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MAY 2, 2023

We’re also touching on what’s happening in the tour operator and hospitality spaces to give you a fuller picture of cannabis tourism. THC in CO As one of the first states to legalize recreational marijuana, Colorado has been riding the high of cannabis tourism for years. 117 or lkaniper@danacommunications.com today.

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Dana Communications

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Tourism trails are a powerful marketing tool that gives destinations the opportunity to showcase their best attractions and most unique experiences. Some questions that come into play when curating a tourism trail include: Is there a purpose? There’s a target market for everything, and tourism trails are no exception.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The September event brought destination marketers from Alaska to Texas to Riverside Hotel in Boise, Idaho, for networking, breakout sessions, a lesson in crisis communication and a taste (and a twirl) of downtown Boise’s booming Basque Cultural District. (If Top Trends Impacting Hospitality, Tourism and Events. Crisis Communication.

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Dana Communications

JANUARY 31, 2022

Retailers, small businesses, restaurants and more are leveraging UGC, and tourism is no different. So how is UGC beneficial to tourism? It’s no secret that authenticity is key to effective marketing—and utilizing UGC in tourism campaigns and social media is an easy way to achieve that and increase your brand’s credibility.

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Dana Communications

JANUARY 31, 2022

Retailers, small businesses, restaurants and more are leveraging UGC, and tourism is no different. So how is UGC beneficial to tourism? It’s no secret that authenticity is key to effective marketing—and utilizing UGC in tourism campaigns and social media is an easy way to achieve that and increase your brand’s credibility.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

During our webinar How to Get Your Organization Started on TikTok , we spoke with three tourism marketing professionals about their TikTok habits. This communicates that you care about their problem, and it moves the issue out of the spotlight for you to handle more privately.

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ETC Corporate

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The ‘Destination of Sustainable Cultural Tourism’ Awards enhance the visibility of European cultural tourism destinations, create a platform for sharing experience and knowledge and promotes networking between destinations. The 2021 is focused on the theme of ‘Regenerating European Tourism through Culture, Heritage and Creativity’.

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Dana Communications

JUNE 20, 2023

And what people are into frequently inspires their travel – creating a pop culture tourism boom. The post Pop Culture Tourism: Why Many Travelers Pop In For A Visit appeared first on Dana Communications. Today, pop culture embraces true crime podcasts, memes, and… Star Wars.” 117 or lkaniper@danacommunications.com today.

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Dana Communications

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The media experts at Dana are constantly on the lookout for what’s new and next to promote our travel, tourism and hospitality clients. Based on Brightline data, the industry average for the travel and tourism category is 0.79. The post Here’s What Has Our Media Team Excited Right Now appeared first on Dana Communications.

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Dana Communications

MARCH 10, 2025

Let Dana Communications do the work for you. Lets talk tourism. The post Deeper Dive: The Duplexities of Dupe Travel appeared first on Dana Communications. Let your market know youve got the same charisma that pricey parts of the globe do, and soon, vacationers will most likely be flocking to you.

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Dana Communications

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

We touched on this concept in Pop Culture Tourism and noted its continuing popularity in 12 Travel Trends Making Moves in 2024. Since the Field of Dreams Movie Site is literally located in the middle of a cornfield, the attraction partners with Travel Dubuque – a DMO located 26 miles to the east – for tourism promotion.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Fortunately, our Advance Travel and Tourism team of writers is never “at capacity,” and we are always welcoming of new content marketing clients. Our content marketing team takes pride in the communication that goes into each phase of creating travel and tourism content marketing.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

In a lot of ways, it takes so much communication and collaboration, so it’s a great analogy to the type of teamwork that people are doing in their businesses. Participants can choose the item they’ll make from a number of options, including bowls, ornaments, paperweights and—if you happen to be attending during Refract in October—pumpkins.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 27, 2025

The focus was on addressing current tourism challenges and providing targeted training for participants. AER wanted to create a strong network and encourage exchange between members and partners, moving away from competitive thinking toward a community of learning and sharing. At IMEX Koepelkerk venue was recommended.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2021

Smart Meetings loves recognizing talented hospitality professionals who will help the industry evolve as we get back to meeting, so when we heard that Destinations International had announced their 2021 30 Under 30 class from convention and visitors bureaus and tourism boards around the world, we wanted to get to know them better.

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Dana Communications

MARCH 31, 2025

At DANA, when we set out to launch the New Jersey Division of Travel and Tourisms new WOW campaign in a wow way, experiential marketing played a pivotal role. Team up with Dana Communications. appeared first on Dana Communications. In most cases, the audience can even attend virtually via their phone or tablet.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2025

Conway joined the team in 2010 at vice president, communications and public relations, before moving into the executive leadership team in 2017. She will now work to further enhance marketing and communication efforts and partner relations. She steps into the role following Jeff Millers retirement, who served in the role for 19 years.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2024

He brings over 30 years of experience in sales, marketing and hospitality to his new role, in which he will oversee an integrated sales, marketing and communications strategy for Highgate’s Hawaii portfolio. Kauffman takes on the role of regional director of communications.

