InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has named Janis Cannon vice president, Brand Management, for InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, the Americas.
In her new role, Cannon is responsible for overseeing and driving marketing strategies and tactical marketing programs for InterContinental Hotels & Resorts in the Americas. She will develop overall profit growth strategies, including distribution methods and brand standards, as well as overseeing field marketing operations in local, regional and national markets.
Cannon was most recently deputy commissioner of tourism for the Georgia Department of Economic Development where she was responsible for managing domestic and international marketing and promotional plans for Georgia’s second largest industry.
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Tourism expenditures in White County has increased slightly according to information just released by the State of Georgia.
White County Chamber of Commerce president Judy Walker says the spending increased from $41.3 –million in 2003 to $42.4- million in 2004.
Walker said according to figures released by the Travel Industry of America for the State of Georgia, White County placed second in tourism expenditures in Northeast Georgia, just behind Hall County. The higher tourism expenditure has also resulted in an increase in Special Local Option Sales Tax collections.
Source: accessnorthga.com
The tourism development director at the Pennsylvania Tourism Office in Harrisburg will join the Northwest Pennsylvania Great Outdoors Visitors Bureau.
Rick Dunlap will assume the role of tourism development director for the six-county tourism marketing organization, effective July 1. Dunlap will lead new initiatives for the bureau, including brand development, corporate relations and strategic planning. He also will serve as brand manager for the bureau's newly-launched Pennsylvania Wilds Initiative,
Dave Morris, executive director of the DuBois-based bureau, announced the appointment.
Dunlap brings more than 12 years of tourism marketing and brand development experience to his new role. He has received
Perdue returns from Middle East trip
ATLANTA – Gov. Sonny Perdue has returned from the Middle East following a six-day trip to visit Georgia servicemembers serving in Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan.
“To have this footprint of democracy in the Middle East is vital,” he said. “It is virtually the birthplace of civilization when you think about the Tigris, Euphrates and Mesopotamia. This will have the opportunity to change the world for the future regarding freedom and democracy.” Perdue visited the Middle East as part of a delegation of four governors, including Haley Barbour of Mississippi, Jennifer Granholm of Michigan and
Dubai’s hotel and hotel apartments will once again be brimming with guests during the Arabian Travel Market (ATM-2005), the premiere travel and tourism event that is set to be held from May 3-6 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
The Middle East travel and tourism market, both outbound and inbound, continues to expand, and over the years, the ATM has provided a platform for the Middle East region to make its mark on the world tourism map.
“We are a 100 per cent fully booked already for the ATM period, especially from May 3 to 6. Our occupancy during this period consists
America's other automakers roaring ahead
It's a tale of two industries. One is downsizing its workforce, discounting its prices, and is based in Detroit. The other is building factories, expanding its market share, and calls the South its regional home.
But these days, domestic and foreign automakers are two sides of the same US auto industry.
Although brands like GM and Toyota remain locked in fierce competition, international nameplates bring important benefits to the US economy - not just in the form of cars for consumers but in US-based jobs and innovation.
The latest case in point: Korean carmaker Kia announced plans this
