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How A Destination Management Company Will Help Your Corporate Event

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Your destination management company and travel agent will need to know all the specific activities you have in mind. This is particularly important if you’re working with a destination management company or travel agent. DMCs collaborate with trusted travel agents to book flights and conduct airport pickups and drops.

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Smart Moves in Miami Beach, Denver and More

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Richard Oshiro Richard Oshiro is the inaugural regional sales manager for MacNaughton, a family-owned hospitality investment, development and management firm based in Honolulu. In this new position, Oshiro focuses on the wholesale, military, groups and travel agent markets for Lotus Honolulu at Diamond Head , Waikiki Malia and Hotel Renew.

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Smart Moves in San Diego, New York and More

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She will draw on her 16 years of experience in senior hospitality management roles to oversee and manage all of the hotel’s daily operations. She brings over two decades of experience in the hospitality industry as well as a special connection to the location, having grown up in Oahu.

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Navigating Cultural Differences: Effective Strategies for Managing Guests in a Foreign Destination

Traveler's Q

Your destination management company and travel agent will need to know all the specific activities you have in mind, the duration of each activity, and any equipment or resources that will be required. This is particularly important if you’re working with a destination management company or travel agent.

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31st Travel Tour Expo set Feb 2 – 4 at SMX

Travel Daily Media

Get your travel mode on as the 31st Travel Tour Expo (TTE) 2024 and the ninth International Travel Trade Expo 2024 will once again wow the crowd with unprecedented travel packages, on Feb. 2 to 4, at the SMX Convention Center Manila, Pasay City. Chiong, TTE 2024 chairperson.

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The 5 Surefire Benefits of Co-Op Marketing Programs for Destinations

Dana Communications

For DMOs and CVBs promoting their own corner of the world to travelers, it may sometimes seem like the budget you’re granted just isn’t enough to accomplish all of your goals. Enter…co-op marketing! Never-Ending Stories.

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Meeting Planners Unite Sets 2019 Agenda

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Three weeks after Hyatt Corporation confirmed that it would cut planner commissions, thereby following the lead of three other large hospitality companies, Meeting Planners Unite held its first conference in Washington, D.C. Augmented Income Streams. MPU’s leadership is also focused on negotiating for new sources of revenue for planners.

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