Behind China’s Cloud is a Sunny Sky
A report on the Spring 2022 Chinese Traveler Sentiment Report
The sunny sky behind the cloudy sky is what international leisure travel marketers to China point out in a new report—the Spring 2022 Chinese Traveler Sentiment by Dragon Trail International, the global marketing and promotion company based in China and the UK. ForwardKeys joined in furnishing the survey with additional insights that were mostly focused on domestic travel in China. The Sentiment Report is the fifth edition of the product. The last report was a little more than six months ago. Some of the findings of both are paired in some charts or tables in order to illustrate differences.
Discussing the Sentiment Report In a webinar, Sienna Parulis-Cook, Dragon Trail’s director of marketing and communications, said that its team of surveyors “asked about overall travel sentiment, opinions on China’s quarantine-on-arrival policy, appraisal of outbound destinations, domestic travel trends, and more.”
“Although feelings of caution and hesitancy surrounding travel have risen during this period of outbreaks and lockdowns around China,” she added, “there has also been an increase in those who say they are eager to travel. At the same time, we’ve observed softening attitudes towards quarantine policies, and improved perceptions of travel safety for every single country included in our survey.”
The Basics, or Why It’s So Challenging Right Now. Not necessarily in any particular order, they are:
● Outbound group and package tours have now been banned for more than two years (since January 2020).
● Outbound travel for non-essential reasons has been repeatedly discouraged.
● New passports are not being issued except for essential travel reasons.
● Flight tickets are far more expensive than ever.
● Flights are limited in number, and flights are often canceled.
● China’s COVID-driven shutdowns and other restrictive steps remain.
However …
● Some major cities in China are taking small steps to reduce the number of days that arriving/returning air passengers must spend in quarantine.
● Domestic air travel has been active—active enough that airports and airlines would not require much of an adaptation period to get back to flying.
● Since late last November, a number of Asia-Pacific nations have opened partially opened up for travel. They include Japan, Vietnam, South Korea, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, India, Singapore, Thailand and Australia. (Info from ForwardKeys)
—Finding: travel remains on hold for most, but the needle has moved up, as the number of those who are “eager to travel” is on the rise.
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—Finding: Quit quarantining!
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—Finding: It’s clear that a reduction in, or elimination of quarantines for those returning home would have an impact the answers to the question, “What would make you consider outbound travel?”
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—Finding: Once the pillar of international tourism packages and itineraries, group travel is passé, and FIT is so “today.”
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—Finding: The preferences for travel have remained about the same since last September.
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—Finding: The preferred outbound destination for Chinese travelers is … *
* It should be pointed out that just 24 percent have international travel experience.
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Note on methodology. The Spring 2022 Chinese Traveler Sentiment Report by Dragon Trail Research involved 1,011 survey responses from mainland Chinese. The survey was conducted via Tencent on March 9-14, 2022. All survey respondents have an interest in traveling, with 24 percent having outbound travel experience. They come from 49 first-tier, new first-tier, and second-tier cities. By age group, 16 percent are Post 00s; 35 percent are Post-90s; 29 percent are Post 80s; 15 percent are Post 70s; 5 percent are post 60s and older.
German Long-Haul Recovery Under Way
Not since the dark days of the global pandemic set itself in place in March 2020 has the outlook for inbound travel to the USA from Germany been so encouraging. Reporting on monthly travel agency sales released by, the travel trade publication fvw l TravelTalk noted that sales continue to grow in April, according to the monthly report of the ta.ts travel agency mirror (tats = Travel Agency Technologies & Services): “The tourism business is recovering noticeably. This shows (in) the sales development in April. The gap in sales compared to the pre-corona year 2019 is also getting smaller and smaller, as the current tats travel agency mirror shows.”
Because the tats travel agency mirror is a retail tool, its survey of retail travel agencies measures the immediacy of the travel industry’s sales—not projected activity by wholesalers. This year, it has shown continued industry sales year-on-year.
But it’s not just travel agency sales that are making the tourism industry in Germany breathe easier; it is the ancillary activity of the industry. Tour operators have been staging road show educational sessions and—as are other economic sectors—scrambling to fill job slots.
