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Day One: The start of IPW in Washington, D.C. had Inbound’s photographer making stops at the registration areas for journalists, suppliers and buyers in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, and at a Tourism Cares cleanup project on the National Mall. The photo log of IPW’s people, places and events starts in the convention center.

 

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From Destination DC, here are (left to right): Torry Christian, senior marketing manager; Denise Osei, marketing & communications coordinator; and Cara Hedgepeth, social media coordinator.

 

#2
Destination DC’s Andrew O’Connor (left), senior manager, content marketing; and Michael Sanders, lead graphic designer.

 

#3
One of US Travel’s longest-serving employees, Judith Harris (center), senior director, member services—she joined the association in 1991—is is flanked by Krista Roepke (left), business development coordinator; and Ann Cothran, manager, member relations.

 

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US Travel’s Shelley Conway (left), director, meeting & event services, who’s been with the association for 21 years; and Daystar Van Wagner, director of exhibit and meeting services.

 

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Valerie Bryant-Hutchinson, membership assistant, is the U.S. Travel Association’s longest-serving employee. She has been with the organization for more than 30 years.

 

#6
The Virginia Beach CVB’s Ron Kuhlman, vice president of tourism marketing & sales; and Kelli Norman, director of tourism marketing and sales international.

 

#7
(Left to right): Katie Doherty, general manager, Holiday Inn Gaithersburg; Barry H. Biggar, president and CEO, Fairfax County (Va.) CVB; and Stephen B. Richer, managing director, Primapact Group.

 

#8
(Left to right): Toni Dockery, travel and hospitality sales manager, Legoland California Resort; director of travel and tourism sales at the Madison Square Garden Company; and Robert Miller, president of New York City-based Travel Advocates.

 

#9
Amy Shahin (left), director of hotel sales, JW Marriott Minneapolis Mall of America; and Sherri Mullery, vice president, business and foundation partnerships, Bloomington CVB.

 

#10
Cody Negri and Lyndi Anderson, rodeo performers from the University of Wyoming.

 

#11
From the South Dakota Department of Tourism: Alexa Steiner, global travel and trade representative; and Cole Irwin, global travel and trade director.

 

#12
From Merlin Entertainments/Legoland (left to right): Shannon Serventi, trade sales manager, hotel sales; Lauren Paffenback,travel trade sales executive; and Becky Helms, sales manager.

 

#13
Freelance Chinese travel journalists Yong Dai (left) and Jin Lin.

 

 

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(Left to right) Maureen Lachant, business development director, USA, Canada & Bahamas, Les Maisons du Voyage; Anne Schmidt, senior product manager, corporate vice president, American Ring Travel; and Susie Pratt, chief marketing officer, general manager, Rocky Mountain International.

 

#15
Part of the corps of 70 Tourism Cares volunteers who showed up to clean up and trim sections of the National Mall.

 

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Setting an example is Pam Inman (right), president of NTA. She is joined by Devin Lewis (left), director of regional sales, Las Vegas CVA; and Dan Flores, vice president, business development, Merrick Aviation Group.

 

#17
Kati Hagedorn, Events Manager Kati for Tourism Cares.

 

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Catherine Prather, long-time senior vice president, NTA; and Greg Takehara, chief operating officer & senior vice resident, industry relations at Trip Mate, Inc.

 

#19
Morgan Maravich, industry and member engagement manager at NTA.

 

#20
Kristen Warden, senior manager, marketing operations and strategy, New York City & Company.

 

#21
Rebecca Kim, assistant director of public relations at Jazz at Lincoln Center.

 

#22
Unidentified street performer at the edge of the Mall.

 

#23
Crossing Pennsylvania Avenue in the late afternoon sun.

 

Day Two: The Newseum hosts the Press Brunch, Brand USA presents its updates for key markets, tours take delegates all over the Washington, D.C. area and the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum hosts a big opening night party—both inside and outside.

 

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Crank, a local Washington, D.C. group entertains with a set that is about as lively as anyone will find anywhere at 9 a.m.

 

#25
Alberto Sanchez of Argentina; he attended his first in 1986 in Phoenix. With him his wife, Norma Jure Gonzalez, also a travel journalist.

 

#26
Elliott Ferguson, president and CEO of Destination DC.

 

#27
Roger Dow, president and CEO of U.S. Travel Association, gives a thumbs up for Elliott Ferguson’s remarks.

 

#28
A pleased Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser welcomes journalists.

