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Smart Moves in Salt Lake City, Seattle and More

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Rebekah Courtney Courtney is convention sales manager for Louisville Tourism. Sabermanesh began his career with The Ritz-Carlton in 2004 as a laundry valet for The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead in Atlanta. While at Montage, Guzzetta also worked as director of Hearts of Montage, a volunteer organization that fundraises for the local community.

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Smart Moves in Lahaina, Tampa and More

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Louisville Tourism promoted Lloyd to senior housing services manager. In 2004, Lloyd joined her current DMO and served most recently as its housing services manager. With almost a decade of hospitality experience, she has been sales and events manager at Zemi Beach House in Anguilla and gained marketing experience at Hotel St.

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How New Orleans Recovered after a Natural Disaster

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Welcome Empathy Tourism. Hotels, destination management companies, tourism-dependent restaurants and New Orleans & Company issued press releases, contributed articles and leveraged every conceivable marketing channels to tell the story of a reborn city.

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How has Social Media Changed the Tourism Industry?

Solimar International

The tourism industry looked very different merely 10 years ago. Read on to learn the history of how social media changed the tourism industry. The tourism industry before social media. Let’s rewind to 2004. They decide to go on the trip, making their payments to tourism businesses to book flights, hotels, and activities.

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Toronto is a city of remixed visions, values, and creation.

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In addition to the facility’s GREENSmart initiative, which started in 2004 and focuses on implementing sustainable development practices across the site, its Enercare Centre and Beanfield Centre venues have earned LEED Platinum and Silver certification, respectively. The entire facility has signed the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge.

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How Climate Change Affects the Travel Industry

Dana Communications

Additional popular tourism destinations adversely affected by rising sea levels include Venice, Bangkok and, closer to home, Miami and New Orleans. A deadly tsunami hit popular tourist destinations throughout Asia, killing 230,000 holidaymakers and residents in 2004. Heating Up Theres no doubt about it.

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Smart Moves in Quebec, Baja California and More

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Ivey is now president of Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp (NCVC) and brings nearly 30 years of experience in management, music and tourism. Scheiderer was previously senior sales manager of business development and customer engagement at Visit Indy, Indianapolis’s tourism bureau. Deana Ivey. Adam Gollub.