What benefits does a DMO provide?

DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATION (DMO) The DMO can provide assistance in scouting, negotiating, and supplier vetting. Some DMOs market only to leisure travelers, while others market solely to meeting planners. Both CVBs and DMOs provide their services for free to the meeting planner.



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DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATION (DMO) The DMO can provide assistance in scouting, negotiating, and supplier vetting. Some DMOs market only to leisure travelers, while others market solely to meeting planners. Both CVBs and DMOs provide their services for free to the meeting planner.

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DMOs assist planners by providing information on local resources and services, site selection, and other pre-conference and post-convention services. RELATED TERMS: CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU. Events Industry Council.

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Broadly speaking, “destination marketing organization” characterizes any entity that specializes in destination marketing. For example, in small cities where a considerable CVB is not present, a chamber of commerce could quality as a DMO.

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Characteristics of DMO It is an independent, non-profit organization. It is a membership-based organization comprising public, private, non-profit, and academic tourism stakeholders from the region. It is governed by a board of directors.

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Many DMOs receive their funding, or a portion of it, from hotel occupancy taxes, which vary state by state. Guests pay transient occupancy tax on hotel reservations, which may be passed on to local government organizations, like a DMO or CVB.

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