Camp Casey —
Celebrate National Travel and Tourism Week by joining Whidbey and Camano Islands Tourism on May 5 at its monthly meeting at Camp Casey. Special guest is State of Washington Tourism Executive Director David Blandford, who will offer his thoughts on statewide tourism in 2022 and beyond. A brief business meeting will follow his presentation.
Pre-registration is needed for an accurate lunch head count and room set up. Lunch is $15 per person. Camp Casey also requires a signed waiver. The meeting begins at 11 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m. Attendees are asked to arrive by 10:45 a.m. To sign up visit https://whidbeycamanoislands.com/whidbey-and-camano-islands-tourism/
David Blandford, APR has served for two years as the Executive Director of the newly-branded State of Washington Tourism (SWT) where he leads Washington’s official destination marketing organization (DMO) to drive economic impact and expedite recovery throughout the travel and tourism industry. SWT was formally known as the Washington Tourism Alliance.
Prior to this, Blandford served for 18 years with Visit Seattle, Washington state’s largest DMO and one of the most prominent in the country, where he rose through the ranks to Senior Vice President of Public Affairs. Among many other things, he also was an adjunct professor at Seattle University where he taught communications to art leaders in the graduate program, as well as earned the highly-competitive and prestigious accreditation as a public relations professional known by the acronym APR. He’s a graduate of the University of Washington.
National Travel and Tourism Week is an annual tradition for the U.S. travel community. It’s a time when travel and tourism professionals across the country unite to celebrate the value travel holds for the economy, businesses, communities and personal well-being. For more in information visit https://www.ustravel.org/events/national-travel-and-tourism-week