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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Roland Hamberger Roland Hamberger As the managing director at Rosewood Vienna , the brand’s first hotel in the German-speaking market, opened in August 2022, Hamberger will lead the hotel in engaging guests with Austrian culture, providing exceptional services and amenities and reinforce the Rosewood brand’s sense of place philosophy.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

Ali Amin Ali Amin, One10 Leading travel, events, incentives and marketing services company One10 has appointed Amin EVP, Product Management and leader in SaaS product. He will oversee hotel strategy to maximize guest and colleague satisfaction, service standards and financial performance.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

She will lead the company’s Executive Leadership Team and Business Development departments in expansion efforts through third-party licensing of the brand and property management. She will promote Fort Myers as a top destination for meetings and group travel to the MICE industry in her assigned region.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 4, 2023

Joelle Park Joelle Park Park is appointed to the role of senior vice president and chief marketing officer at BWH Hotels. In this executive role, Park will lead the company’s global marketing, brand strategy and communications. Shelby Luzzi Shelby Luzzi Luzzi is the first senior manager, sustainability, of Destination DC (DDC).

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Bringing over 35 years of experience in international tourism and hotel business, Arnold is an incredible choice to manage the hotels’ growth in a prime alpine destination. He will help Thompson Hotels to enter the Texas market with a band, and to establish the hotel as a stylish destination.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2023

In this role, he will develop departmental strategies and implement the Ritz-Carlton’s key luxury brand initiatives. As director of sales and marketing at The Ritz-Carlton Portland, Lapsley will lead efforts to build, acquire and maintain talent across all the property’s divisions. He has overseen numerous luxury spas across the U.S.,

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 26, 2023

From extreme team building to incentive trips in far-flung destinations with adventure components, risk-taking incentive travelers are not an unknown commodity in the MICE industry. However, this doesn’t mean the trend is influencing and changing the incentive market. “I

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 31, 2024

Destination meeting spaces for groups all about luxury These new and renovated properties offer all you can imagine in the category of luxury—resort life like you’ve never seen it. Also onsite are 15 restaurants, bars and food markets as well as two 18-hole gold courses. The property boasts over 150,000 sq.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2023

MD-VA Market Leads Meetings Stats Knowland, the data-as-a-service insight provider for the meetings industry has announced that the Washington, D.C.-MD-VA MD-VA market is leading the U.S. The leading industry driver for meetings was National Associations across four of the top five markets. Washington, D.C.-MD-VA

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Jaye Moreau and Beth Haddock Jaye Moreau (left) and Beth Haddock (right), Kōloa Landing Resort Luxury Kaua’i resort, K ōloa Landing Resort , has appointed Moreau as destination weddings and sales manager. In this new role, she will optimize the resort’s growing wedding market. and New Orleans.

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ADMEI

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Instead, they rely on key touchpoints to decide how they feel about your brand — primarily, marketing and in-person events. When they’re done well, events can strengthen relationships, boost your revenue, and increase your company’s brand awareness. Attendees will remember your brand, not bumps in the road.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

International destinations often increase the perceived value of an experience in the mind of the participants making the reward (in the case of an incentive program) even more unique and unforgettable. The leisure and MICE market time windows have started overlapping more intensively in the past 12 months so the earlier the better.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

JUNE 30, 2021

If you’re not already using user-generated content for your marketing strategy, the time to start is now. Destinations can gain a massive advantage by encouraging travelers to share their experiences with others. User-generated content (UGC) is what it sounds like: content created by people who have used certain products or services.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 28, 2022

He has held sales and marketing directorships at The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua, Starwood Hotels & Resorts in Maui, The St. Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board (NPIPB), the Bahamas destination marketing organization for Nassau and Paradise Island resorts and hotels, promoted Davis to director of travel industry marketing.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

New Properties and Meeting Space in Some of Europe’s Most Desirable Destinations Building an incentive experience? You probably have “find an exciting destination” at the top of your list. modern townhouse style villa offers four bedrooms and is a 10-minute walk from iconic attractions like the Duomo and Sant’Ambrogio Market.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

She also worked as reservations agent and manager in training for conference services and groups sales. In his 18 years in the hospitality industry, Siddiqui has worked with several large hotel brands, most recently having worked as hospitality and multifamily consultant for The Shephard Hotel in New York City. Nadeem Siddiqui.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 28, 2023

“It’s really a transformational year in terms of how we’re moving and growing,” said Amy Kramer, market and product innovation leader with Maritz. After an eight-hour session, a chat service can record and summarize the main points of a presentation in a handy event recap. Brand presence? Is that Experience?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Destinations International Released New Destination Booking Agreement. On Wednesday, Destinations International released the Destination Booking Agreement (DBA), a new toolkit, establishing mutually agreeable terms to provide accountability to protect both event planners and destinations.

