers

This article was first published on October 1, 2019 on hospitalitynet.org under a different title: The Return to Power of Local…

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Posted in: Globalisation, Tourism, Travel Filed under: Brands, Hotels, Imaginative Communities, imaginativecommunities
Bhutan driver

Travel and Tourism Imaginativeness

October 18, 2019 Robert Govers

On the occasion of the release of the 2019 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness report at the Wold Economic Forum on Africa in…

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Posted in: Imagination, Tourism, Travel Filed under: Bhutan, Estonia, Imaginative Communities, Tourism, Travel
Great Wall of China

The Future of Tourism: Imaginative Destinations

September 17, 2019 Robert Govers

This article was first published on July 10, 2019 in the World Economic Forum Agenda under a different title: Our tourism…

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Posted in: Future, Imagination, Policy, Reputation, Tourism Filed under: Communities, Destinations, Future, Tourism
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How good policy, not propaganda, can build reputation

June 14, 2019 Robert Govers

Make your city, region or country known for policy, not propaganda

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Posted in: Policy, Reputation Filed under: Bhutan, Estonia, Oslo, Policy, Reputation, The Hague

Imaginative Communities Formula

February 22, 2019 Robert Govers

Axel Van Noten, a dear friend and relative of mine, was kind enough to proofread an early draft version of…

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Posted in: Identity, Imagination, Media, Reputation Filed under: Formula, Identity, Imagination, Reputation, Values, Virtue

Why I do what I do: Keynote

December 15, 2018 Robert Govers

Listen to the audio-recording of my keynote speech at the Tourism Talks in Antwerp (November 22, 2018) celebrating the 70th…

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Posted in: Speeches, Travel Filed under: imaginativecommunities, Tourism, Travel
Firenze

Imaginative Tourism Communities

November 6, 2018 Robert Govers

Imaginative Communities are often successful tourism destinations. Through my collaboration with Evan Jordan, Tourism professor at Arizona State University and travel…

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Posted in: Travel Filed under: imaginativecommunities, Tourism, Travel
Leuven, Belgium

Imaginative Communities and Intelligent Travelers: A Perfect Match

October 22, 2018 Robert Govers

Guest blog post by: Evan Jordan Full disclosure, the author of Imaginative Communities, Robert Govers, was an advisor of mine…

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Posted in: Travel Filed under: imaginativecommunities, Tourism, Travel
Calatramachismo Liege

Calatramachismo, CRAP, Green-washing, Fashionable Poverty and Future Boredom

May 7, 2018 Robert Govers

About a year ago I was handed this mysterious cardboard box . I had not seen it before, yet it…

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Posted in: Future Filed under: Future, Heritage, Imaginative Communities

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