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Smart Moves in Hawaii, Las Vegas and More

Smart Meetings

Gardner has more than 13 years working in hospitality sales and marketing—specifically with independent hotels—most recently as regional vice president of sales for Oxford Collection Hotels. Chris White Fairmont Scottsdale Princess has named White director of sales and marketing. based in Bellevue, Washington.

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West Coast DMOs Rollout Alliance

Smart Meetings

The pandemic has been a very rough time for the nation’s destination marketing organizations , as it has for the hospitality and meetings industry as a whole. A total of 15 DMOs—second- and third-tier markets, but also majors like L.A. On the West Coast, at least, their response has been unprecedented: working together.

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Smart Moves in Reno, Paradise Coast and More

Smart Meetings

He brings over 30 years of expertise in the travel and tourism industry and has served in executive roles local to the region for 15 years. Peter Falke Peter Falke, Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal Falke takes on the role of director of sales and marketing for Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal.

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Bouncing Back: Tourism After a Natural Disaster

Dana Communications

Once these needs are met, recovery marketing efforts step in – through agencies and Direct Marketing Organizations (DMOs) with clear-cut messaging that tactfully acknowledges the devastation. Let travelers know about business re-openings, improvements and steps being taken to make the destination more resilient in the future.

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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. Often, companies facing difficult financial times cut back on travel, as they somehow view it as a discretionary expense. Welcome Empathy Tourism.

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3 Big Ideas from DMA West’s Education Summit

Smart Meetings

AI, inclusive travel and an engaged workforce were top of mind in Lake Tahoe DMA West took to the new Tahoe Blue Event Center in Stateline, Nevada, this October for its 2023 Education Summit & Vendor Showcase. His reunion came shortly after the public introduction of Facebook, which launched in 2005.

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How Did You Get Started in the Events Industry?

Endless Events

I was building websites and was able to find a way to make money doing that for a guy who had a marketing company and was also the dean at our local college of communications.” . I spoke there for the first time in 2005 or 2006 and had a good 12-year run on the show. Come 1993, and I was getting into web design. Network Early. “Be

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