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Smart Moves at Travel Portland, Metro Toronto Convention Center and More

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Megan Conway Megan Conway, Travel Portland Travel Portland has named Conway as president and CEO, promoting her from her earlier role as chief strategy officer. Conway joined the team in 2010 at vice president, communications and public relations, before moving into the executive leadership team in 2017.

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Traveling with a Purpose: Marketing Strategies Supporting Charitable Causes

Dana Communications

To engage younger demographics, try promoting cause marketing campaigns on social media. The company sponsors a variety of drives and collections that support various interests, and its Destination Grants Program funds efforts that focus on the conservation or cultural/historical preservation of places their guests travel to around the world.

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Overtourism Management & Solutions: Where More Isn’t Better

Dana Communications

Venice…and its volume of visitors As a bucket list destination for generations of travelers, Venice has seen the downside of overtourism. Private businesses Venezia Autentica and Fairbnb are proactively promoting more sustainable tourism. In 2017 alone, the city welcomed 36 million international visitors.

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How Technology Can Help Us Build a Greener Events Industry

Smart Meetings

It provides us with the opportunity to not only protect the environment, but to ensure that we are contributing and promoting the well-being of people long beyond our event. This includes everything from attendee and crew travel to the transportation of equipment to the event.

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Smart Moves in South Carolina, Missouri and More

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Travel Association, Meetings Mean Business Coalition, PCMA Education Foundation and Chautauqua Institution in New York. The Gant Aspen in Colorado promoted DiBernardo to sales manager. Peckinpaugh has also held board and leadership committee positions at U.S. Kimberly McCarden Foster, CTE. Bree DiBernardo.

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Election Results: What the Mid-Terms Meant for Events

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Jackson Hole Travel & Tourism Board Executive Director Kate Sollitt called the measure vital to providing fire, emergency medical care, maintenance, parks and other critical services to visitors and locals alike. The lodging tax has been in place since 2010. Voters in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, renewed a 2 percent hotel occupancy tax.

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7 Smart Moves—at Experience Columbus, Casa Velas and More

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She been with Velas Resorts since 2010, most recently as director of groups and conventions at Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit. Height previously oversaw incentive travel programs and meetings as an account manager for Galactic Performance Solutions in Arlington, Texas. He’s a member of PCMA Capital Chapter and MPI Potomac Chapter.

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