Another sign that the health of the industry is coming back came was the announcement by TUI (the largest tour operator in Germany and Europe) that the company has started paying back the €700 million ($740 million) which was loaned mainly by KfW. (It is part of the KfW Bankengruppe, a German state-owned investment and development bank.) TUI said the “rescue umbrella” was important during the pandemic but that now was “the right time to reduce the first credit lines.”
As well, other German tour operators have taken steps to add to, or reorganize and/or increase sales staff. And at the industry’s largest international marketplace, IPW, which takes place June 4-8, Germany has one of the largest delegation of buyers scheduled to attend.
And then, as far as the U.S. overseas international travel market is concerned, there is level of business that is already sending German travelers to the USA. In the latest report from the U.S. National Travel and Tourism Office, German arrivals to the United States totaled 78 thousand in March. Only the UK attracted more arrivals. The number would be considered weak in a normal year, but remember: we are still in a recovery mode.
From tats: Current Key Figures from the Travel Industry in Comparison, April 2022 vs 2021 & 2019
While the initial stages of the current recovery show that 2022 business is still running behind the business level of 2019 (which was a record for a majority if NTTO’s Top 20 Overseas Source Markets), the tats mirror are encouraging to industry analysts who realize that recovery won’t occur quickly.
The invoiced total turnover of the travel agencies recorded in the “ta.ts Reisebürospiegel” (travel agency mirror) was up 394.7 percent in April 2022—compared to the same month in 2021. Compared to April 2019, the invoiced total turnover was minus 31.6 percent.
Invoiced values April 2022 vs. 2021 & 2019: The invoiced total turnover of the travel agencies recorded in the “ta.ts Reisebürospiegel” was up 394.7 percent in April 2022 compared to the same month in 2021. Compared to April 2019, the total invoiced turnover was minus 31.6 percent.
By Sub-Sector
—The invoiced tourism turnover showed an increase of 1,140.0 percent in April compared to 2021. Compared to April 2019, the invoiced tourism turnover was down 30.4 percent.
—Air traffic revenue this month is up 392.3% vs. 2021. As of April 2019, air traffic revenue is down 34.6 percent.
— “Other” sales were up 86.56 percent in April 2022 vs. 2021 and down 19.9 percent vs. 2019.
The number of tickets was up 323.8 percent compared to April 2021 and down compared to April 2019 46.6 percent
—Sales from the tourism cruises sub-division in April were up 709.2 percent compared to 2021 and down 36.9 percent compared to April 2019.
By Year-to-Date 2022 vs. 2020 and 2019
—Cumulatively, the total invoiced travel agency turnover in the months from January to April was up 367.9 percent compared to 2021. For the period January to April vs. 2019, the cumulative invoiced travel agency turnover was minus 48.3 percent.
—Tourism recorded an increase of 810.5 percent compared to 2021 and minus 44.5 percent compared to 2019. Air traffic recorded an increase of 399.7 percent compared to 2021 and compared to 2019 a minus of 51.8 percent.
—“Other” sales showed an increase of 92.9 percent compared to 2021 and a decline of 38.4 percent compared to 2019. The number of tickets is an increase of 345.7 percent compared to 2021 and minus 60.1 percent compared to 2019. The cruise sub-sector shows a cumulative increase of 518.8 percent compared to 2021 or a minus of 53.8 percent compared to 2019.
Order Intake Tourism 2022 vs. 2021 & 2019
—In April 2022, the incoming orders in tourism amounted to 478.2 percent in a monthly comparison to 2021. The tourist order backlog by travel date up to April 2022 is up 275.0 percent compared to the previous year.
—In the cruise subdivision, incoming orders are up 89.7 percent month-on-month, and the order backlog by travel date up to April 2022 was up 105.4 percent.
—In April 2022, the incoming orders in tourism amounted to 10.1 percent in a monthly comparison to 2019.
—The tourism order book by travel date until October 2022 was down 38.3 percent compared to 2019.
—In the cruise sub-division, incoming orders in a monthly comparison to 2019 are minus 2.6 percent.
The tourism order book by travel date until October 2022 is minus 46.3 percent compared to 2019.
