In a bid to encourage delegates to step away from their computers, Glasgow Convention Bureau has launched a virtual walking challenge around the city.
As part of the #VirtualGlasgow Toolkit, the Glasgow Convention Bureau has laid out a route around the city that will take walkers past some of the city’s ‘sustainable superstars’.
Using the World Walking platform, the ‘Dear Green Place’ walk, with a total of 117,502 steps, will take virtual walkers past sustainable sites in the Glasgow area including the Zero Waste Market, Scottish Event Campus and Whitelee Windfarm.
Walkers can log their steps on the World Walking website which will add up to unlock the 29 milestones along the walk. Every milestone offers a history and description of the site. For example, milestone one is the City Chambers: “The City Chambers in Glasgow has functioned as the headquarters of Glasgow City Council since 1996…”
The walking tours align with goal three of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Good Health & Wellbeing, helping encourage delegates joining a conference online to use their non-conference time to step away from their computers.
Glasgow Convention Bureau international manager, Wendy Russell, who led the initiative said: “To welcome delegates logging in from home, the virtual walks are an ideal addition to our #VirtualGlasgow toolkit to help online delegates feel part of the live conference experience by enjoying and learning about their virtual host city.”
Glasgow Convention Bureau, head of tourism and conventions, Aileen Crawford added: “Although we are all delighted to be welcoming back in-person conferences to our city, we appreciate that hybrid meetings have offered our clients a new way of connecting with their members and communities and expanding knowledge to a wider audience.
“To support those delegates who are unable to join us in person, these virtual walks help our online delegates experience Glasgow by walking around our sustainable city virtually!”
Find out more about the Dear Green Place walk here.
A desire to travel led Holly Patrick to the business meetings and events world and she’s never looked back. Holly takes a particular interest in event sustainability and creating a diverse and inclusive industry. When she’s not working, she can be found rolling skating along Brighton seafront listening to an eclectic playlist, featuring the likes of Patti Smith, Sean Paul, and Arooj Aftab.
