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What is a Destination Management Organization (DMO) and Why Should Destinations Care?

Solimar International

All global destinations compete for visitors and money. They need the support of destination management organizations (DMOs) to help market, manage, succeed. DMO stands for destination management organization, though these are often referred to as destination marketing organizations. But how and why?

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What Does Destination Management Mean and Look Like in Practice?

Solimar International

Destination management is the process in which Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs) work with stakeholders to increase development of the tourism sector, gain more tourists, address challenges, and bring more benefit to the local community.

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A Destination Management Organization’s Success as Catalyst in the Sugar River Region

Solimar International

What is a DMO, and how is it used to develop a community into a tourist destination? To begin examining the success of Discover Sugar River Region as a Destination Management Organization (DMO), we must first discuss what a DMO is and how it can be used as a community catalyst.

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Destination Management Companies: How Travel Agencies Can Tap Into DMC Potential

AltexSoft Travel

The travel service market operates on a large scale. Online and offline travel agencies provide a wide selection of services to a wide range of audiences, so they rarely have control over the resources at the immediate destination. These niche players offer a lot of opportunities for travel agencies. Who does then?

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Smart Moves at Seattle Convention Center, Atlantis Resorts and More

Smart Meetings

billion Mercedes-Benz Stadium, led to her overseeing the development and implementation of three phases of strategic planning that reshaped culture, internal governance and future growth. Jon Hixon Jon Hixon, Travel Portland Hixon is appointed as senior vice president of business strategy for Travel Portland.

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11 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a DMC

ADMEI

To simplify the process, save money, and eliminate stress, consider hiring a Destination Management Company. Ask the Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) or Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) in the city or cities where the program will be to provide their three top DMC recommendations. Are you an accredited DMC?

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Marrakesh is Set for Recovery Following Morocco Earthquake

Smart Meetings

TRUMARKETING is a boutique sales and marketing firm representing tourist boards, destination management companies (DMCs) and hotel partners around the globe in promotional and sales campaigns. The government’s repair efforts are centered mainly in the Atlas countryside villages which saw the extent of the damage.