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Tourism Best Practices – Week of August 20

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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, named one of the “Top 15 Tourism Marketing Blogs And Websites To Follow in 2018.” What a better model of tourism best practices than the State Tourism Director of the Year.  Congratulations to Sara Otte Coleman, North Dakota’s State Tourism Director! US Travel recognizing the destination marketing leader at ESTO. Other Tourism Headlines: A Peek Into Uganda’s Tourism Marketing Strategic Plan Elgin Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Plans… 

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Tourism Best Practices – Week of January 23

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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. Scholarship Offered to Attendees of Agri/Eco-tourism Workshop Have to appreciate a DMO that values continuing education so much that they fund the registration fees of partners’ attendance. Good job North Platte! ‘Local Legends’ touted by Alton CVB Travel guide to feature “Local Legends,” who he described ad visionaries, entrepreneurs and artists. The Legends were recognized at annual tourism summit.   Crookston CVB with Parks and Rec – Sports… 

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The Fifth P of Destination Marketing

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A colleague at a recent tourism function was sharing how her DMO was getting in a “turf war” between the City and the Chamber – both trying to take over the management of the organization. She concluded by sharing ‘I’m staying out of it. I’m not in politics.’ A few of the glancing looks from others at the table communicated that we were thinking the same thing, “Oh yes you are like it or not!”  (And you’d better engage now or you may find yourself in a place you aren’t going to like!) I thought going from a DMO to an attraction I would find… 

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