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If you haven’t read the Oxford Economics DMAI report entitled “ Destination Promotion as an Economic Engine ,” I strongly suggest you do. As...
Carl Wilgus, Former President/CEO, Pocono Mountains Visitor Bureau
May 2015
Destination Marketing Organizations occupy the unique place of acting as the connective tissue between members of your communities, along with visitors from beyond. One key...
May 2015
"In principle, currencies always have an impact on travel and tourism," said Taleb Rifai, head of the UN World Tourism Organization, at the Berlin tourism...
Jim McCaul
March 2015
Before The Chase Begins When I was a kid I had a dog that chased cars but I was never convinced he had thought this...
Chris Christensen
January 2015
As the DMO's role evolves, so must its business model. How important do you think it is for DMOs to collaborate more with the private...
Anita Mendiratta, Founder and Managing Director of CACHET CONSULTING
December 2014
With over one billion people traveling internationally each year and with one out of every 11 jobs supported by tourism, the industry is arguably one...
Jim McCaul
October 2014
When I first started teaching in 2004, one of my responsibilities was to attend recruitment events that functioned very similar to the average trade show...
Dr. Nicole Davis, Southern Illinois University and International Society of Travel and Tourism Educators
August 2014
Key Metrics The metrics by which hotels are measured, called key performance indicators or KPIs, are occupancy (a function of rooms available and rooms sold),...
Brittany Baldwin, STR
March 2014
For a partnership to be truly successful: It must be mutually beneficial. It requires that participants discuss and agree on their roles and responsibilities and...
John Cooper
November 2013
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