Cape & Plymouth Marketing

2025 World Tourism Day Forum
2025-11-04 - 2025-11-06 | Pelham House, Dennisport
The Challenge: How Can We Sustain and Transform?
Such is tourism’s paradox: a global economic engine built on movement – yet that very movement skirts the edge of collapse. The weight of tourism – environmental, cultural, infrastructural – threatens to erode the very places and communities it depends on. That’s not sustainable. It demands transformation.
At the Center for Responsible Travel’s (CREST’s) 2025 World Tourism Forum, we flip the script:
How can we transform tourism – so we can sustain it? And how can we ensure its benefits protect the places we love and the people who live there?
This year’s theme, Sustainable Transformation, and tagline, “Where Knowledge Sparks Impact,” reflect what CREST stands for: turning insight, research, and local knowledge into real, measurable action.
Why This Forum Is Different
CREST’s World Tourism Forum is not your typical tourism conference. There are no echo chambers or rubber-stamped panels. Stakeholders don’t work in silos – they co-create.
CREST’s annual World Tourism is a multi-disciplinary, multi-sectoral gathering of researchers, tourism practitioners, community leaders, creatives, academics, and businesses shaping the future of travel. We bring people together from across the globe – and across the street – to work through tourism’s most urgent challenges and boldest opportunities.
This year, in partnership with our amazing co-presenters CARE for the Cape & Islands, we’re delighted to bring our Forum to Cape Cod, Massachusetts – a region where the tension between economic dependence on tourism and the need for ecological and cultural preservation is both urgent and deeply visible.
Why Cape Cod?
Cape Cod is a living case study in sustainable transformation. Here, rising visitor demand intersects with marine conservation. Development pressures collide with climate reality. And centuries-old culture works to stay inclusive without losing its identity.
That’s why we’ve partnered with local nonprofit CARE for the Cape & Islands to host this Forum, grounding global action in local context. From climate action to cultural revitalization, this three-day experience connects the Cape to the world and, in turn, invites the world to learn from the Cape.
Set against the stunning backdrop of the Pelham House Resort, our Marquee Sponsor and values-aligned host venue, this year’s Forum will focus on a bold question:
In order for global destinations – with extra attention to the Cape & Islands – to meet the demands of growing visitor economies while preventing further harm from climate change, overtourism, and technological disruption, how must we sustainably transform?
The World Tourism Forum is a three-day intensive with CREST and 150+ friends from across tourism, development, conservation, and the private sector. Through immersive education sessions, intense workshops, world-class networking, an academic symposium, and hands-on experience, conference attendees will gain insights, find common ground, develop solutions, and get to know one of the world’s most unique cultural destinations.

2026 Annual Meeting
2026-01-30 11:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Indian Pond Country Club Kingston Ma, 60 Country Club Way, Kingston, Massachusetts, 02364
Event Schedule:
11:00 a.m. – Mini Expo & Networking
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Annual Meeting Luncheon
Member Pricing: $70
Non-Member Pricing: $100
Reserved table of eight: $600
For a vegetarian meal please let Bob Nolet know prior to registration.
Please contact Bob Nolet to reserve you’re your table of EIGHT at Bob@plymouthchamber.com

Our Business, Your Biggest Asset: How to Build Value
2026-02-05 08:30 - 10:00 | PACC Office, 100 Armstrong Road, Suite 204, Plymouth, MA, 02360, United States
“Your Business, Your Biggest Asset: How to Build Value and Exit on Your Terms” Seminar
Most owners have the majority of their net worth trapped inside their business—yet between 70% and 80% of companies that go to market never sell. We’ll show you how to flip those odds.
Our 7 Steps to a Prosperous Exit help business owners build transferable value, align personal goals, and create a master plan that ensures a successful sale, financial freedom, and lasting legacy. Walk away with a 90-day action plan, a basic valuation lens, and a checklist to de-risk your company whether you plan to sell in 1, 5, or 10 years—or keep it and harvest value. If your business is your biggest asset, this hour is the highest-ROI meeting you’ll have all quarter.

2026 Economic Forecast Breakfast
2026-02-24 08:00 - 10:00 | Emerald Resort’s Hyport Conference Center
What’s Ahead for Cape Cod in 2026?

Join us for the Greater Hyannis Chamber of Commerce
2026 Economic Forecast Breakfast —
a must-attend morning for business leaders, nonprofits, and
community decision-makers who want to stay ahead of the curve.

Due to the significant snowstorm forecast and concerns around road conditions, the Greater Hyannis Chamber of Commerce made the decision to reschedule our Economic Forecast Breakfast originally planned for Tuesday, January 27.
We are pleased to share that the Economic Forecast Breakfast has been rescheduled for Tuesday, February 24, at the same time and location as originally planned.

