Episodios

  • Live From ESTO: Meet the 2024 GoUSA TV Storytelling Award Winners

    Live From ESTO: Meet the 2024 GoUSA TV Storytelling Award Winners
    Aug 16 2024
    One of the highlights at ESTO is the GoUSA TV Storytelling Awards, recognizing best-in-class storytelling from DMOs across the USA. Hear tips on how to create entertainment-first travel shows from Stuart Butler, Chief Marketing Officer at Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce & CVB; Mandy Barton, Manager of Marketing & Special Projects at New Orleans & Company; Sharon Broussard, Advertising and Campaigns Manager at Explore Louisiana; and Jordan Wollman, Vice President of Miles Partnership and Head of Creative & Development at Odyssey Studios.
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    21 m
  • Live From ESTO: State Tourism Director of the Year Mike Mangeot

    Live From ESTO: State Tourism Director of the Year Mike Mangeot
    Aug 15 2024
    Find out how it feels to receive this industry honor. Houseboats, pet tourism, and bourbon are also on the menu with Mike Mangeot, Commissioner at the Kentucky Department of Tourism and newly-named State Tourism Director of the Year at ESTO 2024. We finish up by touching on transitioning through various positions in travel to grow a career and GoUSA TV's "One Perfect Day In Kentucky."
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    13 m
  • Live From ESTO: Moving from Vanity Metrics to Meaningful KPIs

    Live From ESTO: Moving from Vanity Metrics to Meaningful KPIs
    Aug 14 2024
    Get an inside look at the partnership between Illinois and Expedia and learn what might work for you. Jennifer Andre from Expedia and Daniel Thomas from Illinois dish details about their global work together. We also discuss Expedia’s plan to be “The World’s Travel Media Network,” first-party data, an update on third party cookies, and IPW 2025. Jennifer Andre is Global Vice President of Business Development at Expedia Group. Daniel Thomas is Deputy Director at Illinois Office of Tourism.
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    16 m
  • Live From ESTO: How Hawai'i Exceeds Tourist Expectations

    Live From ESTO: How Hawai'i Exceeds Tourist Expectations
    Aug 13 2024
    Daniel Nāhoʻopiʻi, Interim CEO at the Hawai'i Tourism Authority, suggests solutions for overtourism to specific sites, tells us about a highly unique approach to inviting visitors to participate in volunteer programs, and discusses Hawai'i's sustainable future.
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    17 m
  • Live From ESTO: Columbus, Ohio - "Hidden Gem"

    Live From ESTO: Columbus, Ohio - "Hidden Gem"
    Aug 12 2024
    To kick off our live coverage of ESTO 2024, Mark meets with the champion of this year's host city: Brian Ross, President and CEO of Experience Columbus. They discuss a public relations home run in Forbes, the process of becoming an ESTO host city, how recent high-profile sporting events have affected visitation, and the city's approach to MICE.
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    13 m
  • Get Ready for IGLTA's Global Convention in Japan with John Tanzella

    Get Ready for IGLTA's Global Convention in Japan with John Tanzella
    Aug 6 2024
    Want to find out why YOU should attend, or perhaps you’d like a few tips on how to convince your boss to send you? After you hear what John has to say, you’ll wanna go! We also catch up with John about a few recent key LGBTQ+ research findings. The IGLTA Global Convention is October 23-26 in Osaka, Japan. John Tanzella is CEO of IGLTA and the IGLTA Foundation.
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    15 m
  • Destinations International Bonus Episode: Behind the Scenes of “30 Under 30”

    Destinations International Bonus Episode: Behind the Scenes of “30 Under 30”
    Aug 2 2024
    Katie Streater is a Rockstar - and you can be one too, if you’re under 30! It’s not too early for next year’s contenders to start thinking about how to be named a “30 Under 30.” Get the inside scoop from Brand USA’s Katie Streater, one of this year's 30, and from D.I.’s Taylor Ruoff Snider. Katie Streater is Senior Coordinator for Global Trade Development at Brand USA. Taylor Ruoff Snider is Senior Manager of Professional Development at Destinations International. This wraps-up our D.I. 2024 series. Live from ESTO is coming soon!
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    17 m
  • Live From Destinations International: Holistic Regenerative Tourism

    Live From Destinations International: Holistic Regenerative Tourism
    Aug 1 2024
    If a synthetic modeling ecosystem for planning and decision-making sounds intriguing to you, don’t miss this episode! We begin with Canada's Melissa Radu and Alexis Kereluk on defining regenerative tourism, the importance of integrating plans across business units, and reducing the carbon footprint of the visitor economy. Melissa Radu is Executive Director of Destination Stewardship at Explore Edmonton Corporation. Alexis Kereluk is Co-Founder and Partner at ConnectSeven Group.
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    21 m