Dana Communications

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Don’t make the mistake of equating wellness tourism to just another spa getaway. from 2015 to 2017—a rate twice that of tourism overall. New for 2022: Wellness tourism was clearly on the rise even before the pandemic struck. New for 2022: Wellness tourism was clearly on the rise even before the pandemic struck.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2018

During a summer semester at University of New Orleans, she was inspired to switch majors after taking Harsha Chacko’s course, “Intro to Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism.”. “He He is so passionate and knowledgeable about the tourism industry, I didn’t think twice about starting over,” she says.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 14, 2025

She brings over a decade of experience in public relations and marketing, and began with the Omni Rancho Las Palmas team in 2015 as a marketing manager, before moving to a senior marketing manager role.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2024

Jon Herr and Haewon Jang Jon Herr (left) and Haewon Jang (right) Herr is citywide sales executive and Jang is international tourism sales manager at Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau. Torres comes from The Confidante Miami Beach, where she worked in numerous roles since joining in 2015, most recently as director of commercial services.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2021

In 2015, a study by PKF Hospitality Research found that 1/3 of U.S. Voco was created in 2018 and currently has 19 properties around the globe in countries as varied as the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Australia and Austria. At the brand’s conception, the plan was to open around 200 hotels by 2028.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

He joined the organization in 2015, and since then, has worked as sports marketing and special events coordinator, and operations manager. Stewart is director of special event for Visit Panama City Beach in Florida.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Bringing over 35 years of experience in international tourism and hotel business, Arnold is an incredible choice to manage the hotels’ growth in a prime alpine destination. He founded the Northwest Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in 2015 to serve the Latino market’s business development.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Dubai Marks Progress in Tourism, Events and Sustainability in 2024 With nearly 15 million overnight visitors as of October 2024, Dubai has hit its stride as a top international destination for tourism, meetings and events. Read on for the latest in travel news, brought to you by Smart Travel.

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Solimar International

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Red, White, and New: Efforts to Boost Sustainable Tourism in Poland. Here at Solimar International, we work to increase and promote sustainable and regenerative tourism around the world. We know that every country has its own unique challenges in implementing effective sustainable tourism.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 25, 2023

1 in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Nashville was named No. During the pandemic-driven drought of meetings & events, Las Vegas doubled down on winning tourism which recovered faster, and certainly saw success there. Orlando has retained its #1 spot this year, after being named the “Top Destination” in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.

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Solimar International

AUGUST 5, 2021

A Tourism Improvement District (TID) is a revolutionary way to fund destination marketing programs. They are typically run by local businesses that collaborate and invest collectively to support the growth and development of their destination’s tourism industry. West Hollywood Tourism Improvement District Case Study.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 22, 2024

He has received numerous awards, including the Kimpton Shoptalk Team Award in 2015. He is an active community member, having served as president and board member of the Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce and board chair for Sonoma County Tourism during his former role. He has now taken a post with the Visit Oakland Board.

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Travel Daily Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The post GX: G Adventures and Planeterra celebrate community tourism summit success appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. G Adventures together with Planeterra – hosted the first annual World Community Tourism Summit, dubbed GX, on September 27, 2023 in Cusco Peru.

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Travel Daily Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

The post SATTE broadens appeal for 2015 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Indian travel trade show SATTE is expected to have a broader appeal next year, due to the new Indian government’s apparent focus on the tourism industry. SATTE 2014 attracted exhibitors from just 35 countries.

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Travel Daily Media

JULY 4, 2015

The post Record Indian participation at ATE 2015 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The Indian travel community attended this year’s Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE) in record numbers. The post Record Indian participation at ATE 2015 appeared first on Travel Daily.

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Travel Daily Media

JUNE 27, 2016

The post DWTC events generated AED 12 bn in 2015 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The 2015 annual report also focused on cross-sectoral impact of MICE events driving incremental value across tourism, travel, hospitality and entertainment industries, collectively supporting over 80,400 jobs.

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EHL Insights

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In the wake of the 2015 Paris accord and a global push for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, service organizations are at a crossroads. Services, especially in sectors like tourism, hospitality, financial and commercial banking, and retailers and food, are at the center of this puzzle.

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Travel Daily Media

MARCH 19, 2015

The post Thailand plans aggressive MICE push in 2015 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. One of the key campaigns in 2015 includes the second edition of ‘Spice Up Your Business Agenda’… [which is] aimed at attracting high quality MICE travellers to experience the strength of Thailand’s MICE industry.