Date: Tuesday, February 24

Time: 8:00 – 10:00 AM

Location: The Emerald Resort, Hyannis

Start your morning at 8:00 AM with a full breakfast buffet and plenty of networking, followed by timely insights from regional leaders shaping Cape Cod’s economic future.

Featured Speakers

Mark Ells, Town Manager, Town of Barnstable
Rachael Aiken, CFP®, Chief Wealth Management Officer, Cape Cod Five
Alisa Magnotta, Chief Executive Officer, Housing Assistance Corporation
Update from the Cape & Islands Bridges Coalition

From municipal planning and housing challenges to wealth trends, workforce realities, and bridge infrastructure, this program delivers real-world insight into the forces that will impact Cape Cod businesses in the year ahead.

A special thank you to our Presenting Sponsor and Underwriter, Cape Cod Five, for their continued leadership and support of the regional business community.

Space is limited. Reserve your seat today! $45 per person. Tables of 10 for $450
(Your future self — and your 2026 planning — will thank you.)

2026 Annual Dinner Meeting & Celebration of the Citizen of the Year and Unsung Heroes
2026-03-19 17:30 - 19:30 | The Club at New Seabury, 95 Shore Drive West, Mashpee, 02649, United States
Join us for the 2026 Annual Meeting at The Club at New Seabury! The 2026 Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, March 19, 2025 from 5:30pm – 7:30pm at The Club at New Seabury. During this event, we will honor local residents by awarding the 2026 Citizen of the Year and Mashpee Unsung Heroes Awards.
If you know someone who should be recognized for either of these awards, please submit our nomination form below by February 13, 2026.

Travel & Tourism Industry Forum 2026
2026-03-31 09:30 - 12:00 | Margaritaville Resort Cape Cod, 1225 Iyannough Rd, Hyannis, MA, 02601, United States
Due to the February blizzard that forced us to cancel the original event, the Cape Cod Travel and Tourism Forum has been rescheduled to March 31.
If you previously purchased a ticket, you will be automatically registered for the new date—no action needed on your part.
Registration is now open for anyone who would like to attend. We look forward to seeing you there!
The 2026 Travel & Tourism Industry Forum brings together leaders, innovators, and stakeholders from across Cape Cod to discuss trends, share strategies, and shape the future of our region’s tourism economy.
2026 Travel & Tourism Industry Forum: A Critical Conversation
The 2026 Travel and Tourism Industry Forum will feature a robust agenda, including remarks from Paul Niedzwiecki, CEO of the Cape Cod Chamber, who will delve into why Cape Cod deserves a fair and equitable share of state tourism dollars.
This is an important day of insight, collaboration, and advocacy for our industry. Read more in the February edition of The Cape Cod Chamber Collective CEO’s Corner

Shape The Cape Summit
2026-04-08 | MA
CCYP is now seeking speakers and Advisory Committee members! Both roles are vital to the vision and success of the 2026 Summit by curating relevant and engaging content and providing day-of support to ensure a seamless experience for all attendees. These roles are a great fit for:

Peer-to-Peer Teachers: Curious individuals who love sharing what they know and learning from others in return. Help build a culture of collaborative learning where everyone has something valuable to teach—and to learn.

Lifelong Learners: Anyone passionate about professional growth, most especially 1) pros with experience designing or delivering workshops, panels, or learning programs and 2) thoughtful facilitators who love inclusive program design.
Relationship Builders: Anyone who loves community-building, meeting new faces and introducing others to help ensure diverse, meaningful participation.

2026 Committee Members

Co-Chair: Christina Wiseman, Housing Assistance
Co-Chair: Kat Pannill, WE CAN
Committee Members

Samantha Aronne, Frameworks Construction
Francesca Galazzi, Foundation for Family Education, Inc.
Nicky Murphy, Barnstable High School
Antonia Stephens, Hyannis Public Library
Nick Sumeck, Barnstable High School
Erica Tso Haidas, Belonging Books
Jasmine Valdes, Housing Assistance

2026 Empowering Women Luncheon Event
2026-05-15 11:00 - 14:00 | MA

104th Cape Cod Chamber Annual Meeting
2026-06-03 17:00 - 19:00 | Sea Crest Beach Hotel, 350 Quaker Rd, North Falmouth, MA, 02556, United States
On Wednesday, June 3, the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce will host the 104th Annual Meeting at the Seacrest Beach Resort, 350 Quaker Road, North Falmouth
Join top leaders and influencers in the Cape Cod business community as we celebrate the year’s accomplishments and look ahead at our plans for positive change in our region.
Tickets – Members: $125, General Admission: $145.
Evening includes cocktail hour with cash bar, dinner and dessert buffet overlooking Nantucket Sound.
