Ranked #1
37: Industry expert Bill Geist from DMO Proz joins us to talk about the evolution of DMO career roles, plus outsourcing, movement to the private sector, and more.
37: Industry expert Bill Geist from DMO Proz joins us to talk about the evolution of DMO career roles, plus outsourcing, movement to the private sector, and more.
Episode #37: Does anyone know a drone pilot? Industry expert Bill Geist from DMO Proz joins us to talk about the evoluti... Read more
21 Sep 2022
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26mins
Ranked #2
36: Adam & Laurie discuss Visit Myrtle Beach and Sonoma County Tourism initiaitves and pose a question about tourism ad campaigns suddenly impacted by current events, as with Visit Orlando's UK current campaign.
36: Adam & Laurie discuss Visit Myrtle Beach and Sonoma County Tourism initiaitves and pose a question about tourism ad campaigns suddenly impacted by current events, as with Visit Orlando's UK current campaign.
Sonoma County Tourism has a cool tool to calculate a travel carbon footprint. Visit Myrtle Beach films a chef's challeng... Read more
14 Sep 2022
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22mins
Ranked #3
35: Rachel Brown, Executive Director, Visit Durango describes conscientious travelers and identifies important considerations currently facing Colorado's destinations: Sustainability, seasonality, overtourism, and human resources.
35: Rachel Brown, Executive Director, Visit Durango describes conscientious travelers and identifies important considerations currently facing Colorado's destinations: Sustainability, seasonality, overtourism, and human resources.
Episode #35: Visit Durango and other Colorado destinations are exploring sustainability, overtourism, and seasonality as... Read more
24 Aug 2022
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29mins
Ranked #4
34: John Lambeth, President & CEO of Civitas, talks about Tourism Improvement Districts. What are they? How do they help destinations with funding? And why there's a TID revolution right now.
34: John Lambeth, President & CEO of Civitas, talks about Tourism Improvement Districts. What are they? How do they help destinations with funding? And why there's a TID revolution right now.
Tourism Improvement Districts are a funding model for DMOs that has exploded in number. Our guest is John Lambeth, Presi... Read more
10 Aug 2022
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25mins
Ranked #5
33: Adam & Laurie talk about the weird & wacky in an unexpected news roundup. Plus, a review of the latest jobs openings in tourism and tourism-related roles.
33: Adam & Laurie talk about the weird & wacky in an unexpected news roundup. Plus, a review of the latest jobs openings in tourism and tourism-related roles.
We love weird & wacky unexpected news from the world of travel & tourism. (And there's plenty.) Plus, great jobs... Read more
27 Jul 2022
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20mins
Ranked #6
32: Adam & Laurie discuss July 4th traffic, summer forecasts, tons of great job opportunities in the DMO world, plus the appointment of a new President & CEO at U.S. Travel Association.
32: Adam & Laurie discuss July 4th traffic, summer forecasts, tons of great job opportunities in the DMO world, plus the appointment of a new President & CEO at U.S. Travel Association.
Wow, there sure are are a lot of VP roles at DMOs. Plus, a new President & CEO at U.S. Travel Association. Find out ... Read more
13 Jul 2022
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18mins
Ranked #7
31: Live from eTourism Summit in Orlando, with guest Robert Patterson, SVP of Marketing Technology, MMGY Global, about preliminary findings of the 4th Marketing Technology Survey for DMOs.
31: Live from eTourism Summit in Orlando, with guest Robert Patterson, SVP of Marketing Technology, MMGY Global, about preliminary findings of the 4th Marketing Technology Survey for DMOs.
Episode #31: The pandemic caused destination marketing organizations to pivot to owned marketing channels like email and... Read more
29 Jun 2022
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23mins
Ranked #8
30: Live from eTourism Summit in Orlando with an in-person audience, we hosted The Travel Vertical Podcast with guest Sophia Hyder Hock, Chief Diversity Officer at Destinations International.
30: Live from eTourism Summit in Orlando with an in-person audience, we hosted The Travel Vertical Podcast with guest Sophia Hyder Hock, Chief Diversity Officer at Destinations International.
Live from the 23rd Annual eTourism Summit— The importance of connecting as humans across identities and how we at Destin... Read more
16 Jun 2022
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28mins
Ranked #9
29: Adam and Laurie share creative content from Visit Iceland, Discover Santa Maria Valley in Calif., job openings and a couple of "good news" items.
29: Adam and Laurie share creative content from Visit Iceland, Discover Santa Maria Valley in Calif., job openings and a couple of "good news" items.
Creative roundup—Visit Iceland has a new, weird (loveable) campaign and Discover Santa Maria Valley in Calif., as a chal... Read more
1 Jun 2022
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23mins
Ranked #10
28: President & CEO Michael Martelon, Visit Santa Cruz County, and Communications Director/Film Commissioner Christina Glynn, give us a virtual tour of this California coastal destination where surf meets giant redwoods.
28: President & CEO Michael Martelon, Visit Santa Cruz County, and Communications Director/Film Commissioner Christina Glynn, give us a virtual tour of this California coastal destination where surf meets giant redwoods.
"Let's Cruz," to Santa Cruz County where a California day has everything from surf breaks to towering redwoods and a 98-... Read more
18 May 2022
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28mins