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Travel Daily Media

MARCH 29, 2016

million visitors in 2015 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, deputy ruler of Dubai, UAE minister of finance and chairman of the Board of Dubai World Trade Centre Authority recently announced that Dubai World Trade Centre recorded a 12% year-on-year increase in traffic for 2015.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2018

In March, the Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism pumped the brakes on a new convention center that was proposed to be built in Australia’s capital city. Australia Forum was first pitched in 2015. What’s your ideal convention center personality type? Miami Beach Convention Center. The expansion will bring it to 1.4

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Considering the Impact Anti-DEI legislation has restricted some of her clients who work for state tourism offices from using language associated with DEI, said panelist Melissa Cherry, chief diversity and inclusion officer at Miles Partnership, where she leads the tourism and travel marketing firm’s DEI consulting practice.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 15, 2022

Brutus is a board member for US Virgin Island Hotel & Tourism Association, a role he’s held since 2015. Virgin Islands, Brutus is now director of sales and marketing for Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Puerto Rico. Tyler Landers.

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Solimar International

AUGUST 5, 2021

A Tourism Improvement District (TID) is a revolutionary way to fund destination marketing programs. They are typically run by local businesses that collaborate and invest collectively to support the growth and development of their destination’s tourism industry. West Hollywood Tourism Improvement District Case Study.

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Travel Daily Media

MAY 23, 2015

The post Tourism Toronto incentivises Indian MICE agents appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Tourism Toronto is offering new financial incentives to its Indian agency partners. Travel dates do not have to be within 2015, but bookings need to be confirmed before 10 December 2015.

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Travel Daily Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

The post Thai government commits to MICE tourism appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Thailand’s government has identified MICE as an “essential” part of the country’s tourism economy, and committed to its continued promotion. Thailand welcomed 1.09 MICE revenues rose in tandem, up 17.5%

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Travel Daily Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

The post Business travel decline hits Singapore tourism appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. A decline in business travel and MICE activity led to a significant drop in Singapore’s tourism revenues last year. billion (US$15.6bn) in 2015, down 6.8% year-on-year. Visitor arrivals actually increased 0.9%

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2023

A first-of-its-kind waste diversion policy to focus on reducing event waste launched in 2015, with additional enhancements that continue to increase its current 65% diversion rate. Here are some of those key initiatives: Each year, the OCC donates approximately 35,000 meals to local nonprofits to help address food scarcity in the city.

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Solimar International

JULY 14, 2021

The potential of social media in tourism is enormous. Facebook, Instagram, and other platforms are used in tourism for researching a destination, for connecting with staff to ask questions, and for sharing memories and pictures during and after the visit. A 2015 Dry Tortugas National Park social media campaign.

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Tourism eSchool

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Top 10 Tourism Website Marketing Fails and How to Fix. Building and managing a tourism website is a non-negotiable, foundational marketing tactic for all tourism businesses and should be your biggest and most important marketing investment. By Paige Rowett. Published on October 29, 2021. How to Fix. How to Fix.

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Travel Daily Media

JUNE 18, 2014

The post ADNEC focuses on Business Tourism appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. ADNEC holds seminar on Business Tourism. In line with this growing trend, Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) recently hosted a workshop titled ‘Together for a Better Business Tourism Sector’.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 15, 2022

Heather Goodman/Hawaii Tourism Authority). According to the International Transport Forum, CO2 emissions from transportation will increase by 16 percent by 2050 compared to levels in 2015. Visitors to the island can help plant trees through the state’s “Malama Hawaii” program. Greenmapping.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 10, 2023

Gilberto Tadday/TED) The iconic TED conference has been bringing its speakers and audience to Vancouver since 2015. Tourism is more than a hotel room and a few seats on an airplane — it’s your country and your economy and your community and your culture that come together. We worked really closely with TED and their process.

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Solimar International

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Southern Tanzania’s tourism is focused around sustainability. The African Wildlife Foundation is dedicated to implementing sustainable techniques in Tanzanian tourism, and has been implementing the Sustainability and Inclusion Strategy for Growth Corridors in Africa (SUSTAIN) since 2015.

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Crowdriff

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

As a savvy destination marketer, you’ve likely spent many hours building out your tourism marketing strategy. But a handful of your fellow DMOs have discovered some brilliant hacks to optimize their tourism marketing strategy online to turn more of those browsers into in-person visitors.

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Crowdriff

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

— CrowdRiff (@CrowdRiff) October 14, 2015. SoMeT15US #tourism pic.twitter.com/8l3KYJV58c. — Scott Caufield (@ScottCaufield) October 14, 2015. — Social Media Tourism (@SoMeTourism) November 2, 2015. — Tourism Kamloops (@TourismKamloops) October 15, 2015. Embrace Your Cliches. "Be

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Business Traveler USA

AUGUST 20, 2021

This was the first beachfront hotel to open in 1959, and it is regularly credited for being the birthplace of the island’s luxury tourism industry. It opened as the Aruba Caribbean Hotel and only became a Hilton in 2015. It is also the birthplace of the Aruba Ariba cocktail.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Gisela Marti has been hired to lead the marketing and tourism division as its new senior vice president. She has served as GMCVB’s vice president of marketing and tourism for the past seven years. She began at the organization as an associate vice president in tourism sales. Chris Riccardi.

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