LIVE FROM ORLANDO! — June 7, 2022 — Connect Travel, owner and producer of eTourism Summit, is pleased to announce the winners of the 5th Annual Excellence “eTSY” Awards in partnership with Expedia Group Media Solutions and … [Continue reading]
$17 Billion Cannabis Tourism Industry Plus Campaigns From Connecticut, Sun Valley, Steamboat Springs
"California has emerged as the center of cannabis tourism for now," reports Forbes. (Will we call it a canna-cation?) Visit Modesto partnered with Cultivar, a cannabis tourism strategy firm, to launch the MoTown CannaPass, a passport-style … [Continue reading]
Weekly Update: People on the Move, Job Openings and the Latest Podcast Episode
P E O P L E In Colorado, Kiera Skinner has been named as Executive Director at Telluride Tourism Board where she has been Director of Marketing & Public Relations since 2010. Her predecessor, Michael Martelon, is now CEO at Visit Santa … [Continue reading]
Why Zuckerberg is Blowing Up Instagram & More Curated Travel Industry News Bites
"It's TikTok's world now," reports Bloomberg News. Mark Zuckerberg is changing everything about Instagram to try and catch TikTok...but that might not work. The stakes are high. "About a year ago his company had a market value of about $1 trillion. … [Continue reading]
Meet Rachel Thompson: 2022 Emerging Tourism Star From Visit Greater St. Cloud, Minnesota
Congrats to Rachel Thompson, Executive Director at Visit Greater St. Cloud. She’s one of nine winners in the second annual Emerging Tourism Stars program in partnership with MMGY Global. Readers can meet all the winners in … [Continue reading]