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Dana Communications

AUGUST 8, 2023

Cause Marketing: A Win-Win for Everyone At the intersection of profit and purpose, you will find cause marketing. Research shows that customers prefer supporting businesses associated with charitable causes and are willing to pay more for products and services contributing to humanitarian efforts.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 18, 2023

He brings experience in religious, fraternal and ethnic meetings segments to drive new conventions and meetings to Cincinnati and establish it as a top national meetings destination. Russell Stewart Russell Stewart The Westin Atlanta Gwinnett welcomes Stewart as director of sales and marketing.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

If all the meetings that we have re-scheduled for 2024 come through, we will show a very nice gain in the group market.” We know if the leisure sector demand remains softer than anticipated, and with the corporate business travel segment still slowly returning to pre-pandemic levels, groups must continue to be a large focus for the brand.”

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AUGUST 4, 2022

She has previously been executive director of Sumba Hospitality Foundation in Indonesia, F&B manager for Benchmark Resorts & Hotels, conference services manager for Riviera Palm Springs and more. Menechella brings over eight years of hospitality business and marketing experience. Chris Rynkiewicz. Melea Runyon. Josh Fluhr.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Food Service Workers Announce Strike Votes at U.S. food service workers in five major meetings markets, has announced the possibility of strike votes over wages and working conditions. 21, to warn of potential strikes in Las Vegas and Orlando and labor disputes in other markets. Convention Centers.

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Travel Daily Media

APRIL 22, 2024

The post BESydney shares customised event smarts on new portal appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. It will support all stages of the event planning process including researching, pitching, planning, budgeting and marketing the event, all in one place.

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Solimar International

DECEMBER 1, 2023

As such, the significance of storytelling in sustainable destination and tourism marketing has never been greater. Every destination harbors a unique narrative, yet not all have mastered the art of narrating it effectively. What is storytelling in sustainable destination and tourism marketing?

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Dana Communications

JANUARY 31, 2022

Across industries, user-generated content (UGC) has become a key marketing tool. According to CrowdRiff , it’s “any content that is voluntarily created and shared by individuals, fans or consumers of a brand who are not associated with that brand.”. But first, what is user-generated content? So how is UGC beneficial to tourism?

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Dana Communications

MARCH 6, 2023

As tourism and hospitality marketing experts, we keep our finger firmly on the pulse of accessibility for travelers. In addition to physical accommodations made at your destination or on your property, we recommend ensuring your digital presence is accessible. Which has marketers asking, “How do I know if my site is ADA-compliant?”

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 14, 2022

Lilly was previously owner of End-N-Mind Destination and Event Management in South Carolina. Hafer has served in sales and event management and marketing for the past 15 years, most recently as director of group sales at The Beekman, A Thompson Hotel in New York City. Maritz , the professional services company in St.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2023

Bill Jordan Jordan is director of sales and marketing for The Kimpton Pittman Hotel Dallas. Nestor Nuñez (left), Colleen Buchanan (middle) and Karen Bippert (right) Nuñez is director of corporate sales, citywide; Buchanan is senior sales manager; and Bippert is associate director of destination experience for Visit San Antonio.

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Dana Communications

JANUARY 31, 2022

Across industries, user-generated content (UGC) has become a key marketing tool. According to CrowdRiff , it’s “any content that is voluntarily created and shared by individuals, fans or consumers of a brand who are not associated with that brand.”. But first, what is user-generated content? So how is UGC beneficial to tourism?

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 10, 2024

Looking for an event or experiential marketing agency in 2024? of event organizers believe that events are the most critical marketing channel for achieving business goals, and 75.9% of event organizers believe that events are the most critical marketing channel for achieving business goals, and 75.9% Submit it here.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 24, 2021

Destinations International appointed Holmen to lead the organization’s membership engagement strategies. She also worked as area director of sales and marketing for Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts’ properties in Toronto and Vancouver; before this, she worked with Destination Toronto as director of citywide sales and event management.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

JULY 7, 2021

And video marketing statistics show that 83 percent of marketers claim video has helped them with lead generation. The stats don’t lie: video content marketing is king in our current times. But many DMOs miss out on a critical component in video creation and marketing. Types of Video Marketing Platforms.

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The Abbi Agency

JULY 27, 2021

If you’ve ever been in a destination marketing board meeting, you know the drill. The tourism marketers stand up, drop a bunch of nice-looking numbers, and then sit back down. Numbers have become the currency of travel marketing. Numbers have become the currency of travel marketing. Faster is better.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Jorge Pesquera will retire as president and CEO of Discover The Palm Beaches at the end of the year after 16 years of service at the DMO. Whether helping to staff the key positions for a hotel in Istanbul or creating a new brand for Palm Beach County, it’s been a great run. Building a great team stands out the most.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 3, 2021

The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe has hired Munos as director of sales and marketing. Munos has held several leadership positions with Marriott International, including director of sales and marketing, account executive, senior sales executive and director of group sales. as chief marketing officer. Cliff Ryan and Larisa Summers.

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Travel Daily Media

MARCH 20, 2024

The post Moving MICE in India appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. With the country’s growing economy, increasing connectivity, and world-class infrastructure, India is poised to become a preferred destination for international conferences and events. The post Moving MICE in India appeared first on Brand TD.

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