 

#29
Kelli Norman (left), director of tourism marketing and sales international; and Jacinthe Paré, who represents the Virginia Beach CVB in the Province of Québec.

 

#30
Elliott Ferguson, president and CEO of Destination DC; and his director of communications, Danielle Davis.

 

#31
From the Arab News (left to right): Barbara G.B. Ferguson, Washington correspondent; Tim Kennedy, features and travel writer; and reporter Halla Abdullah.

 

#32
At Brand USA’s marketing update session: Carroll Rheem, the agency’s vice president vice president for research and analytics.

 

#33
Brand USA’s panel of country experts (left to right): from China, Jerome Leroux, vice-president, Asia-Pacific & director, Greater China Region at AVIAREPS; from India, Sheema Vohra, president and managing director, Sartha Marketing and Sartha Global Marketing; and Brand USA and its partners, prospects, and international representation firms in Mexico, Central America, and Brazil.

 

 

#34
Pat Moscaritolo (left), president and CEO, Greater Boston CVB; and Francois-Laurent Nivaud, Massachusetts state tourism director.

 

#35
Rafael Torres, president, Don Quijote Tours of New England.

 

#36
Erin Francis Cummings, president and CEO, Destinations Analysts Research; and Derek Price, director, media sales, North America / East, Expedia Media Solutions at Expedia, Inc.

 

#37
From Tours Limited, which is based near Atlanta: Madhavi Chimalapati, senior director, sales and marketing (fixed departures); and Radhika Tripurani, director, media, marketing and attraction tickets.

 

#38
Waiting for their Segway tour of Washington, D.C., are (left to right): Warren Martineau, director of sales, Hotel Becket, Lake Tahoe, California; Juraj Sojka, senior sales and marketing manager, Aramark; and Tony Lyle, vice president, tourism development, Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority.
#39
A throng of IPW delegates lays siege to the south entrance of the Smithonian’s Air and Space Museum.

 

#40
(Left to right): Takeshi Sakakibara, business development manager, Tour America; Isamu Aso, senior sales manager, East Japan, Kuoni Group Travel Experts; and Eiko Tanaka, director, Tour America.

 

#41
From West Palm Beach, Florida-based HotelPlanner (left to right): Ross Hosking, president of Meetings.com; Shanna Myers, regional product director; Gretchen Decker, regional product director-Washington, D.C.; and Bruce Rosenberg, chief operating officer.
#42
Debbie Young, Georgetown University student and volunteer worker for the Air and Space Museum event, with “Amelia Earhart.”

 

#43
June Fallo, director, Edgar Degas House, Museum, Studio, Courtyard and Inn in New Orleans.

 

#44
(Left to right): Nicole Mahoney, travel trade manager, Visit Syracuse; Samantha Ackerson, from the Aalon Marketing Group in Farmingdale, Long Island; and Jennifer Ackerson, president, Aalon Marketing Group.

 

#45
From France: Beatrix Bourguignon (left), BAV Events; and Marie-Pierre Casabianca, MPC.

 

#46
(Left to right): Sam Chen, Taiwan office director, Brandstory Inc./Brand USA; Cynthia Wang, executive, travel trade, Capital Region USA; and Reene Ho-Phang, strategic advisor, Brandstory Inc./Brand USA.

 

#47
From the UK: Mandy McGlade (left), long haul product manager, Newmarket Holidays; and Jayne White, product manager, Titan Travel.

 

#48
(Left to right): David Downing, president and CEO, Visit St. Pete/Clearwater; Jay Salyers, senior vice president, special projects, Miles Partnership; and David Burgess, president, Miles Marketing Destinations.

 

#49
With the U.S. Capitol as a backdrop, a percussion-driven dance troupe entertains guests at the Air and Space Museum party.

 

#50
(Left to right): Richard Peterson, president, S&P Consulting; Tara Hippensteel, director of tour and travel, North America, Hard Rock International; and Charles Schuler, director of communications, San Francisco International Airport.

 

#51
Nan Marchand Beauvois, vice president of national councils for US Travel.

 

#52
Brigit Whitelaw (left), owner, The Art Connection, Denver; and Suzanne Lorenz, president, Adventure Travel West.

 

#53
Donna J. Keren, senior vice president, research and analytics, New York City & Company.

 

#54
Unidentified goddess.

 

#55
Inside the Air and Space Museum.

 

#56
From Macy’s headquarters in New York City (left to right): Stephen Braun, manager, tourism marketing; Catherine Xie, coordinator-tourism marketing; and Bradley Eckerson, manager-tourism strategy.
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