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Smart Moves in Chicago, Atlanta and More

Smart Meetings

Sam Newton Sam Newton, Louisville Tourism Newton is Louisville Tourism ’s first-ever Airport Welcome Center Manager. She served as the property’s director of rooms from 2010-2015 and was awarded “Director of Rooms of the Year.” Most recently, he served as senior manager of operations at Frazier History Museum.

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Overtourism Management & Solutions: Where More Isn’t Better

Dana Communications

Private businesses Venezia Autentica and Fairbnb are proactively promoting more sustainable tourism. Machu Picchu…and its too-much tourism This UNESCO World Heritage site and “lost” city of the Incas has been a go-to for decades – between the 1980s and 2013, visitation exploded by 700%. New rules have also been put in place.

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Smart Moves in South Carolina, Missouri and More

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Tourism bureau Experience Columbia SC hired both Shaffer and Lilly as sales managers. Shaffer has spent over two decades in tourism and hospitality sales. Most recently, she was sales director at Resort Lifestyle Communities in South Carolina, a hospitality company that provides resort-style living options for its retired residents.

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Traveling with a Purpose: Marketing Strategies Supporting Charitable Causes

Dana Communications

In 2010 KFC received significant backlash after partnering with Susan G. DO achieve a competitive advantage and connect with your target audience by partnering with the award-winning travel and tourism marketing professionals at Dana Communications. DO choose a charity that aligns with your hotel’s F&B program.

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Sustaining the Resilience of Community-Based Tourism Initiatives in Brazil

Solimar International

This paradigm shift reinterprets tourism models, emphasizing consciousness, autonomy, and bottom-up strategies while detaching from predatory practices. Community-Based Tourism (CBT) exemplifies sustainable tourism, promoting local development through social justice, resource redistribution, sustainability, and empowerment.

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Smart Moves in New York, Colorado and More

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She was later promoted to marketing and communications manager in 2010, and later, co-director in 2017. Brutus is a board member for US Virgin Island Hotel & Tourism Association, a role he’s held since 2015. Kisskeys has worked with the organization since 2007, when she joined as office administrator. Tyler Landers.

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China to host first World Food Tourism Conference

Travel Daily Media

The post China to host first World Food Tourism Conference appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The first World Food Tourism Conference will be held in China’s Panda paradise Chengdu on 5-6 September 2018 simultaneously with the Travel Trade Market 2018 (TTM). Food tourism and Creative Cities.

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