Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI)

Destination Marketing Association International represents nearly 625 destination marketing organizations (DMOs) in nearly 30 countries. DMOs promote the long-term development and marketing of a destination, focusing on convention sales, tourism marketing and service.

Media Roundtable Resources:

96th Annual Convention Press Kit

Recent Press Releases:

Nine Destination Marketing Organizations Attain Industry Accreditation (15 June 2010)
DMAI Calls for End to Arizona Travel Boycott (6 May 2010)
IMEX America Announced as New DMAI Alliance Partner (4 May 2010)
CVB Website empowerMINT.com Launches empoweringNews (21 April 2010)
DMAI Launches Live Learning Center, New Monthly Webinar Series (26 March 2010)
Seven Destination Marketing Organizations Attain Industry Accreditation (24 March 2010)
DMAI Advocates Face to Face Meetings as Critical Business Opportunities (10 February 2010)
DMAI Launches New Career Center (21 January 2010)
empowerMINT.com: The DMO Industry's First Portal of Meeting Destinations and the Largest Repository of Post Event Reports (12 January 2010)
DMAI Forms Strategic Committees (5 January 2010)
DMO Industry, Purdue University Partner on Student Work Program (15 December 2009)
Industry Accreditation Program Surpasses 100 DMO Milestone (10 December 2009)
Hotel Tax Study Reveals Economic Value of Visitors to Local Community and Government Coffers (4 December 2009)
Destination Excellence Campaign Surpasses US$4M Target (11 November 2009)
DMAI and U.S. Travel Association Foundations Join Resources to Bolster Efforts to Highlight Industry Impact (19 February 2009)
DMAI Foundation Embarks on New Campaign (17 February 2009)

Press releases from DMAI's 95th Annual Convention in Atlanta (28-30 July) are available here.

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If you are writing a story about the destination marketing industry, we encourage you to use our Web site to research background information and current industry initiatives. If you would like to interview an official spokesperson from DMAI, please contact Andrea Cates, Manager of Marketing & Communications at (+1.202.835.4205) or acates@destinationmarketing.org. DMAI aims to assist journalists and reporters and will try to accommodate deadlines. When submitting a request, please provide a detailed list of questions and your project deadline.