SearchWide Global

What an incredible week at the 2024 Destinations International Annual Convention in Tampa! ☀️ The past few days were filled with engaging speakers, insightful content, and amazing networking opportunities. We're grateful for the exceptional hospitality from the Visit Tampa Bay team and the opportunity to give back to Feeding Tampa Bay. 👏A huge shoutout to the Destinations International team! Your hard work and dedication made this event a resounding success. 🏆Congratulations to all the award recipients! A special round of applause to the new 2024 class of 30 Under 30 honorees and the HBCU scholarship recipients. Your achievements inspire us all and pave the way for future leaders in our industry. 🙌Thank you to everyone who supported the Emerging Leaders Lounge for the second year. We are looking forward to continuing to enhance this space and continue these important conversations. 👏We are also thrilled to congratulate our Vice President of Marketing, Cambria Jones, CDME, CDMP and her fellow graduates for earning their Certified Destination Management Executive (CDME) credentials. Your dedication and hard work have truly paid off! ✨We're already looking forward to reconnecting with everyone in Chicago next year! #DIAC24 #DestinationsInternational #VisitTampaBay #SearchWideGlobal #SeeYouInChicago

What a great start to day two of the Destinations International Annual Convention! Thank you for joining us for yoga on the lawn led by the amazing Darcie M. and coffee with the consortium. #DIAC24

☕️ Join Us for Coffee with the Consortium! ☕️ Start your day with a boost of energy and insightful conversations with the consortium (CFO by design, Inc., Civitas, DMOproz, Fired Up! Culture, SearchWide Global ). 📅 Wednesday, July 17th 🕰 7:30 - 9:00 AM (ET) 📍CEO Lounge, Tampa Marriott Water Street #CoffeeWithTheConsortium #DIAC24

We are honored and thankful to be recognized by Fired Up! Culture as a 2024 Culture Achievement Award Winner! Our team is proud of our culture, and we remain committed to our values of respect, integrity, passion, ethics, and inclusion in everything we do. The Fired Up! Culture Achievement Award is presented to organizations that excel and set the standard for workplace culture and team member engagement. This recognition is awarded to the organizations that meet the scoring threshold on the Fired Up! Culture Annual Culture Index™. Congratulations to our fellow 2024 Culture Achievement Award winners! Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gbsiSzFs #teamwork #culture #searchwideglobal #firedupculture

We are thrilled to bring back the SearchWide Global Emerging Leaders lounge for the second year at the Destinations International Annual Convention in Tampa next week! 🏝️ Join us for these insightful sessions featuring industry leaders: 📅 Connecting Generations: Strategies for a Harmonious Workforce  🗣 Speakers: Marcus Carney, Executive Director | Visit Yuma Leslie McClendon, Tourism Sales Manager | Visit Yuma Brett Oetting, CDME, President & CEO | Visit Corpus Christi America Segura, Director of Communications | Visit Corpus Christi 📅 Succession Planning: Preparing for the Next Phase of Leadership  🗣 Speakers: Mark Gnatovic, Executive Vice President | SearchWide Global Julie Coker, President & CEO | San Diego Tourism Authority Cleo Battle, President & CEO | Louisville Tourism 📅 Ask the Recruiter: Insider Tips and Best Practices for Working with an Executive Search Firm  🗣 Speakers: Kellie Henderson, Senior Vice President | SearchWide Global Nicole Newman, Vice President | SearchWide Global See you in Tampa! ☀ #DestinationsInternational #EmergingLeaders #SearchWideGlobal #DIAC24

We have had an incredible experience attending the 2nd Annual Women Leading Travel & Hospitality Summit at The Ballantyne, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Charlotte! This week Included powerful presentations, keynotes, networking and inspiration. Looking forward to more to come. ✨ #WomenLeadingTravelandHospitality #WLTH #WLTHSummit #WomeninTravel #WomeninHospitality #WomeninLeadership #WomenWhoLead #WomenEmpoweringWomen #BallantyneCharlotte #SearchWideGlobal

Our Marketing and Communications team had a great week at the 2024 Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Travel & Tourism Section conference in VisitGreenvilleSC! This year's theme was "The Bridge to PRogress," and we had the opportunity to join PR, Communications, Marketing, and Media professionals to gather, reconnect, and learn skills and insights to help our industry thrive. We're looking forward to seeing everyone in Visit Tampa Bay next year! #PRSATravel #Travel #Tourism #SearchWideGlobal

Are you a professional with less than 20 years of experience in the hospitality and tourism industry (hotels, events, restaurants, tourism, etc.)? We want to hear from you! We’ve partnered with the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) Foundation, Destinations International, Meeting Professionals International Foundation, and San Diego State University to conduct virtual focus groups to gather insights from professionals like you to help shape future industry practices and innovations. Why Participate? ✨ Share your experiences (both good and challenging) and let your voice be heard. ✨ Help shift the perception of the industry. ✨ Contribute to a more equitable industry for all. ✨ Build a brighter future for yourself and your colleagues. What’s required? Just one 60-minute virtual focus group at your convenience. Follow this link or scan the QR code to sign up: https://lnkd.in/gDDKAcg2 Don’t miss this opportunity to make a difference! #Tourism #FocusGroup #IndustryInsights #Hospitality

Hunden Partners has BIG news to share! We are thrilled to welcome two industry leaders, Jay Burress and Bethanie DeRose, CDME, as our new Executive Vice Presidents. This marks a significant expansion of our leadership team and reinforces our commitment to excellence in real estate development and tourism consulting. Jay Burress, most recently the CEO of Visit Anaheim for 11 years, joins us as Executive Vice President of Tourism. With over 35 years of transformative experience and having led destinations like Anaheim, Dallas, and Arlington to new heights, Jay's expertise in placemaking and tourism is unmatched. At Hunden, Jay will develop placemaking plans and enhance our tourism and DMO services. "I’ve always enjoyed placemaking as a DMO leader, and I truly believe that it’s the next evolution in our industry. For the next phase of my career, I intentionally sought an entrepreneurially minded firm with an international reach and an impressive track record, and I am delighted to find all of that in Hunden," says Burress. Bethanie DeRose joins Hunden Partners as the Executive Vice President of Consulting. Her previous work as EVP at JLL, co-leading the Global Tourism & Destination Advisory Practice in hundreds of destinations, will inform her role at Hunden overseeing the development and delivery of studies, master plans, strategic plans, and advisory work. Under Bethanie’s leadership, that practice has increased five-fold over an eight-year period. "Many of my projects start as ideas on paper and turn into literal and philosophical shovels in the ground. That only happens when a good process drives and leads to solutions. I’m excited to support more clients at Hunden as they look to grow their destinations while simultaneously improving the quality of place," says DeRose. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gCtpd6-J Welcome, Jay and Bethanie! #HundenPartners #TeamExcellence #Placemaking

We had an incredible experience at the Meeting Professionals International (MPI) World Education Congress (WEC) in Louisville, Kentucky! Coinciding with National Travel and Tourism Week, it was the perfect time to connect with industry professionals, participate in insightful discussions, and explore the latest trends in the events industry. A huge thank you to MPI, Louisville Tourism, and everyone who made this event unforgettable! #WECLouisville #NTTW24 #SearchWideGlobal #BourbonCity #LouisvilleLove