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. He will draw on this expertise to identify, develop and execute sports tourism strategy in Baton Rouge.

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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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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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Smart Meetings

APRIL 8, 2022

Kim has been in events and luxury hospitality sales for 10 years and most recently worked at Highgate hospitality as its area account director for groups. Most recently, the 25-year hospitality veteran was executive vice president at Visit Huntington Beach. Dina Fenili Niekamp. Greg O’Dell. Washington Convention Center.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

Snow has extensive experience working in various sectors of the tourism industry, including convention and meeting sales and destination partner relations. In this role, Ushijima is responsible for leading all the luxury resort’s strategic sales initiatives in international markets, including Japan, China, Australia, Canada, and more.

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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

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Sandra Olivia Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club in Surfside, Florida, announces Oliva as director of marketing. She’s been with the company since 2011, most recently as director of sales and marketing at Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel on the French Riviera. Amanda Hills Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp.

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Travel Daily Media

JULY 15, 2019

The post PATA expands knowledge of the outbound Chinese MICE market appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. “A deeper understanding of the Chinese market” PATA CEO Dr. . “Valuable” “It was an honour to be invited by PATA to lead the HCD China Outbound Tourism workshop this time. .

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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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JANUARY 26, 2023

Phillips first joined the team in January 2018 as director of tourism promotion and strategic alliances, where she successfully worked to enhance Florida’s Historic Coast as a tourism and meetings destination. Cristina Muku JW Marriott Grosvenor House London has appointed Cristina Muku as director of sales and marketing.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2022

She achieved more than double her goal last fiscal year and has developed several new initiatives related to Visit OKC’s convention scene. Lindsay Vidrine has been promoted from vice president of destination marketing to senior vice president of destination marketing. Mario Thompson. Atlanta, and Baltimore. Victoria Berwick.

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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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MAY 26, 2022

Palacios has been a hospitality industry sales leader in the New York City area for more than 20 years. West Coast market. A hospitality and tourism industry veteran with more than 15 years of experience, Li previously worked for NYC & Company from 2017-2020. Rostana Wardak has been named regional director, West.

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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. Denece Laborde.

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DCI

JULY 14, 2022

While that’s good news for meeting planners, it’s a sign that destination marketing organizations and CVBs need to get back to work attracting the media actors who can tout the benefits of their convention centers and hotels to decision makers. And all it takes is some elevated public relations.

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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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MARCH 11, 2022

Signia by Hilton San Jose appointed Sarfraz general manager and promoted Hendricks to complex director of sales and marketing. Sarfraz brings over 15 years of hospitality experience to the property, most recently working for Hilton San Jose and Juniper Hotel Cupertino, Curio Collection by Hilton as general manager of both.

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