Destination Pulse Newshttps://destinationpulse.mandalivia.com/news/Notes on what the scan of DMO staff pages turned up, with the press coverage behind each item.en-usNewport creates a chief seat for residentshttps://destinationpulse.mandalivia.com/news/2026-11-04-newport-chief-seats/https://destinationpulse.mandalivia.com/news/2026-11-04-newport-chief-seats/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewport's two new chief seats cover sales and resident engagement; Grand Rapids put AI into a technology job it already had; Norfolk's new marketing director has worked in the city all along.Las Vegas rebuilds the chair its AI bet emptiedhttps://destinationpulse.mandalivia.com/news/2026-10-28-las-vegas-ai-chair-refill/https://destinationpulse.mandalivia.com/news/2026-10-28-las-vegas-ai-chair-refill/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTLas Vegas rebuilt the exact seat its AI bet emptied; Columbus's chief destination experience officer retires after 40 years and leaves the chair open; a Greensboro coordinator makes the C-suite in nine months.Las Vegas's convention authority hangs the AI bannerhttps://destinationpulse.mandalivia.com/news/2026-10-21-las-vegas-ai-banner/https://destinationpulse.mandalivia.com/news/2026-10-21-las-vegas-ai-banner/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe convention authority has moved its vice president of digital and content marketing into a senior vice president of AI and enterprise performance seat, a sign destination organizations are starting to staff for AI; plus Baltimore, Richmond and Traverse City moves and the week's joins and role changes.Galveston's top seat opens as its director heads to Pensacolahttps://destinationpulse.mandalivia.com/news/2026-10-14-galveston-pensacola-shuffle/https://destinationpulse.mandalivia.com/news/2026-10-14-galveston-pensacola-shuffle/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTTony Lyle leaves Visit Galveston for the top job at Visit Pensacola; Traverse City's COO moves up to a bureau of her own; and the week's joins and role changes across the directory.Tourism moves: the top seat in California changes handshttps://destinationpulse.mandalivia.com/news/2026-10-07-tourism-moves/https://destinationpulse.mandalivia.com/news/2026-10-07-tourism-moves/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTJulie Coker takes over at Visit California; interim tags turn permanent at Discover Long Island, Experience Olympia & Beyond, and Experience Ruston; plus the week's joins and role changes across the directory.