Managing Your Night Time Economy
A guide to develop and expand the benefits that the evening and night time economy create in your city, town and place.
This guide was written for mayors and their advisors, economic development professionals, tourism agencies, cultural bodies and night time professionals, including owners, operators, artists and managers. It is also meant for planners, licensing professionals, police, environmental health agencies, chambers of commerce, business improvement districts and cultural quarters.
With this guide, we highlight existing best practices while championing diversity, information-sharing and debate. We feature global thought leaders and case studies, but at the same time leave it open for you to take these ideas home and make them your own.
This guide was written in partnership with Andreina Seijas.
Comments on A Guide to Managing Your Night Time Economy
"We're on the forefront of a global movement in night time management. This guide will inspire many cities because it shows the limitless possibilities for improvement the night brings. Cities benefit from having a vibrant night time from social cultural and economic perspective. This Night Time Guide can be the first step for many cities to become thriving 24h cultural and economic hotspots. This guide can be the stepping stone for many cities to improve their night time management."
— Mirik Milan, Former Night Mayor, Amsterdam and Co-Founder, VibeLab
"As New York City's first Senior Executive Director for the Office of Nightlife at the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, I have been given the awesome responsibility to not only create a new Office of Nightlife, but also to promote an economically and culturally vibrant nightlife industry, while serving the best interests of the city and residents of New York. The Sound Diplomacy Guide to Managing Your Nighttime Economy truly is the invaluable toolbox it is intended to be. It helps clarify the many facets of nighttime economies around the globe, as well as illuminating strategies for managing nightlife that have been successfully implemented in some of the world's greatest cities. It is an honour to be part of the community of such visionary nightlife directors, and to have the opportunity to learn from them through resources like this excellent guide."
— Ariel Palitz, Senior Executive Director, Office of Nightlife, New York City