session 3 speech 2 nusse
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Session 3 speech 2 nusseTRANSCRIPT
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Global Greeter Network
Brussels, October 2014
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There will no longer be tourists, only
temporarely inhabitants.
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Greeters? (1)
1 - Greeters are volunteers, a friendly face for those visiting a city/destination
2 - Greeters welcome individuals and may serve small groups of up to six people
3 - Meeting a Greeter is free of charge
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Greeters? (2)
4 - Visitors are welcomed without any kind of discrimination.
5 - Greeter programs support sustainable tourism. Programs respects natural and man-made environments, it brings both cultural and economical enrichment to the local communities. Programs aim for a lasting positive image of each destination.
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Greeters? (3)
6 - Greeter programs create a mutually enriching opportunity for cultural exchange, create links between ordinary people in creating a better world
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Global Greeter Network
• Informal – virtual organization• Volunteers• Worldwide 85 destinations• Worldwide +/- 3.500 Greeters• This week Essen (Germany) and La Creuse
(France) will join
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Globale Greeter Network
History• 1992 – New York,
Lynn and Stan Brooks• Personal initiative, they
‘just got started’
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Global Greeter Network
• 1992 – 2008• Sixteen years of growth by ‘word of mouth’
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Global Greeter Network
• 2008: 8 members, annual meeting• www.GlobalGreeterNetwork.info• 2008 – 2013: Five years of ‘soft’ support
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Global Greeter Network
2013 – 2014:Greeter Matching SystemFree websiteWorldwide more Greeters AND visitorsFrance Greeters
From 55 to +/- 100 destinations in 2014
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Global Greeter Network
• Today (2014) and tomorrow (2018)
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Global Greeter Network
• Growth expectations are based on:
– 39 new agreements signed
– 550 + worldwide people inquired about‘how to start a local Greeter organization’
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Become a member – how?
Requirements• Sign our agreement
• Have a dedicated website
• Have at least five Greeters
• Have a Facebook page
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Become a member – why?
• Benefits– Economic– Promotion– Image– Publicity– Culture– Volunteerism
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Become a Greeter– how?
• Local laws• Local culture• Variety of ways
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Next steps
• New website www.GlobalGreeterNetwork.info
• Free website with automatic matching system
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Trends
• More Governmental influence• Many information requests worldwide• Fast growing market of city trips• Often not the number one destinations
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My goal
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My goal
One of the top 5 brands in tourism in 5 years
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WWW.GLOBALGREETERNETWORK.INFO