In this Q&A with Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board's Scott Higgins, discover how group business in Valley Forge and Montgomery County is posed to rebound.

Philadelphia's top-down focus on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) paves the way forward for meetings and events. Gregg Caren and Greg DeShields at PHLCVB detail their continuing mission around DEI in the meetings industry.

Orlando is always enhancing the destination with renovations, expansions and new builds—from additions to Orlando International Airport (including a new terminal) to fresh hotels and attractions. See what it can bring to your meetings and events. 

The DestinationNEXT 2021 Futures Study reported findings from six advisory panels, including a client panel comprised of meeting planners, event organizers and tour operators to reveal what DMO clients see as the future of destination marketing.

Deborah Ward, who has been with Visit Omaha for 14 years, has served as the interim director since July 2020.

At Destinations International’s 2021 Annual Convention in Baltimore, we sat in on a session from MMGY NextFactor about trends affecting both leisure tourism and business events. A study presented by NextFactor President Paul Ouimet laid out a roadmap for CVBs and DMOs to help in the recovery of their community’s hospitality sector post pandemic.

Visit Phoenix named Ron Price, who previously led the Arlington Texas CVB and was the assistant executrive director of Visit San Antonio, as its new president and CEO.

In an effort to support local tourism businesses, the Visit Omaha team is shutting its office doors for the next 12-24 months and will make its home in various meeting spaces throughout the city instead.

North Carolina’s Visit Raleigh has used the tumultuous time of the pandemic to reinforce its primary mission— to serve its clients in their time of need.

Meetings industry fixture Cleo Battle, currently chief operating officer for Louisville Tourism, is about to attain the highest notch in the DMO career ladder when he takes on the mantle of president and CEO of the organization July 1. But his leadership role goes far beyond destination marketing.