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How New Orleans Recovered after a Natural Disaster

Smart Meetings

Welcome Empathy Tourism. Hotels, destination management companies, tourism-dependent restaurants and New Orleans & Company issued press releases, contributed articles and leveraged every conceivable marketing channels to tell the story of a reborn city. We chose to meet potential clients at trade shows or at their office.

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DMAI Announces 2016 Hall of Fame Inductees

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Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) will honor four industry leaders on Aug. The DMAI Hall of Fame award was created in 2014 to honor individuals who have changed the future of destination marketing for the better, made significant contributions to the advancement of the industry and shaped travel marketing.

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5 Smart Moves from VisitPITTSBURGH, Benchmark, The Jefferson Hotel and More

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Kathleen (Katie) Conaway VisitPITTSBURGH, the official tourism promotion agency for Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, hired Kathleen (Katie) Conaway to the newly created position of domestic and international group sales director. Yuhi Kim was promoted to assistant general manager of Edlen’s Mandalay Bay office.

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Apple’s Tim Cook Thinks Augmented Reality is the Next Big Thing

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The smartphone is for everyone; we don’t have to think the iPhone is about a certain demographic, or country or vertical market: It’s for everyone. The market potential is clear. For professional meeting planners, mobile devices put the power of augmented reality into their hands. I think AR is that big.

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7 Online Event Planning Courses to Choose From

Event Planning BluePrint

Event Course – Located in the UK, their courses are accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing and they help find a 3-month internship once you’re done their course (note: you have to be in the UK to take advantage of the internship). Event Leadership Institute – For event planners with professional experience, E.L.I