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Look for complete coverage of the 2015 ipw in Orlando next week’s issue of the Inbound Report.. For now, here is a day-by-day sampler of images we have assembled.

 

At the Media Marketplace, Domini Clark (right), travel editor for the Toronto Globe and Mail, visits with Brett Hijkoop, NYC & Co.’s manager of tourism PR and Christopher Haywood, senior vice president, global communications.
At the Media Marketplace, Domini Clark (right), travel editor for the Toronto Globe and Mail, visits with Brett Hijkoop, NYC & Co.’s manager of tourism PR and Christopher Heywood, senior vice president, global communications.

 

Showing Inbound the new expansion plans of the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., is Doug Killian, senior director, international tourism, for the company.
Showing Inbound the new expansion plans of the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., is Doug Killian, senior director, international tourism, for the company.

 

The always energetic julie p. heizer, deputy director, industry relations, National Travel and Tourism Office, answers a journalists inquiry during the Media Marketplace.
The always energetic julie p. heizer, deputy director, industry relations, National Travel and Tourism Office, answers a journalists inquiry during the Media Marketplace.

 

Andrews Cibortti (left), a Brazilian journalist based in Miami, gets top-flight help at the CityPASS table during the Media Marketplace from Megan Allen, president and CEO of CityPASS, and Deborah Wakefield, the company’s vice president of communications and public relations.
Andrews Cibortti (left), a Brazilian journalist based in Miami, gets top-flight help at the CityPASS table during the Media Marketplace from Megan Allen, president and CEO of CityPASS, and Deborah Wakefield, the company’s vice president of communications and public relations.

 

Taking a break off the ipw exhibit floor are Rob Torres (left), Google’s managing director, travel and Rich Maradik, founder of Nashville-based nsight, a company that provides online help for travel and hotel companies.
Taking a break off the ipw exhibit floor are Rob Torres (left), Google’s managing director, travel and Rich Maradik, founder of Nashville-based nsight, a company that provides online help for travel and hotel companies.

 

Moving to the grand foyer outside the exhibit floor, two U.S. suppliers discuss business: Emily Milligan, senior manager, Student & Youth Travel Association (SYTA), and Rich Goldstein, general manager, Big Bus tours of Washington, D.C.
Moving to the grand foyer outside the exhibit floor, two U.S. suppliers discuss business: Emily Milligan, senior manager, Student & Youth Travel Association (SYTA), and Rich Goldstein, general manager, Big Bus tours of Washington, D.C.

 

“We do not take our visitors for granted,” Penny Pritzker, secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, told ipw delegates at today’s opening luncheon, congratulating them for their role in increasing the number of international visitors to the U.S. in the face of tough competition from other nations.
“We do not take our visitors for granted,” Penny Pritzker, secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, told ipw delegates at today’s opening luncheon, congratulating them for their role in increasing the number of international visitors to the U.S. in the face of tough competition from other nations.

 

Gesturing to acknowledge someone in the audience, Mike Gallgher, co-founder and co-chairman of City Pass addresses a jam-packed crowd of journalists and suppliers at the conclusion of the CityPASS-sponsored Media Marketplace reception. Joining Gallagher are Mike Morey, his fellow co-founder and co-chairman, and Megan Allen, the company’s president and CEO.
Gesturing to acknowledge someone in the audience, Mike Gallgher, co-founder and co-chairman of City Pass addresses a jam-packed crowd of journalists and suppliers at the conclusion of the CityPASS-sponsored Media Marketplace reception. Joining Gallagher are Mike Morey, his fellow co-founder and co-chairman, and Megan Allen, the company’s president and CEO.

 

Enjoying the Media Marketplace reception are Howard Salinger, regional director/UK, TraveMedia.com, and Tania Weinkle, communications director for the Anaheim-Orange County CVB.
Enjoying the Media Marketplace reception are Howard Salinger, regional director/UK, TraveMedia.com, and Tania Weinkle, communications director for the Anaheim-Orange County CVB.

 

Pausing just outside the Media Marketplace are Moneé Cottman, national public relations manager for Visit Baltimore; Leslie Troy, communications specialist for the Maryland Office of Tourism Development; and Carl Whitehill, director of communications for Destination Gettysburg.
Pausing just outside the Media Marketplace are Moneé Cottman, national public relations manager for Visit Baltimore; Leslie Troy, communications specialist for the Maryland Office of Tourism Development; and Carl Whitehill, director of communications for Destination Gettysburg.
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