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The past two years have seen an unending series of politically sparked boycotts and counter-boycotts, due in large part to an increasingly competitive business environment...
Jim McCaul, Destinations International
May 2018
For years, our industry has talked at length about the need for destination organizations to shift their mandate from destination marketing to destination marketing and...
By Jim McCaul, Destinations International
May 2018
I wince each time DMO leaders state that they must work harder to defend their budgets. The threat and response assume a pattern. A new...
by John Lambeth, President & CEO of Civitas
April 2018
Legacy is a word that flows freely when talking about successful people or organizations. How will they be remembered? What is their fingerprint on the...
By Carina Bauer, President and CEO of the IMEX Group
April 2018
Investing in the future generation of destination experts, 30 individuals under the age of 30, will be selected to gain valuable industry networking opportunities and...
By Caitlyn Blizzard, Destinations International
March 2018
The deadline for compliance with the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is just around the corner, and even if you’re a...
By: Eric Rankin, VP of Product Development, Simpleview
March 2018
On March 13, the White House released a statement entitled, “ What You Need to Know About Sanctuary Cities ,” outlining what the term...
By Jim McCaul, Destinations International
March 2018
In 2017, the U.S. hotel industry had more rooms available than ever, sold more rooms than ever, generated more room revenue than ever and recorded...
By Chris Klauda, STR
March 2018
Life seems to buzz by with our busy schedules. We are all juggling careers, family, personal lives, and often blending it all together. Chances are...
By Kara Ryan, Marketing Director at SearchWide
March 2018
I know, I know. Just when you thought you had this accreditation/reaccreditation thing down to a science we’ve gone and changed everything…and we have. Your...
By: Maura Allen Gast, FCDME, Executive Director of the Irving Convention & Visitors Bureau
February 2018
If you haven’t already read the recent article in Travel Weekly entitled “ DMOs must prove their work boosts revenue ” by Leland Pillsbury,...
January 2018
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