The good and the great of the Destination world gathered last week in Tampa, Florida to learn, debate, educate, and decide on the future path for Destination Marketing Organisations (DMO). There can be little doubt that the mood of the conference was one of positivity and optimism mixed in with the reality that for many places around the world tourism is overheating. The movement, encouraged by Destinations International, toward including a much higher degree of stewardship in an organization's framework was evident throughout. These interviews from the conference laid testimony to that.

The people interviewed were:

Don Welsh

President and CEO

Destinations International

Sophia Hyder Hock

Chief Inclusion Officer

Destinations International

Jack Johnson

Chief Advocacy Officer

Destinations International

Jane Cunningham

Director of European Engagement

Destinations International

Kristin Dunne

Director of Destinations Strategy

Miles Partnershipt