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ADMEI Welcomes Denise Malo, DMCP, as New Board President

ADMEI

ADMEI Welcomes Denise Malo, DMCP, as New Board President WIMBERLEY, Texas (19 March 2024) As the Destination Management industry evolves and experiences significant growth, the Association of Destination Management Executives International (ADMEI) remains committed to ensuring strong leadership that represents the diversity of DMCs worldwide.

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Smart Moves in Salt Lake City, Seattle and More

Smart Meetings

Bayan Sabermanesh Florida’s T he Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota named Sabermanesh executive assistant manager and director of operations, rooms. Sabermanesh began his career with The Ritz-Carlton in 2004 as a laundry valet for The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead in Atlanta. She has also worked as general manager for Hello! at CSI DMC.

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How New Orleans Recovered after a Natural Disaster

Smart Meetings

As an owner of a corporate destination management franchise in New Orleans, I saw the reality of ground zero as I worked to rebuild my business after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Jeff currently serves on the Board of Directors of Society of Hosts at Florida State University, which named him Alumnus of the Year in 2004.

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How has Social Media Changed the Tourism Industry?

Solimar International

Let’s rewind to 2004. Kayak–self-proclaimed pioneers of metasearch for travel–hit the stage in 2004, making it easier than ever for regular people to compare the growing number of internet sources on travel experiences and prices. Facebook was born in 2004 and had 50 million users by October 2006.

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Etihad Airways appoints new UK MICE manager

Travel Daily Media

His focus will be building strategic relations with key Abu Dhabi stakeholders such as the convention bureaus, convention centres, hotels, destination management companies as well as leading tourism organisations such as Tourism Australia and Etihad’s own destination management company, Hala Group.

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The Best Off-The-Beaten Track Experiences in Cape Town

inVOYAGE

English by birth, their CEO Richard first arrived in South Africa in the late 1990’s as part of a business consulting team but soon fell in love with the country and moved in search of a new adventure, founding Concepts Collection in 2004. And that’s where DMCs like Concepts Collection can really come on top.

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The Top US and Canadian Event Management Agencies for 2024

Bizzaboo

360 Destination Group Irvine, CA 360 Destination Group, the go-to destination management company for stress-free event planning, ensures seamless event management for incredible corporate experiences. Anomaly New York, NY Established in 2004, Anomaly is an exciting and innovative ‘new model’ agency.