DCI

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Tourism awards given by media and industry associations can do for destinations what Oscar nods do for movies and Grammy’s do for songs. Furthermore, many tourism awards come from votes by industry leaders and consumers, while others require a small fee to enter. And it certainly didn’t hurt her career.

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Interface Tourism Spain

JULY 10, 2023

The Positive Impact of Green Tourism in Africa All the news Back to newsroom Green tourism in Africa positively impacts biodiversity conservation, ecosystem protection, employment, environmental awareness, cultural preservation, and economic development, providing a sustainable solution for the continent’s growth.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

AUGUST 22, 2023

This holds particularly true for the travel and tourism industry, where successful destination marketing requires collaboration between various teams. When the CEO is familiar with the content plan, they can provide valuable insights, ensuring that the marketing strategies align with the organization’s overall goals.

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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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Smart Meetings

APRIL 11, 2023

An incentive destination for the new generation Any time a hit television show features a distinct destination, meeting professionals get interested and the tourism industry of that location gets a real boost. An organic farm is on the premises as well as farmers market and Aleenta’s Beach Café. Why Thailand for incentives?

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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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Advanced Travel and Tourism

AUGUST 22, 2023

This holds particularly true for the travel and tourism industry, where successful destination marketing requires collaboration between various teams. When the CEO is familiar with the content plan, they can provide valuable insights, ensuring that the marketing strategies align with the organization’s overall goals.

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Travel Daily Media

AUGUST 29, 2023

The Chinese market is traditionally one of the most significant markets to the Maldives tourism industry. The partnership is one of the highlights of the roadmap prepared by MMPRC to raise awareness for the Maldives as a leading tourism destination for the outbound travel market in China. market share of incoming arrivals.

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Convene by PCMA

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 his new role, Doane will oversee all disciplines within marketing, including brand and tactical marketing, public relations, partnerships, social media, and digital platforms.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Kate Yordi Kate Yordi, Visit Mesa Visit Mesa , the regional destination marketing organization for Mesa, Arizona, has expanded its team with the promotion of Yordi. He later transitioned to general manager roles, having most recently served as General Manager of the NoMo Soho.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

AUGUST 22, 2023

This holds particularly true for the travel and tourism industry, where successful destination marketing requires collaboration between various teams. When the CEO is familiar with the content plan, they can provide valuable insights, ensuring that the marketing strategies align with the organization’s overall goals.

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DCI

MARCH 22, 2023

and the globe are facing as they navigate workforce and skill set shortages, in 2022, DCI officially designated Talent Attraction its third practice area after 62 years of specializing in economic development and tourism marketing aimed at helping destinations around the world attract business investment and visitors to spur economic growth.

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DCI

MAY 25, 2023

Be Open to Everything – Especially A Career in Tourism Be prepared for anything because you can never fully predict where your professional life will go. As Elizabeth Borsting, an account manager at DCI, noted, “I really was unaware of all the opportunities available in Public Relations, from food and wine to travel and tourism.”

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DCI

JULY 25, 2022

economic development and tourism were no exception. As we reflect on the past two years, five themes emerged as action items for economic development organizations and destination marketing organizations to consider in their DE&I efforts. . Commit to Accountability. Never Stop Learning. Prioritize Representation.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau (Visit OKC) has promoted staff members within the organization. She achieved more than double her goal last fiscal year and has developed several new initiatives related to Visit OKC’s convention scene. Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where. Mario Thompson.

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Travel Daily Media

JULY 15, 2019

Travel and tourism industry pro’s seeking to expand their knowledge of the industry now have a better understanding of the Chinese outbound tourism and MICE market after attending the two-day PATAcademy-HCD workshop organized by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) from July 1-2, 2019.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 8, 2022

Choose Chicago named Osmond president and CEO of its organization, making her the first woman to hold the role in the Chicago DMO’s history. Lora has been with the hotels for 12 years, beginning her career at The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale as its public relations manager. Lynn Osmond. Regis Beijing. Von DeLuna.

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Rob Gard A closing event held at a historic off-site venue during the annual PRSA (Public Relations Society of America) Travel & Tourism 2023 Section Conference, which Convene attended in late June, gave Destination Madison a chance to demonstrate that expertise. “We

Media 52

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 6, 2022

I’ve had my ear to the ground during the nearly first quarter of the year and have aggregated the following advice and insights from organizers who have planned, produced, supported and/or marketed successful 2022 events. (Courtesy of International Housewares Association). Kimberly Hardcastle-Geddes. Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 15, 2021

Fulvi has served as president and CEO since 2018, when he joined the organization from VisitPITTSBURGH. 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.

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Convene by PCMA

MAY 26, 2022

A hospitality and tourism industry veteran with more than 15 years of experience, Li previously worked for NYC & Company from 2017-2020. She returned to the organization in February after nearly three years at the Long Island CVB. Prior to joining NYC & Company, she worked in the hotel industry for more than 10 years.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 10, 2022

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. He previously served as communications and public relations director. Laura Gonzalez and Kelly Sanderson.

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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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DCI

JUNE 14, 2021

The travel PR realities facing tourism professionals these days are new, sometimes daunting, but also potentially exciting. Destination marketing organizations worldwide dropped both their agencies and employees who worked to promote them given that travel was at a standstill. Bye-bye budgets. Big news for small groups.

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Travel Travel Media Public Relations 69

DCI

JULY 19, 2021

For the unfiltered outsider perspective for tourism brands, we survey past and potential visitors, as well as meeting planners, tour operators, airline executives and travel advisors. Their work resulted in thousands of inquiries from talent and spiked traffic in both Vermont’s tourism and economic development sites.

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DCI

JANUARY 27, 2022

The “most wanted” media targets for destination marketing organizations often include the same travel-oriented titles… Afar , Condé Nast Traveler and Travel+Leisure. Dedicated travel publications aren’t going anywhere, unless you’re an inflight magazine. .

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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. The organization used both traditional and social media marketing to promote the new website, and build an online following. “We

Social Media 52

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Convene by PCMA

MAY 1, 2024

He has been an integral member of the organization’s leadership team for 18 years, most recently serving as executive vice president. 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.

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Crowdriff

JANUARY 21, 2019

Websites are well-known to be the average tourism marketer’s single most important piece of digital content. Here are five digital spaces that we are keeping on our radar as key channels for tourism marketers in 2019: 1| Google Maps. One of particular importance to tourism marketers is Google Maps. 4| Facebook Live.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 11, 2022

A dedicated sustainability advocate, Megson also helped launch Isla, a sustainability-focused events organization, and was a leader on its Board of Directors. Megson has spent more than two decades leading independent and global agencies throughout the U.K. Jimmy Sarfraz and Catherine Hendricks. Katharine Degoma and Anna Jaszczyk.

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