US Travel & Tourism Should Cheer Itself
Yes, we’re patriots.
And so, last week, we in the travel and tourism industry celebrated who we are and what we do along with some professional hubris, because no industry presents events and human experiences like we do—including everything from the double-blink our eyes give off by the life-like creatures who frighten us in a new Disney or Universal Studios ride, to the humbling majesty of the Coastal Redwood trees of California.
And all the while we are presenting and marketing the attractions and actions of the tourism product to international visitors, we are also doing something with direct benefit to the U.S. economy: we are selling tourism to the USA at a better rate and better levels than other nations are marketing their tourism product to U.S. travelers.
How patriotic is that!
To underscore the point, INBOUND this week brings your attention to key data points recently released by the U.S. National Travel & Tourism Office (NTTO) that go beyond the international arrivals numbers that INBOUND usually features. Data recently released by NTTO show that in March 2022:
● International visitors spent $10.1 billion on travel to, and tourism-related activities within, the United States, an increase of 90 percent compared to March 2021.
● Americans spent $9.2 billion traveling abroad, yielding a balance of trade surplus of $894 million for the month—the fifth consecutive month during which the United States enjoyed a balance of trade surplus for travel and tourism.
● The increase in ‘Travel Spending’ accounted for the overwhelming majority (75 percent) of the year-over-year increase in U.S. travel exports in March 2022, followed by ‘Passenger Fare Receipts’ (21 percent) and ‘Medical/Education/Short-Term and Seasonal Workers Spending’ (4 percent).
Composition of Monthly Spending (Travel Exports)—Travel Receipts
—Purchases of travel and tourism-related goods and services by international visitors traveling in the United States totaled $5.0 billion in March 2022 (compared to $1.4 billion in March 2021), an increase of 251 percent when compared to the previous year.
—For a pre-pandemic perspective, travel receipts totaled $12.1 billion in March 2019. These goods and services include food, lodging, recreation, gifts, entertainment, local transportation in the United States, and other items incidental to foreign travel.
Travel receipts accounted for 50 percent of total U.S. travel and tourism exports in March 2022.
Passenger Fare Receipts
—Fares received by U.S. carriers from international visitors totaled nearly $1.7 billion in March 2022 (compared to $662 million in March 2021), an increase of 153 percent when compared to the previous year.
—For a pre-pandemic perspective, the United States exported nearly $3.3 billion in passenger air transportation services in March 2019. These receipts are expenditures by foreign residents on international flights of U.S. air carriers.
—Passenger fare receipts accounted for 17 percent of total U.S. travel and tourism exports in March 2022.
Medical/Education/Short-Term Worker Spending
—Expenditures for educational and health-related tourism, along with all expenditures by border, seasonal, and other short-term workers in the United States totaled $3.4 billion in March 2022 (compared to $3.2 billion in March 2021), an increase of 6 percent when compared to the previous year.
—For a pre-pandemic perspective, this spending totaled $4.9 billion in March 2019.
—Medical tourism, education, and short-term worker expenditures accounted for 34 percent of total U.S. travel and tourism exports in March 2022.
Interested in an interactive data visualization of these statistics? Please visit the Monthly Travel Trade Monitor for a more comprehensive and customizable experience. (ttmonitor.)
TRADE TALK & Travel Industry Buzz
● Here’s a Skift item that focuses on a domestic issue –one that also has ramifications for inbound overseas traffic:” the rising price of oil is threatening the travel industry’s rebound, with the increase, causing airlines to pass their surging fuel bills on to consumers, as well as forcing U.S. travelers to alter their summer vacation plans. It’s also making tour operators ponder increasing the price of their trips to compensate for booming fuel experiences, which companies that still haven’t fully recovered from the pandemic are hesitant to do to avoiding denting travel demand.” Click here to access the complete article.
● Could Japan open up next month? Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida has suggested that that the country is preparing, finally, to reopen to international visitors starting in June. According to an account in the trade publication, TTG, during a speech in London on last Thursday, Kishida said: “We have now eased border control measures significantly, with the next easing taking place in June, when Japan will introduce a smoother entry process similar to that of other G7 members.” Read the complete article here.
