Smart Meetings
OCTOBER 5, 2022
Global DMC Partners (GDP), the network of independently owned destination management companies, launched GDP University. ESPC prospects have two options for entering: Take the 13-lesson, three-hour Event Service Professional Foundational Training Program or obtain a waiver to bypass training. GDP University.
Smart Meetings
JULY 21, 2022
More than 1,300 representatives from convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs) across North America and the world (600 of them first-time attendees) started arriving last week to take classes on everything from budgets and economic development to marketing and leadership as part of their Certified Destination Management Executive (CDME) training.
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Solimar International
AUGUST 5, 2021
These funds raised are then directed to a destination marketing organization/destination management organization (DMO), and must be used on programs that increase paid nights spent in the destination. The period of the district varies, ranging from one year to a ten-year term, with some contracts lasting even longer.
Solimar International
MAY 23, 2022
Destination Management Organisations (DMOs) therefore need to understand the value of digital destination marketing as an essential part of the marketing strategy. Now more than ever, digital destination marketing matters. Destination Management Organisations are facing high competition for tourism dollars.
Path Destination Management
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
We love to consult extensively with a prospective client and research their motivations so that we can fully understand who the event is aimed at and plan accordingly. Staff can be especially well-motivated by the prospect of a hard-earned break in an exotic locale. Managing Director, Path Destination Management.
MeetingsNet
MARCH 1, 2022
The last two years have been a massive challenge for the meetings industry, and few segments have suffered as much as destination management companies. Indeed, prospects were strong for European business for the DMCs under the Global DMC Partners umbrella.
Solimar International
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
What is the Role of Tourism Management and Governance? Tourism success largely depends on strategic management by governments and destination management organizations (DMOs). Most importantly, destinations must learn from their own and other industry mistakes by monitoring, reflecting, and improving current strategies.
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