The Colorado Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau has been awarded accreditation from the Destination Marketing Accreditation Program, or DMAP. The CVB has been working to achieve this accreditation since May. Such credentials are an important milestone for the bureau, and can help it when marketing the community across the nation and internationally. There are 16 standards that [...]
Continue reading …Business was lagging at Marriott Corp. Meeting planners had become reluctant to book conventions at its hotels, and management couldn’t figure out what the problem was. So they asked Doug Price for help. Price, an executive with Destination Marketing Association International in Washington, D.C., will succeed Terry Sullivan as CEO of the Colorado Springs Convention [...]
Continue reading …The Pikes Peak Lodging Association board of directors has voted unanimously to oppose any increase in the Lodgers and Automobile Rental Tax, or LART. “We do not believe that the business climate is receptive to any type of increase,” Steve Ducoff, president of the PPLA, said in a press release. “More importantly, an increase in [...]
Continue reading …Perhaps now they wish they would have pushed harder. I’m talking about any of the various business interests in town that are scrambling to find a venue for their expositions and conferences now that the Phil Long Expo Center is closing its doors. Finding adequate space isn’t their only issue. Just try asking The Broadmoor’s [...]
Continue reading …Downtown Colorado Springs has plenty going for it but it’s missing a key ingredient — a convention center. The idea of building a convention center generated so much controversy a few years ago that voters approved a measure barring city officials from even discussing plans for one. But the need for a center might be [...]
Continue reading …As we reported online, the Colorado Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau has named Doug Price, a senior vice president with Destination Marketing Association International in Washington, D.C., to replace longtime CEO Terry Sullivan.
Continue reading …Is an outsider really the best person to lead the Colorado Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau? In this case, yes, say CVB board members who announced yesterday that Doug Price, a senior V.P. with Destination Marketing Association International in Washington, D.C. will replace longtime CEO Terry Sullivan. “We didn’t choose an outsider, ” said chairwoman Susan Edmondson. ”We [...]
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