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

Smart Meetings

After a year marked by fire, flood and tragedy , the overall tone of Destination Marketing Association of the West ’s Education Summit 2018 was light, inspiring—even funny. Top Trends Impacting Hospitality, Tourism and Events. 80 percent of consumers want to book with minimal human involvement. Crisis Communication.

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Travel Is Not Going Back To Normal

Smart Meetings

While some may believe these seemingly progressive actions will simply restore the travel and tourism industry to the way it was in 2018, the concept of travel from our pre-Covid days no longer exists. We can not hop in a time machine and return to the pre-pandemic world of 2018 travel and tourism. Going Back To Nature.

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5 Key Takeaways from the 2018 PRSA Travel and Tourism Conference

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For four days in early June, New Orleans played host to over 400 destination marketing and PR professionals at the 2018 PRSA Travel and Tourism Conference. Some of the speakers and session leaders from the 2018 PRSA Travel and Tourism Conference. If you weren’t able to make it, you missed out on….

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China makes welcome return to Arabian Travel Market, Middle East

Travel Daily Media

Bookings for overseas travel during Chinese New Year, soared by 540% compared with the same period in 2022, according to data from the Chinese travel site Trip.com. trillion spent annually on global tourism, according to UNWTO.” Business travel will be integral to the tourism revival.

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People on the Move

Convene by PCMA

Summerville to vice president of marketing, communications, and community engagement, a role that will help propel the organization’s presence in the local, regional, national, and international tourism space. She joined the organization in 2018 as international associations sales manager. Starr Butler-Jemison.

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AIME Marks A 30-Year Milestone At The Opening

Travel Daily Media

From left to right: Matt Pearce CEO Talk2 Media, Steve Dimopoulos Minister of Tourism Victoria, Natalie O’Brien CEO Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Julie Swanson CEO Melbourne Convention Bureau and Phillipa Harrison, Managing Director of Tourism Australia. ” The Hon. billion economic worth. “Julia said. .

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How to Connect with Meeting Planners: Post-Pandemic Insight

DCI

DCI’s latest edition of “Winning Strategies In Destination Marketing: A View From Meeting Planners” illustrates that in-person meetings are no longer the best way to attract bookings. Another big shift this time around was in how decision makers communicated. Delayed communication is the way to go. Farewell sales calls.

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