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Event Profs Slated for Upgrades with New Certifications, Training Programs

Smart Meetings

Training programs are upping the event planning standard. Global DMC Partners (GDP), the network of independently owned destination management companies, launched GDP University. Read More : Certified Wellness Training Launched by ALHI and Delos Partnership. GDP University. The Certification Process.

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A Digital Future in Destination Management: Technology and Innovation for DMOs in 2025

Solimar International

The Role of DMOs in Shaping the Future of Tourism Destination Management Organizations (DMOs) are the backbone of regional tourism, acting as the strategic coordinators and stewards of many visitor economies worldwide. In this section, well explore four foundational technologies transforming the future of destination management.

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Destinations Skill-up to Support Meetings Industry Advances

Smart Meetings

More than 1,300 representatives from convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs) across North America and the world (600 of them first-time attendees) started arriving last week to take classes on everything from budgets and economic development to marketing and leadership as part of their Certified Destination Management Executive (CDME) training.

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Q&A: What Does an Event Planner Do?

Social Tables

They send prospective event venues, hotels, and vendors the details of their upcoming event, and request a quote for the products or services required. A variety of classes, courses, and training opportunities are available for new and experienced event planners. Certified in Exhibition Management (CEM). Coursework.

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Destination Success – the Factors and Actors

Solimar International

What is the Role of Tourism Management and Governance? Tourism success largely depends on strategic management by governments and destination management organizations (DMOs). Most importantly, destinations must learn from their own and other industry mistakes by monitoring, reflecting, and improving current strategies.

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Sustaining the Resilience of Community-Based Tourism Initiatives in Brazil

Solimar International

Quilombo Ivaporunduva: A Hub of Sustainable Development Throughout the 1990s, the Association welcomed new prospects of income generation to complement the revenue derived from small-scale sustainable farming, which still is their main economic activity. Interested in how we can help you with Destination Management Organizations?

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Dariel Curren on the Benefits of EDO-DMO Collaboration and Smart Place Branding Initiatives for The Place Brand Observer

DCI

For our economic development clients, we survey corporate executives in targeted industries and site selection consultants, as well as prospective talent from prime feeder markets. This is true for destinations around the world. This brought more international visitors to smaller seaside communities, which was good for their economies.