Tourism professionals at Convention and Visitors Bureaus – CVBs (or Destination Marketing Organizations – DMOs) are doing some innovative programs to increase visitation in their destinations. We call them Tourism Best Practices. We also captured some headlines of interest – first and foremost, the continued progress towards collecting transient guest tax from AirBnB. The latest in Memphis…
Convention Bureau Seeks Lodging Tax on Airbnb Rentals
Memphis tourism chief Kevin Kane (shared) a plan is in the works to make short-term rentals like Airbnb pay hotel-motel taxes.
Visit Syracuse Becomes Its Own Entity to Increase Tourism Locally
To increase tourism in the region, Visit Syracuse is looking to branch out as its own entity.“It’s a matter of how much faster we can move —can we make decision faster, move quickly, make more destination marketing and sales happen to get the word out there on what’s going on in this destination,” said Visit Syracuse President David Holder.
Tourist Development in the Digital Age
Amy Lukasik, Flagler County’s director of tourism marketing, joined a Visit Florida group on a swing through the who’s who of high tech, including Google, Apple, Facebook and Twitter. The trip offered a glimpse of the latest in social media, marketing and mobile apps related to tourism. For a closer look at how Silicon Valley is helping to bring tourists to Flagler County, Lukasik offers the local spin.
Cape May County Tourism Partners Take the Show on the Road
The group, called the Cape May County Travel Show Cooperative, was formed in 2010 with the purpose of pooling marketing dollars and resources to collectively market the tourism assets of Cape May County as one destination.
Visitors Bureau Announces Tourism Marketing Grant Program
The program is available for new and existing community friendly events that take place in Ottawa County. It is designed to assist non-profit organizations and small businesses in promoting events that generate overnight stays.
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