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I<\/span>n Medellin, Colombia, thirty travel professionals, including eight global tour operators, have come together for the Tourism Cares Meaningful Travel Summit, a program that creates connections between the greater travel industry and local community-led sustainable tourism opportunities.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \u201cWe have gathered in Medellin to experience its local community, see how community tourism has become a focus, and learn by example how tourism can be a conduit to peace, and view the local supply chain in action.\u00a0 It will, no doubt, leave us inspired to think about how we can operationalize aspects of meaningful travel into our lives and our work,\u201d<\/em> said Tourism Cares CEO,\u00a0Greg Takehara.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n The Meaningful Travel Summit stands out as an innovative travel event unlike any other, with the primary goal of creating long-term economic impact for tourism communities by curating deep and immersive connections. Through meaningful conversations and experiential, community visits, the Summit will explore how tourism creates dignified livelihoods and provides alternative jobs and economic investment to curtail the negative social and environmental impacts in today\u2019s world.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n