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Join your destination peers, associations and business events strategists for a weeklong experience curated with client meetings and exciting events to celebrate industry visionaries! The week will be dedicated to community, commerce, content, awards and advocacy uniting the global business events industry and to reinforce the power of business events to advance economies and social good.
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Convention Sales & Services Summit
Wednesday, March 23
IAEE's Women's Leadership Forum
Thursday, March 24
PCMA Foundation's Visionary Awards
Thursday, March 24
Destination Showcase
Friday, March 25
Who We Are
Destinations International strives to make our members and their destinations successful. As the world's largest and most reliable resource for destination organizations, we inform, connect, inspire and educate our members with the goal to drive destination economic impact, job creation, community sustainability and quality of life through travel.
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Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Destinations International recognizes and advocates the importance of cultivating a unified travel industry where everyone is welcome, where there is equitable access for all, and to help reshape existing power structures so that systemically marginalized voices and perspectives are heard and valued.
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Anne Daly Heller 30 Under 30 Scholars Fund

Anne Daly Heller was Publisher and Executive Editor of USAE as well as a lifetime supporter of the tourism, hospitality and association industries. In her final days, Anne expressed the wish that, in lieu of flowers, donations in her name should be made to the newly established Destinations International Anne Daly Heller USAE 30 Under 30 Scholars Fund.

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EDUCATION

Destinations International is the definitive resource for professional development and destination management.

Certification (CDME)
Explore our CDME program to help prepare senior level executives who want to advance their careers.
Professional Development
The premier source for professional development programs that is accessible, offers value and relevant to the needs of the industry.
Upcoming Events
Learn and network with peers within your discipline
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Sign up to Serve on a Committee or Task Force

Destinations International and the Destinations International Foundation are driven by volunteer leadership. Now is your opportunity to help shape the future of our industry by signing up for a committee or task force.

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Discuss on the Online Community

Connect with professionals from across the industry. Find users from your region or job title or join a discussion group to discuss how you can advocate for yourself in your community..
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Advocacy Discussions
Access to the Online Community is an exclusive benefit to all staff from member organizations of Destinations International. Use your member login to access the discussions, or contact us if you need assistance.

ADVOCACY

Resources to advocate for travel, the importance of destination organizations and their work in their local communities.

Community Shared Value
Focus on becoming a community asset focusing on residents as your customers.
Tourism Lexicon
Words matter in politics, and they need to be chosen carefully to carry an emotional connection to people’s values and the values of our industry.
Architects of Destination Advocacy
A podcast for advocates in the tourism sector and the stories of tackling the biggest issues in the industry.
Advocacy Blog
Destinations International staff and collaborators share perspectives on timely topics in advocacy.
Advocacy Library
Browse the full collection of advocacy resources including research, case studies, and links.
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By the Numbers
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ORG & FIN 2017 STATISTIC
$3.28M average CVB budget
2015 GROUP IMPACT STUDY
22% of destination room nights came from a CVB
DNEXT PHASE 1 STUDY
67% of CVBs are a nonprofit
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