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ADMEI Welcomes Denise Malo, DMCP, as New Board President

ADMEI

Denise has been a part of the BBC team for over 22 years, promoted to Director in 2004 and Vice-President in 2021. Most recently, she has served on ADMEI’s Board of Directors as Director of Conference, Vice President of Strategic Projects, and President-elect focusing on marketing and communication outreach.

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Smart Moves in Miami Beach, Denver and More

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Martin Castaño Marriott International has promoted Castaño to regional vice president of sales and distribution for the Caribbean and Latin America. Kelly Defebo, CMP Defebo is Visit Sarasota County ’s (VSC) vice president of marketing and communications. Hope Valentine Valentine is president of CSI DMC.

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Overtourism Management & Solutions: Where More Isn’t Better

Dana Communications

In 2017 alone, the city welcomed 36 million international visitors. Private businesses Venezia Autentica and Fairbnb are proactively promoting more sustainable tourism. Soil and vegetation erosion attributed partly to daily tours helped cause serious mudslides in 2010 and 2017. But the government isn’t the only one making moves.

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Smart Moves in New York, Panama City Beach and More

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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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Cannabis Tourism: Igniting a Special Interest Segment

Dana Communications

In the Colorado Travel Year 2017 Report , 11% of overnight leisure trips identified marijuana tourism as a specific interest – tied with exceptional culinary experiences and only beaten out by brewery tours/beer tasting (12%), cultural activities/attractions (19%) and historic places (28%). 117 or lkaniper@danacommunications.com today.

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Smart Moves in Arizona, Florida and More

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McClain joined Destination DC is 2011 as director of communications and was promoted to senior vice president in 2017. When Riley joined Destination DC, she began as national sales manager and was promoted to senior sales manager and later director of convention sales.

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8 Smart Moves in NYC, Los Angeles and Maui

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Pierce has been promoted to director of sales and marketing for The Curtis, a DoubleTree by Hilton , in Denver; she previously worked as director of group sales. In 2017, Pierce earned the Rising Star award with the property. Megan Pierce. Before joining The Curtis, Pierce was associate director of sales for Embassy Suites in Denver.