● After ten years of operations in the country, The Travel Corporation (TTC) announced that it was closing its office in Brazil at the end of April. Since establishing itself in São Paulo (the de facto capital of the Brazilian economy) the company has brought in new travel concepts – from luxurious river cruises to itineraries exclusively for young people. Some of its brands include Contiki Tours, Uniworld River Cruises and Red Carnation Hotels.
● From a recent article in Travel Weekly (UK): “A Kantar TGI survey in April found 16 percent of UK adults have already booked their main summer holiday this year and 20 percent plan to book – of whom 78 percent plan to go abroad – despite three quarters being “worried about the rising price of life” (77 percent) and repercussions of the war in Ukraine (75 percent), and 41 percent being unable to afford their energy bills.” Read the complete article here.
● From TravelMole … a story that seems to be getting legs: “The passport processing bottleneck could cost Britons £1.1 billion ($1.39 billion) in cancelled trips this summer.” New research by the Centre for Economics and Business Research says it leaves ‘one million holidaymakers at risk due to the delays.’ Data from the VisitBritain Covid-19 Consumer Sentiment Tracker shows that more than two in five are planning an overseas trip in the coming 12 months,” the Centre said. It projects only 50 percent of people will have ‘successful and timely’ passport renewals. Due to demand, the Passport Office warned travelers to apply 10 weeks in advance. Here is the article.
● Travelers Canada, the Canadian division of The Travelers Companies, Inc. has announced the results of the 2022 Travelers Canada Distracted Driving Risk Survey, revealing that most Canadians—a market that travels overwhelmingly by auto—engage in dangerous behaviors behind the wheel despite knowing the associated risks. While 77 per cent of Canadians say that distracted driving is very risky and they take every step possible to avoid being distracted, half of respondents admit to talking or using a phone while driving. Notably, one in five drivers admit they have had a crash, collision or near miss because they were distracted.” Work-related pressures may also be contributing to distracted driving. According to the survey, 29 per cent of Canadians say they respond to work-related calls, texts or emails while driving. Reasons cited include concern that it might be a work emergency (44 percent), feeling the need to always be available (30 percent) and worrying that they will miss something important (28 percent). Read the complete release here.
● Big transatlantic expansion plans now being implemented by United Airlines. The airline will launch or resume 30 transatlantic flights between mid-April and early June to destinations including the UK, Italy, Switzerland, Germany and France. New daily flights between Boston and Heathrow began on April 14, adding to United’s non-stop services to Heathrow from its seven hubs. The carrier’s transatlantic route network will be more than 25 larger than it was in 2019. “We have long anticipated a strong demand recovery, evidenced by our large, strategic expansion in Europe, and with these new flights, we’re proud to offer our customers more options and access than ever before,” said Patrick Quayle, senior vice president of international network and alliances. (Multiple sources)
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HODGE PODGE: Appointments, Openings and Changes
Renee Wilson recently joined NYC & Company as director, tourism market development-Canada, Europe & U.S. In her role, Wilson manages day-to-day travel trade activities in Canada; leads the development of the U.S. market and identifies new market segments; and supports in the European markets alongside Reginald Charlot, managing director, tourism market development. A native of The Bronx, Davis joins NYC & Company from Running Subway, the producers of Times Square’s new attraction RiseNY. Previously, she held roles at THE RIDE and Harlem Spirituals.
Joao Gonzaga has been appointed chief digital officer of the leading German tour operator, DER Touristik. Gonzaga will be responsible for group-wide digitalization of the European travel company, now operating in 16 countries. He succeeds Dr. Dirk Tietz, who left the company at his own request in late September 2020. In his role as CDO, Gonzaga heads an international team of experts and is member of the Group’s International Management Board. Gonzaga will report to Sören Hartmann, CEO DER Touristik Group. Gonzaga began his career as a system & solution specialist at Vodafone D2 in Germany. He later worked as Business Solutions Manager for Ericsson in Sweden before moving on to the tech startup scene in 2000. He was a co-founder of conVISUAL (renamed mVise) and later Kyntal, working in the US for a total of seven years. He joined.
