The Hawai‘i Visitors and Convention Bureau announced that Scott Pauli will take on the role of executive director for the Island of Hawai‘i Visitors Bureau.  
 

Destinations International, the world’s largest association for destination organizations and CVBs, took its Annual Convention to Dallas July 18-20, where tourism professionals from around the world converged to tackle the rapidly evolving roles of CVBs.

Results and key tourism trends from the 2023 DestinationNEXT Study from Destinations International and MMGYNextFactor.

As the industry grapples with filling open positions and scrambles to understand and welcome the next generation of employees, there is a lot of discussion—and action—from the CVB world about how to keep the workforce pipeline flowing. 

Consider these tips for collaboration between event strategists and destination organizations to foster an inclusive atmosphere that will leave a positive and lasting impression on meeting attendees.

Ensuring supplier diversity is a key objective of meetings and events DEI. Here are five cities that fully embrace the concept by promoting goods, services and venues owned by people from marginalized groups. 

Visit Indy, the official DMO for Indianapolis, is celebrating 100 years of establishing the capital as a premier meetings and events destination.

New York City’s official destination marketing organization debuted a new name and brand identity, New York City Tourism + Conventions.