SYMPHONY - Our Communities' Hospitality Workforce

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In the beginning of 2022, Destinations International outlined eight strategic issues and opportunities facing our sector for the year. Of the eight, we knew workforce disruption and development was especially important for the travel sector and critical for DMOs to address. Destinations International and Tourism Economics have announced an expanded partnership utilizing the Symphony Platform to provide workforce intelligence on destination specific employment trends and income analysis of your hospitality community. Learn how to speak on these trends and articulate what our industry brings to the table.

Andreas Weissenborn

Vice President of Research & Advocacy

Destinations International

Adam Sacks

President

Tourism Economics

Adam Sacks is the President of Tourism Economics; an Oxford Economics company dedicated to unlocking the power of economics for the travel sector.

For more than 25 years, Adam has worked with destinations, industry associations and companies around the world in the areas of policy analysis, market assessments, and economic impact. His work has provided the foundation for billions of dollars in capital investment decisions by hotel companies, developers and investors.

Adam also manages the ongoing production of travel forecasts that have consistently guided the travel industry through uncertain times. He is an authority on measuring the economic impact of visitor activity and his work regularly informs national and local government policy.

Adam is a frequent presenter at conferences (where he occasionally plays the guitar) and is a member of the U.S.Department of Commerce, Travel & Tourism Advisory Board.