Tourism professionals at Convention and Visitors Bureaus – CVBs (or Destination Marketing Organizations – DMOs) are implementing some innovative programs to increase visitation in their destinations. We call them Tourism Best Practices. Destination marketing isn’t just placing ads. It’s developing the product. Examples of two DMOs leading destination development: CVB Works to Make Parkersburg Recreation Destination Guest editorial reminds locals of what the CVB is doing to develop the destination to draw visitors. City Sign Plan Advances After Council Vote CVB leads the effort to put new signs marking places of interest in Carthage, MO. What DMOs are doing on…