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DMA West: Going Viral, What’s Trending and Crisis Communication

Smart Meetings

The September event brought destination marketers from Alaska to Texas to Riverside Hotel in Boise, Idaho, for networking, breakout sessions, a lesson in crisis communication and a taste (and a twirl) of downtown Boise’s booming Basque Cultural District. (If Wellness trips are up 200 percent as compared to 2017. Crisis Communication.

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Overtourism Management & Solutions: Where More Isn’t Better

Dana Communications

In 2017 alone, the city welcomed 36 million international visitors. Soil and vegetation erosion attributed partly to daily tours helped cause serious mudslides in 2010 and 2017. The post Overtourism Management & Solutions: Where More Isn’t Better appeared first on Dana Communications.

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Exploring the 2022 Trends Inside the Solo Travel Trend

Dana Communications

In fact, we’ve been blogging about it since 2017. The industry-leading Global Wellness Institute defines it as “travel associated with the pursuit of maintaining or enhancing one’s personal well-being” and valued this market at $639 billion in 2017 after an annual growth spurt of 6.5% Solo travel is nothing new. All The Single Ladies.

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What Is An Event Chatbot

Endless Events

Consider adding one to your upcoming event and automate some of your event communications. in 2017, the number of voice-activated assistants went up 128%, to over 35 million. Event chatbots can identify blind spots in attendee communication in advance before they grow into a bigger problem. A Chatbot: Your Digital Assistant.

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Smart Moves in New York, Panama City Beach and More

Smart Meetings

She has also held senior marketing positions with firms EY, Grant Thornton, PWC and SNR Denton, communications roles with Bank of New York and CIBC Melon, and interim global marketing stints with WTT Group and YTKO Group. Pereira’s hospitality career began with Westin Grand Cayman in 2017, when she began as pool and beach concierge.

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ADMEI Welcomes Denise Malo, DMCP, as New Board President

ADMEI

She served on ADMEI’s Certification and Accreditation Board from 2015 to 2017 and as the ADMEI Conference Chair in 2021, and she has moderated countless webinars and breakout sessions, led DMCP study sessions, and served on the Programs and Education Committee.

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Smart Moves in Miami Beach, Denver and More

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Kelly Defebo, CMP Defebo is Visit Sarasota County ’s (VSC) vice president of marketing and communications. Sweeney joined ECE as an agent in 2014 and became manager of the agency’s Philadelphia location in 2017. In her new position, she’ll work closely with Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) on marketing and programming.