LJ10 Quick Items: DMO & Vendor News Roundup
Mindtrip, the “AI-powered platform that empowers everyone to travel differently,” announced a B2B partnership with Nevada’s Visit Carson Valley to transform the DMO’s inspiring content into actionable and customized trip plans.
Choose Chicago has launched the new “All for the Love of Chicago” social media campaign on Instagram and TikTok “to combat the negative narrative with messages of positivity and love.” The DMO invites everyone who loves Chicago—locals and visitors alike—to speak up proudly and share why they love the city, what Chicago means to them, and the lasting effect it leaves behind.
A longtime MMGY client, Visit Buffalo, has launched its new name, logo, narrative, and its first-ever large-scale national marketing campaign. Formerly Visit Buffalo Niagara, the change reflects a new funding source through Erie County’s bed tax which “makes a huge difference,” according to President & CEO Patrick Kaler. The multi-million dollar initiative will target additional markets such as Boston, Washington, DC and Chicago with digital, video, outdoor billboards and social media advertising. The brand color palette (wing sauce, Niagara, Lake Erie, riverfront…) is fun, too. More here.
Hear ye, hear ye! Visit Williamsburg in Virginia has declared itself as the Pancake Capital of the World. Why Williamsburg? The town has more pancake houses per square mile than anywhere else in the country. And the inaugural pancake festival—featuring a downloadable pancake trail and a major league eating championship—is coming to prove it…just come in your PJs. Read more here.
Arrivalist reports,”Labor Day 2025 travel hit 15.5 million TSA check-ins, up +2.8% from last year with stronger peaks than 2024. Tracking these shifts over time helps us unpack how holiday demand and helps inform what’s ahead. Explore this and other key U.S. travel insights: https://lnkd.in/gy26NzV3
Visit Haywood in the Western NC Mountains has been selected as the host for the four-day Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) conference in October 2026. Recent host destinations include Detroit (2025), Istanbul (2024), and Puerto Rico (2023).
Curb Free With Cory Lee is launching a new accessibility consulting firm called Vu From the Curb Consulting. The initiative by travel writer Cory Lee and his business partner Meegan Winters is aimed at helping DMOs to attract more visitors with visible and invisible disabilities through actionable items that go beyond ADA compliance.
News from the heart of West Alabama: Lou Hammond Group welcomes Tuscaloosa Tourism and Sports – Visit Tuscaloosa to the LHG family.
What does measurable sustainability look like in a tourism destination? Coraggio Group cites Visit Durango as taking the lead with a data-driven approach to food waste reduction in its restaurants. Durango is using data and collaboration to move the needle on a pilot program in sustainability. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ATJJgZWlghQ
Adam Sacks, president of Tourism Economics, comments on the latest hotel forecast downgrade. Still, there’s room for optimism. For more on the industry outlook in 2025 and beyond, join a webinar on September 25. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eegDA3TN