Smart Meetings

MAY 3, 2024

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. He served as vice president of sales for RSCVA since 2017 and is a third-generation Nevadan. Cory Rosenberg Cory Rosenberg, PRA Rosenberg joins PRA as regional vice president.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Created in partnership with the Events Industry Council (EIC), IMEX, Hilton, MPI Foundation and PCMA Education Foundation, the study combines the findings of multiple, national-level studies conducted on behalf of the World Travel and Tourism Council, and models formulated by Oxford Economics. EIC calls the study a critical tool.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

JULY 26, 2024

Remember, Safari and Firefox started blocking third-party cookies back in 2017. Join Advance Travel and Tourism as they demystify what’s happening to third-party cookies and how that impacts marketers. The post The Cookie Rollercoaster Continues appeared first on Advance Travel and Tourism. Our industry is evolving.

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Solimar International

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Many people around the world, specifically in the west, have never heard of this destination, so putting it on the map with a tourism development project necessitates a unique formula of design and implementation. This case study explores the process of setting up a tourism development project for Cox’s Bazar.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 4, 2021

Bennett has been promoted to executive vice president for Louisville Tourism in Kentucky, effective July 1; Bennett was formerly senior vice president of convention development. Before joining Louisville Tourism, Bennett was director of sales for Global Experience Specialists. Doug Bennett, CASE.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Hospitality, Tourism Industries Combat Climate Change. Measures in sustainability have been implemented across the board in tourism and hospitality industries, from more sustainable forms of travel to eco-friendly practices at hotels and meetings venues. Read More : Healthy World: Is Net-zero Enough? Local Government Takes Action.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 20, 2021

Before Choose Chicago , Whitaker was president and CEO for Destination Toronto (formerly Tourism Toronto), during which the DMO was voted North America’s best CVB and convention center in a poll of more than 650 meeting planners. He previously worked at GMCVB for 17 years, in roles such as executive vice president and chief marketing officer.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 24, 2024

She has been with Visit Greater Palm Springs in 2017, most recently holding the position of senior director of community engagement. In addition, she will lead the promotion of a Group Sales action plan to deliver value to Santa Ynez Valley’s customers and additional group business to the organization’s tourism partners.

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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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Solimar International

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

World Tourism Day is here! The 2021 theme chosen by the World Tourism Organization is “Tourism for Inclusive Growth”. In this blog post, We’ll explore the origins of World Tourism Day, and the goals being set for the future. What is World Tourism Day? What is World Tourism Day? Every year on 27th September.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

A post shared by Oinkari Basque Dancers (@oinkariboise) on Jul 29, 2017 at 3:19pm PDT. Top Trends Impacting Hospitality, Tourism and Events. Wellness trips are up 200 percent as compared to 2017. (If you didn’t know, now you do.). View this post on Instagram. Here are takeaways every meeting professional can benefit from.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Stewart has received various accolades and designations, such as the Florida Festivals and Events Emerging Leader Award, the Sports Tourism Strategist designation from Sports ETA and a Professional in Destination Management designation. Jakob Wahl. Wahl will be president and CEO of IAAPA , effective Jan. Jordan Steffan.

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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

JUNE 22, 2021

Destinations International (DI) unveiled its 2021 Hall of Fame inductees and Destination Organization Leadership Award recipient.

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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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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 8, 2018

8, 2017, turned into an inferno when winds picked up that night. However, from a meetings, events and tourism perspective, very few venues were lost and 90 percent of the grapes had already been harvested for the season. Napa Valley Film Festival 2017 photo by Bob McClenahan. The Show Must Go on. This year, it takes place Oct.

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Solimar International

JULY 19, 2023

Green Investments in Tourism: Unlocking Opportunities and Experiences for Sustainable Growth (World Tourism Day 2023) Green investments in the tourism industry are crucial as we move farther away from the pandemic, as many consumer preferences have shifted to become more eco-friendly.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2022

Regis Atlanta, and entered the digital side of things in 2017 when he got into Ethereum (or ETH [pronounced “eeth”]). Read More : Mark Zuckerberg Weighs in on Future of Virtual Reality Tourism. MH’s CEO Tommy Farr has been in hospitality and F&B for 14 years, starting at St. Blockchain was what engaged me in the crypto world.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Visit Houston President and CEO Mike Waterman described the first months of 2017 as “bad ass.” Philanthropic tourism became a marketing message, with CSR opportunities to give back to the community a popular addition to group agendas. 1, 2017, shots rang out for 10 minutes straight, killing 58 people and injuring 851.

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The MICE Blog

AUGUST 12, 2024

This is a leading sustainability standard in the hospitality and tourism industry.’ A Benchmark Event: The 2017 InterContinental Hotel Group General Managers Conference at InterContinental Berlin Maria told me about one of the most memorable events for InterContinental Berlin.

