August 2010
Gulf Coast Updates
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This Tennessee titan started her blossoming business during a recession. Catch up on this social media maverick.Social Media Tips
Read the inaugural column on improving your social media, courtsey of Paramore|Redd.Accountability
Any fair inventory of STS members’ strengths will show we have a lot we can use in growing prosperity for our region. Let's bring those strengths to mind.Neighbors Assisting Neighbors
Asheville CVB is reaching out to the Gulf Coast. Click on AshevilleTourismCares.com and a donation of 10 cents (up to $10K) will be given to the National Audubon Society to assist in restoring the Gulf Coast ecosystem. Thanks to the Asheville CVB for stepping up to the plate!WhoWhatWhere?
News about STS members and organizations.Top 20 Events
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New Jobs
Find an open position on the STS Web site.Contact STS
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Dialogue with STS at Fall Meeting
Conversations: Moving Travel and Tourism Discussions Forward
Join STS Sept. 8 - 10 in Greenville, S.C., as we move the needle when it comes to travel and tourism dialogue. Talk shop with professional peers, cultivate a mentor relationship, learn from experts, visit with old friends and make new ones. Let’s learn something from each other.
A sampling of the sessions:
» State Travel Directors Speak Out
» Football legend Sam Wyche
» Dr. Richard Kelley
» Sesquicentennial of the Civil War
» Non-Profit & Cultural Marketing Initiative
» Peering into the Future... The Outlook for 2011
» A Meeting of the Minds on Multicultural Marketing
» More
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Take a Break
It's not all work at Fall Meeting. Join us for several activities that make the 3-day conference worthwhile:
Volunteer Project: Ask anyone who has worked on an STS volunteer project and the response is always immediate and enthusiastic. We will be planting, weeding, trimming and mulching at the Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve. We supply the gloves; you supply the enthusiasm! Dress appropriately. Wed., Sept. 8 at 8 a.m.
Golf: Take the time to work on your swing at this award-winning Willard Byrd designed golf course. Verdae Greens Golf Club offers a quick way to enjoy all the upstate has to offer in golf. $60 includes lunch. Wed., Sept. 8 at 7:45 a.m.
Greenville Arts Tour: Get up close and personal with the rich variety of cultural offerings from the visual and performing arts to museums and galleries. Tour includes the Greenville Co. Museum of Art, Bob Jones Gallery, Italian Museum, Art Bomb and Artist’s Row at River Place. This excursion includes lunch ($25). Wed., Sept. 8 at 10 a.m.
Industry Awards Ceremony: The 2010 winners are revealed for travel and tourism's premiere award: The Shining Example. Thursday, Sept. 9 at 6 p.m.
Member Benefit
STS corporate partner TRIPmedia Group, Inc. has given permission for you to link their road maps to your website. Have a look at their library and decide which map is right for you! Let them know when you have created a link (info@tripinfo.com). If you would like to add a map to the library or be one of the featured destinations on the 34 x 24 inch STS Southern USA map, write elise@tripinfo.com.Savings Around the Bend
With the STS cooperative advertising program, members can save up to 70 percent off the rack-rate on advertising. Members saved more than $2 million from open rates in the past year. One placement often can save you the cost of membership. Upcoming opportunities with appropriate deadlines are on the STS website. View the complete list of advertising offers.
Next Webinar
We all know that we are stronger when our team is one cohesive unit. Let Mike Gamble, president of SearchWide, help you explore ways to differentiate your organization simply by the way you find, hire and retain the best and brightest individuals. Mr. Gamble has helped place several hundred people in the travel and tourism industry and can help you retain your key people and position them for growth. Wed., August 18, at 10:00 a.m. ET. Register today.
ITB Berlin
Without leaving your desk, you can bring Germans, Austrians and Swiss travelers to your destination. Simply use STS as your conduit as we talk to the German-language media at ITB Berlin in March 2011. With your documents translated and ready for the German press to consume, get ready for the inquiries to pour in. Remember to plan and budget for this important program.
Help STS bridge the information gap
Dates, names, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses...you name it, we want it! Please notify STS of any changes to your contact information so we may keep you in the loop. E-mail addresses are especially important as we send our most current updates out electronically. Please send updated information to STS@SoutheastTourism.org or fax to 404-262-9518.
Tweets of Note
- Good news - Top 3 hospitality data research now predict positive year-over-year growth for revpar by the end of 2010. http://bit.ly/ccGmS1
- Florida Panhandle tourism czars look beyond oil spill - Gulf Oil Spill http://bit.ly/amZ0ua
- @InprintInc What I learned at Marketing College. Lighthearted blog post on final night in Dahlonega: www.inprintincblog.com #sts10
- @chamberkathy If you are a Conv & Visitors Bureau or are creating one, attend the Southeast Tourism Society's Marketing College. #sts10
- Follow STS at http://twitter.com/southeasttouris
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