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Dana Communications

AUGUST 22, 2023

As such, augmented ads have become a vital component of today’s most successful tourism campaigns. Savvy tourism marketers have responded with augmented ads. In the tourism realm, augmented ads and apps are not restricted to just lodging and destinations. Here we discuss a few of the ways AR really clicks with tourists.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

In a recent episode of Field Notes, host Eric sat down with Kyle Stichtenoth, Senior Director of Digital Sales and Strategy at Advanced Travel and Tourism, to explore the evolving landscape of travel marketing. The post Standing Out in a Crowded Space appeared first on Advance Travel & Tourism.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Becca has worked in travel & tourism for over two decades. Starting her career as a Tour Guide at her family business, Luray Caverns in beautiful Luray, Virginia in the picturesque Shenandoah Valley, then moving on to their Marketing and PR Department where her love of travel and tourism grew from there. She has her M.B.A.

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Dana Communications

MAY 16, 2023

A blend of tying the knot and tourism: the destination wedding. Couple up with Dana Communications, a proven leader in tourism marketing, strategic research, writing and expert design. The post Say “I Do” to These 5 Destination Wedding Guest Pain Point Remedies appeared first on Dana Communications. Reach your goals.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

AUGUST 22, 2023

In the dynamic landscape of modern marketing, effective communication among different organizational departments is vital to achieving coherent and impactful campaigns. This holds particularly true for the travel and tourism industry, where successful destination marketing requires collaboration between various teams.

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Dana Communications

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Private businesses Venezia Autentica and Fairbnb are proactively promoting more sustainable tourism. Machu Picchu…and its too-much tourism This UNESCO World Heritage site and “lost” city of the Incas has been a go-to for decades – between the 1980s and 2013, visitation exploded by 700%. New rules have also been put in place.

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Dana Communications

MARCH 31, 2021

Then the pandemic hit and tourism everywhere evaporated. As COVID-19 cases decline, vaccinations ramp up and travel restrictions are lifted worldwide, we predict that secondary city tourism will actually outperform visitation to the globe’s former first-tier destinations. What makes secondary city tourism such a force?

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Media Studies. Her degree has helped her be able to network with others in the mass communications field. The post Team Spotlight: Brittany appeared first on Advance Travel and Tourism.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Mildred Amon Mildred Amon Amon is the new director of marketing communication at Alma Resort in Cam Ranh, in southern Vietnam. Chris Achacoso Chris Achacoso Achacoso rejoins Tourism Australia as business development manager in their special business unit Business Events Australia.

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Dana Communications

JUNE 6, 2023

Whether travelers are looking to take a deep dive into a new culture through their taste buds with an authentic Thai cooking class in Chiang Mai, take a course to expand their knowledge of art in France on a scavenger hunt through the Louvre or just explore and discover a new place with itineraries a la carte; educational tourism can get them there.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Sales teams can better clue marketing into the target buyer, and marketing can better communicate their process. When both departments work together, communication with and to the customer improves. If you want to cover all bases in your travel marketing strategies , make sure sales and marketing are communicating.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 10, 2024

28-30, Destinations International (DI) held its 2024 Social Inclusion Summit in Spokane, Washington, where they shared insights and resources around inclusion in the travel and tourism industry. Planners can focus on integrating inclusive practices at every stagefrom venue selection, programming and communications to execution.

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Dana Communications

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

This can include providing staff with information about neurodiversity, teaching them how to communicate effectively and showing them how to provide additional support as needed. This, in turn, can attract more neurodivergent travelers and build a fun and engaging community in your establishment.

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Dana Communications

OCTOBER 28, 2021

What is gamification in tourism? paired with game design elements (such as established rules, point systems and reward levels) to entice interaction with your tourism brand in a manner that is simultaneously entertaining for your audience and impactful in achieving your goals. Why should I use it?

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 8, 2024

Sam Newton Sam Newton, Louisville Tourism Newton is Louisville Tourism ’s first-ever Airport Welcome Center Manager. Mary Haban Mary Haban, Visit Tampa Bay Haban joins Visit Tampa Bay as vice president of global communications. Most recently, he served as senior manager of operations at Frazier History Museum.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 7, 2024

As vice president of communications, Smith will draw on his over two decades of experience in strategic communications and corporate affairs to lead the organization’s global communications strategy, enhance its brand and extend its reach and impact across the tourism industry.

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Dana Communications

APRIL 25, 2022

By creating a program that allows local tourism and hospitality partners to buy into a campaign to co-promote their offerings with travel to your destination, you increase your marketing funds and reap the five surefire benefits detailed below. Enter…co-op marketing! Never-Ending Stories. Asset Amassment.

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Dana Communications

JANUARY 17, 2023

At Dana Communications, our award-winning travel and tourism agency is dedicated to adventures great and small, inspiring journeys, resort stays and itineraries that fit into everyone’s schedule, even yours. The post Microadventures: The 16-Hour Travel Trend appeared first on Dana Communications.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Helman has been appointed director of Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau (VBCVB) in Virginia and Townsend appointed its vice president of marketing and communications. With over 20 years in sports tourism and management, Helman helped to launch the sports division of VBCVB in 1999. Amanda Parsons and Matt Ojinaga.

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