Advanced Travel and Tourism

AUGUST 22, 2023

In the dynamic landscape of modern marketing, effective communication among different organizational departments is vital to achieving coherent and impactful campaigns. This holds particularly true for the travel and tourism industry, where successful destination marketing requires collaboration between various teams.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 21, 2023

Doug Klein Klein is vice president of marketing and communications for Lark Hotels , which operates 50 properties in New England and California. Virgin Islands named Mojica director of sales and marketing. Dowling will lead communication efforts with PTG’s Preferred Hotels & Resorts, Beyond Green and PTG Consulting brands.

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DCI

MARCH 7, 2023

Do I believe there is a future for women in tourism leadership? While the UNWTO’s 2019 report showed that a slightly higher percentage of tourism ministers worldwide were female compared to ministers overall, the number still accounted for fewer than a quarter of all tourism ministers at just 23%.

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DCI

MAY 25, 2023

DCI’s team of destination marketers has been in your shoes. As college graduates from around the world, they have a few key messages – pardon the marketing lingo – for you as you consider your first career move, whether it’s in destination marketing, or marketing communications more broadly.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2021

Smart Meetings loves recognizing talented hospitality professionals who will help the industry evolve as we get back to meeting, so when we heard that Destinations International had announced their 2021 30 Under 30 class from convention and visitors bureaus and tourism boards around the world, we wanted to get to know them better.

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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. In this role, Donatelli will oversee the Southeast market.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 24, 2021

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. Westdrift Manhattan Beach in California named Jones director of sales and marketing. Diego Oviedo.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 17, 2024

Heather Kirksey and Jason Lusk Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB) has promoted Heather Kirksey to vice president of public relations, corporate events and membership. In her new role, Kirksey will lead the membership and events team, in addition to the organization’s public relations department.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 19, 2023

She has extensive experience in hotel sales, as well as exhibit and sponsorship sales and marketing. Don Prince and Todd Burke Visit Greater Palm Springs (VGPS) has announced Don Prince as director of Indian Wells Tourism. Todd Burke has joined VGPS as its first vice president of communications. based sales manager.

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DCI

MARCH 22, 2023

In this role, Patience will oversee DCI’s Talent Attraction practice area, which helps cities, states, regions and countries to attract the workforce of the future through custom research and targeted marketing campaigns.  In response to the increasing challenges that communities around the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 8, 2022

Niekamp is director of sales, marketing and brand at Miraval Resorts and Spas. Niekamp was previously director of brand and marketing at Miraval Resorts, and she is a member of Global Wellness Institute’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative on behalf of Miraval Resorts. Dina Fenili Niekamp. Derek Flint and Tatiana Lora.

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Solimar International

MAY 8, 2022

From its breathtaking natural beauty to its extreme historical importance, Virginia tourism is one of the most diverse in the United States. In this blog, intern Daniel Segura has the opportunity to discuss various aspects of Southwest Virginia tourism with Irene Kilmer, the director of the Montgomery County DMO.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 10, 2022

Visit Jacksonville has welcomed new members to its sales and marketing team. Laura Gonzalez will serve as national account manager, focusing on the sports tourism market to promote Jacksonville as a destination for youth, amateur, collegiate, and professional sports, as well as sports conventions. Anthony Molino. Paul Pettas.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 15, 2021

Visit Salt Lake (VSL) has appointed Ryan Mack as its director of media and communications to support VSL’s mission and promote Salt Lake as a travel destination for tourism and conventions. In his new role, Mack will manage public relations and communication efforts for VSL, targeting local, national, and international media sources.

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DCI

JULY 25, 2022

In the summer of 2020, the death of George Floyd sparked a movement that has reverberated throughout every community and industry in the U.S. economic development and tourism were no exception. I t’s critical as marketers and storytellers that we have an understanding of implicit bias and how it may impact our work. ?

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

That’s been “a concerning shift in the last few years for DMOs,” said Rob Gard, Destination Madison’s director of communications and public affairs, when he spoke with Convene in July, even though he hadn’t yet read Destinations International’s just-published report.

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The Abbi Agency

JANUARY 20, 2022

(January xx, 2022) — The Abbi Agency has appointed three experts in operations, creative strategy and digital marketing as partners at the fast-growing, Nevada-based PR and marketing firm. The Abbi Agency has repeatedly been named one of the Inc. Connie has been a foundational force behind the growth of The Abbi Agency.

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Crowdriff

JULY 5, 2017

As a result the city’s destination marketing organization, Visit Houston , focused much of its efforts on expanding its partnerships with local businesses, knowing that the travelers would come after. Our second largest international market is Canada, which is about 120,000 visitors, so you can see the difference is pretty large.”. “We

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Convene by PCMA

MAY 1, 2024

Weir has served on several boards across the industry, including Destination International’s DMAP Board and as chair of of the Tourism Industry Association Ontario from 2021–2023. Selena Coles Visit Williamsburg has named Selena Coles as its new public relations specialist.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Minor has hotel sales and marketing experience with Marriott International and Hyatt Regency properties. Scott has joined Hawaii’s King Kamehameha Kona Beach Resort as director of sales and marketing. She joins the property from Outrigger Kona Resort, where she worked as director of sales and marketing. Lavon Minor.

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