Tag: DMC
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Memphis: Destination King
Read more: Memphis: Destination Kingby Padraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolElla “I’m going to Graceland” So, like millions before us, we headed to Graceland. For me it was like participating on the Santiago di Compostella Camino or visiting Our Lady’s Shine at Lourdes. Snatches…
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Walking in Memphis – Tales from the ADME Annual Conference
Read more: Walking in Memphis – Tales from the ADME Annual Conferenceby Padraic Gilligan, VP, Ovation Global DMC We arrived early in Memphis having managed to blag our way onto an earlier flight and avoid payment of the $50 dollar fee which Delta said they’d charge but then , for…
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Global DMCs – a beautiful oxymoron?
Read more: Global DMCs – a beautiful oxymoron?Global DMCs – a beautiful oxymoron? by Padraic Gilligan Allegedly, when asked for his favourite oxymoron Irishman, global entrepreneur and former international rugby player, Tony O’Reilly, said “Great Britain”. But it may be regarded as crass and unfair to…
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Paris for Meetings and Events: Not down and certainly not out
Read more: Paris for Meetings and Events: Not down and certainly not outPadraic Gilligan, VP Ovation Global DMC and VP Industry Relations, MCI Behind me a guitar was being tuned. The tuner then addressed the crowd and launched into the Rod Stewart version of “Sailing”. He was truly terrible and gave…
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EIBTM 2011 – Behind the Scenes
Read more: EIBTM 2011 – Behind the ScenesEIBTM 2011 – Behind the Scenes by Padraic Gilligan, VP, Ovation Global DMC and Global VP, Industry relations MCI 2010 v 2011 What a difference! What a difference a year makes! Exactly one year ago most of Europe lay…
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40 years of growth: the art and science of the DMC
Read more: 40 years of growth: the art and science of the DMCBy Padraic Gilligan, Managing Director, Ovation Global DMC [First published in Kongres Magazine, December 2011] According to a recent exchange on Linkedin the term “DMC” or “Destination Management Company” was coined by either Tom Risbecker, Gunter Roleff or Phil…
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FICP – Day 2
Read more: FICP – Day 2FICP – Day 2 by Padraic Gilligan, Managing Director, Ovation Global DMC I’m not going to lie. The transfer from San Antonio to Knibbe Ranch was very, very long. At first it was long enough for me to desperately…
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FICP – Day 1
Read more: FICP – Day 1FICP Day 1 by Padraic Gilligan, Ovation Global DMC On Sunday 13 November the Grand Hyatt in San Antonio dispatched its share of the 30000 participants at the city marathon and prepared for the arrival of 800 demanding, discerning…
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FICP in San Antonio – Arrival Day
Read more: FICP in San Antonio – Arrival Dayby Padraic Gilligan, Managing Director, Ovation Global DMC I’m 51 and I’ve never done it. There. I’ve said it. I talked to Dan Young and I know he’s done it. A good few times, it seems. So has Darlene…
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Do you know weird and wonderful people? Key Attributes for DMC success.
Read more: Do you know weird and wonderful people? Key Attributes for DMC success.The late, great Jack Franchek once told me that success as a DMC was all about cultivating relationships with weird people. And Jack being Jack exaggerated that contention to the nth degree: “Unless you’ve got a whole bunch of outcasts…
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