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Tourism Best Practices – Week of January 15

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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. Smithfield Is For Lovers – And A New Permanent Exhibit Proves It CVB leads initiative to bring branded art piece to the community. Texas Rangers Golf Club Will Be The New Name for Arlington’s Ditto Course The CVB drives vision of a partnership to create this marketing and promotional opportunity between the City, ACVB (Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau), UTA and Texas Rangers. Alton Receives Network to Freedom Passport… 

Tourism Best Practices – Gatlinburg, Research, Wayfinding and more

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All eyes were on Gatlinburg last week as wildfires burned through resort areas. Good news when reports started to show that minimal damage was done to tourism attractions and facilities. Even more encouraging when Tennessee Tourism Commissioner, Kevin Triplett, declared that “Gatlinburg tourism will bounce back.” Our prayers continues for those affected by the wildfires. Now for programs tourism professionals are implementing to increase visitation in their destinations. We call them Tourism Best Practices. Survey to Guide Visitors Bureau’s Ads to Millennials The Greater Palm Springs CVB invests in research because the more the CVB knows about the visitors to…