Long-time industry figure Robert Y. Graff has been recruited to handle industry relations for the Nevada Division of Tourism (Travel Nevada). Well-known in the state’s travel and tourism industry, Graff comes to his new position from Bindlestiff Tours, where he was vice president of sales and marketing. Previously, he served for nearly 18 years as vice president of marketing & international sales for the Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters/Scene Airlines.
Nick Varney, chief executive officer of Merlin Entertainments, has retired from his post. Varney has a 12-month notice period during which the company’s board will identify his successor and ensure an orderly handover. Merlin Entertainments was formed in 1999 following a management buyout of Vardon Entertainments led by Varney, who subsequently became CEO of the group. Since then, the business has grown from 19 attractions to a global leader in location based, family entertainment, operating 140 attractions, 23 hotels and 6 holiday villages in 24 countries and across four continents.
Michele Cota has been appointed as the new executive director of Discover New England. Cota comes to the position after serving more than 13 years as trade and industry relations manager for the New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development, followed by a stint of more than three years in the office of U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH). She succeeds Chris Jennings, who left the organization this past December.
Jens Penny is the new chief executive of The Appointment Group (TAG)—the touring, production, corporate, events and private travel specialist. He replaces Steve Barrass, who left the position after nearly four years in the position. He joined in August 2018 after over four years as senior vice president of Emirates Group, and prior to that over four years as chief executive of Gold Medal Travel. Penny joined TAG in April 2019. His CV before joining TAG include senior-level positions with dnata Travel Europe and Stella Travel Services UK and THE GLOBAL TRAVEL GROUP LIMITED.
Kathryn Scaduto has joined Visit Buffalo Niagara in a new position as marketing and social media specialist. Before joining the organization, Scaduto spent nearly a year-and-a-half working at Project Mona’s House, a social services organization in Buffalo.
Gabriel E. Martinez has been named vice president, distribution and channel sales, at Brightline Trains. The Florida-based operation took a hit during the global pandemic, but it says “We’re back on track with full service between Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach.” Martinez brings an impressive resumé to Brightline. He has held senior positions at GetYourGuide, the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau and SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment.
In the UK, Angus Bond has been brought in as a strategy consultant for Ocean Holidays as the operator seeks to expand beyond its top market of Florida. Previously, Bond held several senior roles at Virgin Holidays and Virgin Atlantic, where he was responsible for various commercial, e-commerce and digital functions. Ocean hopes to expand and diversify its product offering both through the trade and direct-to-consumer, with plans for growing existing sectors outside of Florida, including California, New York, Mexico and the Caribbean.
Randi Berman is now heading up enterprise business development at Peek Pro. a provider of booking software for tour operators. She joins the company from Monroe Systems for Business. Previously, Berman served in senior management positions for Entertainment Cruises, Ride the Ducks, Big Bus Tours and the Philadelphia Trolley Works.
The Miami-Dade Beacon Council, a nonprofit public-private economic development organization, has announced that William Douglas Talbert III, who retired last year after more than 30 years at the helm of the Greater Miami CVB, has been appointed as the Council’s new interim president and CEO following the unexpected passing of Michael A. Finney, who died last month following a heart attack. Talbert will serve as Interim president and chief executive officer until a new leader is identified by the search committee.
Laura Kreutzer has joined Seaworld Parks and Resorts in Orlando as senior manager, youth programs. Previously, she had been corporate director of youth programs for Cedar Fair Entertainment Company. Kreutzer’s resumé shows that she has held senior positions at such tourism industry players as the Globus family of brands, Hard Rock International and Disney resort sales.
Peter Waugh has started a new position as director of sales at Running Subway Productions in New York City. The company operates a number of productions and experience, including RiseNY, in the heart of Times Square. Waugh’s resumé includes a tenure of nearly 10 years at the Shubert Organization.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has announced that Omar Eaton-Martínez has accepted the position of senior vice president for historic sites. Since 2018, Eaton-Martínez has served as the assistant division chief, historical resources, for the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission overseeing a significant portfolio of historic sites and museums. He has also worked at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, the National Park Service, the Office of the National Museum of the American Latino Commission, NASA, and he was a K-12 teacher in New York City and Washington, D.C.
