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The Evolving Role of DMOs as Placemakers

In recent years, many DMOs have embraced a more holistic approach to managing a destination’s brand and narrative. While the acronym ‘DMO’ traditionally stands for Destination Marketing Organization, an increasing…
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Travel Industry Trends to Watch in 2025

As the travel landscape continues to evolve, keeping a pulse on the current trends is vital for tour operators, tourism boards, and travel businesses looking to stay competitive. During the…
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Navigating Trade Shows: Essential Advice for New Tourism Professionals

Entering the tourism industry can be both exciting and overwhelming, especially when attending major trade shows like the ABA Marketplace for the first time. These events are pivotal for networking,…
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Top 6 Traits that Successful PR Pros Need

PR professionals are a special kind of people – it’s okay, I can say it because I’m one of them. Some outsiders may call us…

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#TrendingNow: Hashtags and the Tourism Industry

As someone who spends a lot of time on social media, I think it’s about time we talk about travel hashtags. Hashtags – known as…

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Collaboration in Tourism

making it work by working together What goes into making a location appeal as a “destination”? Geographic locations can appeal to visitors for a multitude…

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Lifelong Learning

What does being a lifelong learner mean to you? When I finished college and started my career, I decided that I was going to be a…

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Inspired Collaborations: 1+1 is greater than 2

A Google search on collaborative marketing shows 15,800,000 results. Top search results include scholarly articles on “A Collaborative Approach to Marketing” and “Collaborative Destination Marketing”…

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Teaming Up for Destination Marketing

Twice a year, I Love New York (ILNY) hosts a Media Night in New York City – providing NYC based travel journalists an opportunity to…

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Easy Research with Online Surveys

I spent three days last month kicking off a research study for our client, the Finger Lakes Regional Tourism Council. The purpose of the study is…

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