Live from the 23rd Annual eTourism Summit in Orlando with an in-person audience, we hosted The Travel Vertical Podcast with guest Sophia Hyder Hock, Chief Diversity Officer at Destinations International. Co-hosts Adam Stoker, CEO at Relic … [Continue reading]
This Week: People, Places, RFPs, Open Positions
P E O P L E Destinations International has named three individuals as Destination Organization Leadership Award Recipients (left to right): Bonnie Quill, CDME, president & CEO, Mat-Su Convention & Visitors Bureau, AlaskaMarc … [Continue reading]
Results: The Most Influential Leaders in Travel
Expanding this project in partnership with Connect Travel and the eTourism Summit in year two, Alvaro Melendez, Co-founder and CEO of CRANT—a creative machine learning company—commented for The Travel Vertical, "CRANT helps marketing teams create … [Continue reading]
10 News Bites: ‘Summer Flight-Mare’ and a $19 Million LunchBuffet
1) Chicago has a new marketing campaign, "When You Go You Know" ready to hit social media and ad displays nationwide. This follows a guerrilla marketing campaign revealed in January, “Chicago Not In Chicago,” that broadcast about inventions … [Continue reading]
Meet Seth Eli Barlow: 2022 Emerging Tourism Star From Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau
Congrats to Seth Eli Barlow, Content Manager at Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau. He’s one of nine winners in the second annual Emerging Tourism Stars program in partnership with MMGY Global. What’s an Emerging Tourism Star? Savvy … [Continue reading]