Destination Pulse

How America's destination organizations spend, staff and govern themselves.

Name: Destination Pulse staff-page changes and rosters
Creator: Tabrez Syed
License: https://destinationpulse.mandalivia.com/for-agents/#license

Coming soon

Leaders changing

Leadership seats at DMOs, from their staff pages

Seen	Destination	Seat	What changed	Status
Nov 11	Experience Columbia Sc Columbia Metropolitan Convention Visitors Bureau	Director of Marketing	Helen Harrison no longer listed	Not listed
Nov 8	Visit Okc	Director of Communications	Chase Carter added	Arrived
Nov 5	Visit Fort Worth	Vice President of Convention Sales	Laura Mayberry added	Arrived
Nov 3	Visitnorfolk	Director of Marketing and Communications	Sam Black added	Arrived
Nov 3	Destination Dc	National Account Director	Derrick Collins, was Convention Sales Manager	New title
Oct 31	Experience Grand Rapids	Vice President of Technology, Data, & AI	Kim Young, was Vice President of Information Systems	New title
Oct 29	Visit Fort Worth	Director of Marketing & Public Relations	Becca Berger no longer listed	Not listed
Oct 29	Discover Newport	Chief Sales Officer	Alex Hurd, CMP, was Director of Sales	New title
Oct 29	Discover Newport	Chief Community Engagement Officer	Cassandra Earle, was Communications Director	New title
Oct 28	Experience Columbus	Chief Destination Experience Officer	Kari Kauffman, ECI no longer listed	Not listed

Buying activity

Bids, contracts and awards at DMOs and the bodies that fund them

Coming up

Bids dueCloses Nov 13, tomorrow
Value not public
Convention and tourism promotion and destination marketing
City of Overland Park
Listed on Starbridge; RFP documents not seen
Source
Bids dueCloses Nov 16, in 4 days
Value not public
Attractions guide printing
Beaver County
Request for bids, county tourism. Listed on Starbridge; bid documents not seen
Source
Bids dueCloses Nov 19, in 7 days
$255K2026 budget for tourism promotion
Tourism marketing services
La Plata County
Lodgers Tax Fund. Listed on Starbridge; RFP documents not seen
Source
Bids dueCloses Nov 20, in 8 days
Value not public
Contracted management of the county tourism function
Real County
RFP 2026-01: strategy, hotel tax administration, grants, marketing. Contract to start Jan 1, 2027
Source
Bids dueCloses Dec 10, in 28 days
Value not public
Media buying for the tourism department
Warren County
Leisure travel to the Lake George area. Listed on Starbridge; RFP documents not seen
Source
Bids dueCloses Dec 15, in 33 days
Value not public
Economic development and tourism website redesign and maintenance
City of Chandler
Solicitation ED7-918-5161. Listed on Starbridge; RFP documents not seen
Source
DecidingClosed Oct 27
Value not public
Air service development consultant
Visit Durango
City of Durango, for the airport. In the closed list; no award posted
Source
DecidingClosed Oct 15
Value not public
Economic modeling study
Visit Durango
City of Durango. In the closed list; no award posted
Source
DecidingClosed Oct 6
Value not public
Airport marketing services
Visit Durango
City of Durango, for the airport. In the closed list; no award posted
Source
DecidingClosed Oct 2
Value not public
Visitors guide distribution
TOURISM Santa Fe
City of Santa Fe
Source
DecidingClosed Sep 17
Value not public
Brand and data asset management software
New Mexico Tourism
Award was planned for Nov 2; none posted on the RFP page as of Nov 5
Source
DecidingClosed Aug 14
$738Kcurrent contract, Mittera
Visitors guide printing
TOURISM Santa Fe
City of Santa Fe
Last checked Oct 13Source

Recently decided

DecidedSep 23
Value not public
Agency of record
Visit Durango
Reported by MediaPost
Went to Colle McVoySource
DecidedJul 29
$588Kthrough June 2030
Public relations
TOURISM Santa Fe
City of Santa Fe, four-year contract
Went to Lou Hammond GroupSource
DecidedJun 18
Value not public
Wayfinding signage plan
Experience Ruston
Approved by the board
Went to Arnett Muldrow & AssociatesSource