- State Travel Office Update
- STS Members in the News
- Top 20 Deadline
- STS Marketing College
- LoveFL Branding
- STS Member News
- National Park Service
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- Welcome New Affinity Partner
- Send Us Your Photos
- STS Pillar Committees
- STS Thanks You
- Welcome New Members
- Top 20 Events
- STS Corporate Partners
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State Travel Office Update
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Mark Jaronski
Deputy Commissioner
Explore Georgia
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Mark Jaronski serves as Deputy Commissioner, Explore Georgia, the tourism division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development. In this role he oversees the state’s official destination marketing organization, which works to advance Georgia’s $66.3 billion tourism industry that supports 478,000 jobs.
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Susan Harris
President & CEO
See Rock City, Inc.
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The board of directors of See Rock City, Inc. is proud to announce that as of July 1, 2020, Susan P. Harris has been elected to serve SRC as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the company.
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Chenelle McGee, TMP, CTIS
President & CEO
ShelbyKY Tourism
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A member of the ShelbyKY Tourism team since 2016 and interim president and CEO since February, Chenelle McGee was named president and CEO effective July 1.
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William Pate
President & CEO
Atlanta CVB
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Congratulations to Atlanta CVB President & CEO William Pate! The Atlanta Chapter of the American Marketing Association has honored William with their Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Georgia Turner, TMP
Executive Director
West Volusia Tourism
Advertising Authority
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West Volusia Tourism Advertising Authority (WVTAA) is honored to announce its Executive Director, Georgia Turner, has been appointed to serve on the VISIT FLORIDA
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Board of Directors.
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Brooke Kastner
Sales & Marketing Manager
Auburn-Opelika Tourism
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Longtime hospitality professional Brooke Kastner has joined Auburn-Opelika Tourism as sales and marketing manager.
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We now have
TWO
deadlines instead of four.
Nominate your January - June 2021 events.
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Due to COVID-19, STS Marketing College has been postponed until December 6-11, 2020 at Mercer University in Macon, GA.
We are excited to offer our first-ever
online Alumni Class
for our Travel Marketing Professionals (TMP). This is a one-day class in which you will earn a certificate in:
CRISIS MANAGEMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND
RECOVERY STRATEGY FOR DESTINATIONS
Six one-hour sessions and six amazing professors offering the latest information you need to navigate the challenges of 2020 and beyond! And all from the comfort of your own office.
There is still time to register for the Online Alumni class that will take place on Thursday, July 30, 2020 from 8:00am to 5:00pm.
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A little over a decade ago, VISIT FLORIDA launched a campaign to boost visitation in the midst of the 2009 financial crisis. Highlighting the diverse experiences and destinations unique to the Sunshine State, we asked Floridians to invite their friends and family to take a vacation in Florida. Driven by the love for our state, this campaign empowered a new group of advocates to change Florida’s economic trajectory, and
Share a Little Sunshine
was born.
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Simpleview, the global destination marketing industry’s leading provider of CRM, CMS and digital marketing services, and CrowdRiff, the leading visual marketing platform for travel and tourism brands, today announced that they have signed a partnership agreement to deliver UGC software and services globally.
CrowdRiff and Simpleview currently have 225 shared customers, and together address the travel marketing needs of more than 1,600 travel and tourism industry clients.
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National Park Service News
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Welcome New Affinity Partner
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Welcome our newest Affinity Partner,
Total Hospitality Industry Solutions,
to the STS Family!
Total Hospitality Industry Solutions offers a proactive sales outsourcing solution by industry experts with existing planner relationships. By outsourcing sales, STS members can increase new business opportunities and lead conversion at a much lower cost of sale.
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Photo Submitted by
Macon Burger Week
Macon, GA
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STS is looking for content for our social media platforms, and we could use your help. Please send us one (1) high resolution picture that embodies your destination.
Be sure to include a description of the photo and who should receive credit for the photo.
Click
here
to send your photos to Veronica.
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We Can use Your Expertise on a
STS Pillar Committee!!
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The STS staff and leadership has been working to develop more opportunities for our members to engage with the association and began to develop a pipeline for future STS leaders. If you are interested in getting more involved with STS, we encourage you to join an STS Committee today. We are preparing for committees to reconvene starting in August. The committees are tied to our four pillars of:
Education
Advocacy
Recognition
Networking
For a full description of each Committee, click
here
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Email your committee of interest to
Tonja
by July 24, 2020
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STS would like to thank these current board members who moderated our Coffee & Conversations Meet-up for STS CEOs and Executive Directors:
Tim Todd, TMP
- Discover Upcountry Carolina Association
Nick Breedlove, CDME, CHIA, TMP, CVENT-SN
- Jackson County NC TDA
Timothy Bush, CDME, TMP
- Louisiana's Cajun Bayou Tourism
Kara Dense, TMP
- Greenbrier County CVB
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Laurinburg, NC
Roanoke, VA
Suwanee, GA
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Industry Jobs/Member Offers
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Do you have STS Member News?
Please email your text and photo to
Tonja Ray-Smith
by the 15th of each month for inclusion in the next STS Member Newsletter.
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