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Travel Daily Media

JUNE 10, 2024

The post Philippines to host the 1st ever UN Tourism Gastronomy Forum appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. And while one can virtually gain familiarity with various tastes and dishes from all over the world, nothing beats savoring the actual thing bite by bite.

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Solimar International

AUGUST 11, 2023

The ominous warning signs of climate change have accelerated our desire for ”last chance tourism,” driving us to observe animals and landscapes in danger–and to do our part to protect those ecosystems. Conservation tourism emerged from the 1950s conservation movement, originally aimed at protecting “nature from people.”

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Tourism eSchool

JANUARY 10, 2023

Does your Tourism brand have a YouTube channel but you haven’t looked at it in awhile? So you can see YouTube has the attention of your potential customers, but where does it fit in with the marketing of your tourism brand? This would be any up-to-date, professional videos of your Tourism Business or Destination. New to YouTube?

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Solimar International

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Learn about sustainable tourism in Slovenia, Europe’s hidden gem. Here at Solimar, we pride ourselves on being experts in sustainable tourism. We’ve consulted with destinations on their tourism strategies all across the world, from distant Nepal to Timor-Leste to local West Virginia. Photo by author, Stephanie Gerson.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2021

In 2017, Choice Hotels International Inc., The conversion trend itself goes beyond just converting existing hotels into brands owned by hospitality conglomerates. Some properties are converting buildings which previously served other purposes. for instance, began looking to convert vacant Washington, D.C.-

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The MICE Blog

AUGUST 17, 2020

‘My vision was to change tourism’. ‘I When I was living with my family in the Canary Islands, where I grew up, my father was a managing director of a hospitality company, so my dream was to set up the tourism company of the future. My vision was to change tourism. My vision was to change tourism.

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Solimar International

JULY 22, 2022

In part one of this series, we discussed how tourism and climate change are inextricably linked. Nature-based tourism is becoming increasingly vulnerable to changing weather patterns, while the nature of tourism itself contributes 8% of global emissions.

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Tourism eSchool

MARCH 17, 2023

Home Destinations Transforming Community Sentiment Towards Tourism By Nic Cooper, Regenerative Tourism Specialist Published on March 18, 2023 What happens when a community turns it back on tourism? In some circumstances communities have taken matters into their own hands and put up fierce resistant to visitors.

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Crowdriff

APRIL 13, 2017

Today, we’re excited to announce the inaugural 2017 VIZZI Awards! We want to promote great visual storytelling and recognize travel and tourism brands who are using visuals to attract and engage their audiences in creative and impactful ways. Visuals are the language of the digital era.

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Travel Daily Media

AUGUST 25, 2022

Ashwin Gunasekeran, the CEO of Penang Convention and Exhibition Bureau (PCEB ) said that Penang has been actively engaging with India since 2017 as its one of the fastest growing markets for Penang. The post PCEB to host its annual roadshow in India in 2023: Gunasekeran appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily.

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Dana Communications

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Additional popular tourism destinations adversely affected by rising sea levels include Venice, Bangkok and, closer to home, Miami and New Orleans. Hurricane Maria (a Category 4 storm) caused such catastrophic damage to Puerto Rico in 2017 that it was considered a humanitarian crisis.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 26, 2023

Clean, Safe and Welcoming One organization leading the way in the recovery of tourism in the Pacific Northwest is the Downtown Seattle Association , which has made great strides in rebuilding the region’s momentum through an extensive plan that returned Seattle to its past splendor. News and World Report,” he says.

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Tourism eSchool

AUGUST 8, 2021

How does this change the way we market tourism brands? Map their Journey with your tourism brand. Typically, a SME tourism businesses will be trying to attract 1, maybe 2 Customer Personas, whereas a destination can have up to 3-5. Goals can be really simple such as: Dreaming – Decide on where to go on their next holiday.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 22, 2024

February 2017. Finally, Ensemble Hospitality has debuted a new eco-friendly tourism program, “Sustainable Travel with Ensemble.” Beach pollution at Kuta beach, Bali. credit: Shutterstock The central goal is for a 60% reduction in the production of plastics by 2040 to lead to the larger goal of a plastic-free future.

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Crowdriff

OCTOBER 14, 2017

CrowdRiff was pleased to be invited to present a session at the Caribbean Tourism Organizations’s 2017 State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC) in sunny Grenada last week.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2019

The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) and its agency, Olson, came together in 2016 to create the “A Curious Place” campaign following a successful advertising campaign three years earlier. “Where else in the world can one dance with stingrays in the morning, meet a Blue Iguana in the afternoon and feast on 5-star cuisine at night?”

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Brand USA IMAX international tourism. Brand USA says 172,000 international visitors will travel to the United States because of the DMO’s latest effort to boost sagging overseas tourism in the country.

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