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SUMMARY:Tourism & Business Summit
DESCRIPTION:As we close out 2025\, Discover Gloucester is planning The Tourism & Business Summit\, a reimagined gathering designed to bring Gloucester's tourism and business community together for a morning of insight\, collaboration\, and connection.\n\n \nThis dynamic event brings Gloucester's tourism\, business\, and creative community together to explore economic impact\, tourism trends\, and visitor spending\, while creating space for meaningful conversation across sectors. We are pleased to welcome Mayor Paul Lundberg\, who will kick off the morning following breakfast.\n\nYou'll hear from Nancy Gardella\, Executive Director of the North of Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau\, who will share updated data from the Massachusetts Office for Travel and Tourism\, including refined visitor spending insights. Sam Bevins\, CEO of the Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce\, will also present key findings on lodging tax data\, CATA usage\, and beach parking revenue.\n\n \n\nIndustry Roundtables   Your Voice Matters\nA key part of this year's Summit happens before we gather in February. Discover Gloucester will be hosting Industry Roundtables throughout January to hear directly from our tourism and business community about challenges\, opportunities\, and priorities for the year ahead.\n\nTo stay up to date on the latest Summit news\, RSVP for roundtables\, and help us with planning\, we encourage you to complete the Google Form linked below.\n\nIf you're unable to attend a roundtable\, we still want to hear from you and would be happy to schedule a phone call or meeting to gather your feedback. \n\n \n\nBreakout Sessions Tailored to You\n\nThe Summit will also feature breakout sessions focused on timely\, relevant topics with practical takeaways you can apply to your business or organization. In the Google Form\, you'll find a range of potential session topics. Please select all that interest you so we can shape sessions that best serve our community.\n\nWe'll conclude the morning with updates on the Battle of Gloucester and MA250\, followed by time for questions and discussion.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">As we close out 2025\, Discover Gloucester is planning The Tourism &amp\; Business Summit\,&nbsp\;<span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks\;">a reimagined gathering designed to bring Gloucester&rsquo\;s tourism and business community together for a morning of insight\, collaboration\, and connection.</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;\n<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;font-family:&quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\,sans-serif\;\ncolor:#3D4263">This dynamic event brings Gloucester&rsquo\;s tourism\, business\, and creative community together to explore economic impact\, tourism trends\, and visitor spending\, while creating space for meaningful conversation across sectors. We are pleased to welcome <b>Mayor Paul Lundberg</b>\, who will kick off the morning following breakfast.<o:p></o:p></span></p>\n\n<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;font-family:&quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\,sans-serif\;\ncolor:#3D4263">You&rsquo\;ll hear from <b>Nancy Gardella\, Executive Director of the North of Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau</b>\, who will share updated data from the Massachusetts Office for Travel and Tourism\, including refined visitor spending insights.<b> Sam Bevins\, CEO of the Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce</b>\, will also present key findings on lodging tax data\, CATA usage\, and beach parking revenue.<o:p></o:p></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<h3><span style="color:#3D4263\;"><span style="font-family:libre baskerville\;">Industry Roundtables &ndash\; Your Voice Matters</span></span></h3>\n<span style="color:#3D4263\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">A key part of this year&rsquo\;s Summit happens before we gather in February. Discover Gloucester will be hosting Industry Roundtables throughout January to hear directly from our tourism and business community about challenges\, opportunities\, and priorities for the year ahead.</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#3D4263\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">To stay up to date on the latest Summit news\, RSVP for roundtables\, and help us with planning\, we encourage you to complete the Google Form linked below.</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#3D4263\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">If you&rsquo\;re unable to attend a roundtable\, we still want to hear from you and would be happy to schedule a phone call or meeting to gather your feedback.&#65279\;<br />\n&#65279\;</span></span></span>\n\n<h3><span style="color:#3D4263\;"><span style="font-family:libre baskerville\;">Breakout Sessions Tailored to You</span></span></h3>\n\n<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:#3D4263\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">The Summit will also feature breakout sessions focused on timely\, relevant topics with practical takeaways you can apply to your business or organization. In the Google Form\, you&rsquo\;ll find a range of potential session topics. Please select all that interest you so we can shape sessions that best serve our community.</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#3D4263\;"><span style="font-family:open sans\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">We&rsquo\;ll conclude the morning with updates on the Battle of Gloucester and MA250\, followed by time for questions and discussion.&#65279\;</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:10.0pt\;font-family:&quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\,sans-serif\;\ncolor:#3D4263"><o:p></o:p></span></p>\n
LOCATION:Hammond Castle Museum
UID:e.2981.45902
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DTSTAMP:20260414T194531Z
URL:https://business.capeannchamber.com/events/details/tourism-business-summit-45902
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