International Travel Trade and Group Tour : Taking Our Story Abroad
Visit Baltimore traveled extensively domestically and overseas to promote Baltimore and the Capital Region as an easy destination to reach by air and to travel within whether by car or rail . FY23 activities included six domestic and international tradeshows , five international inbound FAMS , two overseas sales missions and more than 200 face to face appointments in more than six countries . These events included product specialists and company executives from groups such as Icelandair , Copa Airlines , Brand USA and CRUSA .
In continued partnership with our trade representative Hills Balfour / MMGY based in London , England we were able to increase the presence of Baltimore hotel listings in UK tour operator itineraries more than 868 % since 2018 and 181 % in the last fiscal year .
Kondwani Fidel Inspires at Association for Diabetes Care and Education Specialists event in Baltimore
Local writer and poet Kondwani Fidel kicked off the opening keynote session of the Association for Diabetes Care and Education Specialists ( ADCES ) conference with a spoken word poem created in collaboration with ADCES and their new branding . The emotional performance highlighted the need for diabetes care and education , particularly in underserved communities and was met with much acclaim . Attendees were still talking about it days after the presentation with one attendee remarking that it reminded them why their work is so important .
The American Health Information Management Association , a group coming to Baltimore October 2023 , was so moved by Kondwani ’ s piece , they are collaborating with him for their own opening session .
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