Following a hiatus during which she lived through the pandemic, got married and moved to Sarasota, Mariale Ojeda has embarked on a new career with W2M WORLD2MEET as business development manager for North America. Prior to the impact of the pandemic, Ojeda had worked for almost 19 years at the Universal Orlando Resort, lastly as sales manager-international sales.
Jayne Lambert has been appointment business development manager for the Advantage Travel Partnership’s southern region. She joins Advantage from G Adventures, where she held a business development position. In her career, Lambert has also worked at TUI, Kuoni and Hurtigruten.
Katja Vortmann will be in charge of Derpart’s business travel department from June 1st as its business travel division is also being reorganized. Vortmann will take over the management of the business travel division from Hans-Jürgen Gutleben. Vortmann has been with the DER Touristik group for the past eight years as regional vice president, Germany North.
Brad Rosenberg has been named customer care representative at Rockefeller Center/Top of the Rock, a landmark attraction in New York City. He joins the organization from Where®, for whom he worked for more than three years.
Job Postings
From SearchWide Global:
—The Orange County Convention Center, site of the upcoming IPW 2022 in Orlando, has an opening for a deputy director. More details here.
—Longwoods International, a tourism industry leader in marketing, advertising and public opinion research, is searching for a senior vice president. More details here.
—The Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau is searching for a new vice president of marketing. More details here.
—Santa Monica Travel & Tourism has an opening for a new director of communications. More details here.
—Discover Santa Clara is looking for a new CEO. More details here.
—Choose Chicago is searching for a senior vice president of sales. More details here.
—The National Comedy Center has an opening for a director of marketing and communications. More details here.
—The Muncie Visitors Bureau is looking for an executive director. More details here.
—Visit GreenvilleSC is searching for a president and CEO. More details here.
—Visit Tulsa is recruiting for an SVP-president, Tulsa Regional Tourism. More details here.
—The Shreveport-Bossier Convention & Tourist Bureau has an opening for a vice president of marketing and communications. More details here.
—Visit Albuquerque is searching for a vice president of sales. More details here.
—Destinations International is looking for a senior vice president of marketing & communications. More details here.
—Visit Wichita is searching for a new vice president of sales. More details here.
—There is an opening for the position of chief tourism development officer at OneSpartanburg Inc. More details here.
—The Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau is looking for an executive director, PHL Diversity. More details here.
—The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce is looking for a director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. More details here.
—Visit Tucson is recruiting for an executive vice president. More details here.
—The Manistee County Visitors Bureau in Michigan, is searching for a new executive director. More details here.
—Conference Direct, a provider of global meeting planning solutions, is searching for vice president of global sales. More details here.
—The Cincinnati USA Convention and Visitors Bureau is seeking a new chief financial officer. More details here.
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From LinkedIn Jobs: Known to many across the board in the travel and tourism industry, the LinkedIn list (click here) has numerous job opportunities posted. Following is a sample of some of those jobs currently listed.
—The Grand Circle Corporation has an opening for a program director/tour director. More details here.
—BCD Travel is searching for a senior travel consultant. The job is a remote. More details here.
—Explore Minnesota Tourism is recruiting for a tourism, reginal coordinator – industry relations professional. More details here.
—The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), International Operations department is currently recruiting for an International Travel Specialist. More details here.
—Bloomingdale’s in Long Island City, NY, is looking for a senior manager of international marketing/tourism. More details here.
—There is an opening for senior manager, marketing, at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in Los Angeles. More details here.
—Legends in NYC is looking for a manager, tourism and trade sales. More details here.
—There is an opening for a Luxury Leisure Travel Manager at the AMPM Group, New York City Metropolitan Area. More details here.
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Other Openings:
—Major league baseball’s New York Yankees have posted a job description to manage their tourism efforts moving forward. They’re looking to fill the position fairly quickly. More details here.
—Four job assignments are currently available at Visit Florida. More details here.
—Travel Wisconsin is recruiting for several positions. More details follow.
● Industry Services Manager: Careers (wi.gov)
● Content Marketing Writer- project: Careers (wi.gov)
● Social Media Assistant – project: Careers (wi.gov)
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