Registration closes June 15. We look forward to seeing you in Puerto Rico.

One of the most important contributions of your membership is participating in the SATW elections to decided the chapter, council and society leadership for the year ahead.

The upcoming SATW elections will open on June 15 and close at 11:59pm HST July 15, 2023. Members will be asked to vote for candidates for society-wide positions as well as open seats in their respective chapters and councils. Please take some time to review all of the candidate's statements before elections open on June 15. You can find links to all of the candidates and positions here. You can also find them on satw.org in the members-only section.

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Topic: Get To Know G4 Analytics



About the webinar:

Google is moving away from its old universal analytics for websites and over to G4 analytics, which is a whole new ball game with new opportunities and some pitfalls. Join us to learn how to set up G4 correctly to get the most complete and accurate audience data for your website or your organization’s website. Be prepared to take notes or better still, have your G4 account open to make changes and fine tune as you follow along.

Guest Speaker: Paul McLeod

Paul McLeod is Director of Analytics for Simpleview, the worldwide leading provider of CRM, CMS, website design, digital marketing, revenue generation, and mobile technologies for destination marketing organizations (DMOs). In this role, Paul oversees our Search Engine Optimization and Destination Dashboards services. He supports our SEO and BI personnel as they analyze traffic patterns on client websites and provide insight and recommendations on planner and consumer activity recorded in client CRM systems.

Moderator: Eileen Gunn



Presented by: DPCO

You can arrive in Puerto Rico with some new SATW branded merchandise from mugs and sweatshirts to pens from our new store. This is a great way to show your SATW love to the world and SATW gets a small commission from everything that you buy. Click here to shop all of the fantastic SATW merchandise.

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• Phoenix Award Nominations. The nomination deadline is just around the corner for the Phoenix Award which recognizes destinations, individuals, organizations, governments and firms that have made exemplary efforts at environmental, cultural and/or historical conservation, preservation and beautification of tourism sites. SATW established the Award in 1969 to recognize these goals. SATW members can nominate individuals, organizations, governments and tourism providers who have contributed to a quality travel experience. Nomination information is on the Phoenix Awards page on satw.org. The deadline for this year’s awards is June 6.

• Marco Polo Nominations Deadline is Coming Up. Do you know someone who has given extraordinary service to SATW and should be recognized for that? Consider nominating them for a Marco Polo award. The deadline for submitting nominations is June 1. Any Active, Associate, or Emeritus member who has been an SATW member for at least 10 years is eligible. Past Presidents are not eligible. Any Active, Associate, or Emeritus member who has been an SATW member for at least five years may nominate someone for the award. To nominate someone, please prepare a two- to three-page letter including: the Marco Polo candidate’s name and date of joining; a detailed record of the person’s exceptional service, keynoting highlights; documentation of this service; along with any supporting evidence. Please email this information to Immediate Past President Elizabeth Harryman Lasley at liz@ontravel.com by June 1. This year’s Marco Polo award recipient, if there is one, will be announced at the Puerto Rico convention. Review the full nomination and award details on our website.

• Join one of SATW's Affinity Groups. In addition to our Sci Fi book club and RVers group, we now have a Photography group and one for Antiques Shoppers! If you don’t know, our Affinity Groups are an informal way for members who have similar interests to connect online (and maybe in person). No minutes, no boards, no rules—other than being nice. Start one here or email a group leader to join an existing one: Photography Club (Leaders: Sandra Foyt and Adrienne Barille); Antique & Vintage Shopping Lovers (Leader: Caroline Eubanks); Sci Fi/Fantasy Book Club (Kim Foley MacKinnon & Lydia Schrandt); SATW RVers (Leader: Leader: Kit Bernardi.

• A large number of SATW members will be heading to IPW in San Antonio later this month. We're hoping to organize a photo of SATW members on the evening of Sunday, May 21 at 6:45 p.m. at La Villita, where the opening event is being held from 7 to 9 p.m. If for some reason we can't find a good spot for a pic, we'll try during the week sometime. Board member Jim Byers is coordinating this. You can reach him at jim@jimbyerstravel.com. 

• The American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) is offering SATW members a special opportunity to attend their 2023 conference June 13-15, 2023. They're offering a 10% discount code (FRIENDSOFASJA) for members of other journalism/writing organizations, including SATW. Use the discount code when signing up on their conference website. Find more info about the conference, including a schedule here. Find the scholarship application here. Please direct questions to Kristine Hansen, the ASJA conference committee member leading this year’s scholarship effort, at kristinehansenwriter@gmail.com.

SATW Membership Chair Kirsten Maxwell announces an exciting milestone on the membership front that we have already reached 50 new members in 2023! We want to extend a warm welcome to all of our new members listed here:

Tracy McCann

Barbara Couto

Martine Venne

Tracy Ford

Rey Stephen

Dave Hunt

Anja Brokjans

Sana Keller

David Gibb

Jessica Mlinaric

Megan Griffith

Pamela Dittmer McKuen

Karen LeBlanc

Malerie Yolen-Cohen

Cheryl Parton

Breena Moore

Jennie Nunn

Shereen Abbas

Tamara Elliott

Grady W McGill

Michell Gysberts

Lisa Evans

Robert Rose

Juan Carlos Lopez Flores

Christine Lozada

Mikkel P Woodruff

Adrienne Barile

Thomas Mesereau

Karen T Hastings

Ange Chew

Lori Stacy

Andi Fisher

Annika Hipple

Linnea Bailey

Brian Hastings

Megan Kudla

Jessica James

Melissa Levis

Victoria M Watson

Christina Parrish Stone

Todd Burke

Laura Hunt Little

Nicole Jacques

Jen Mallia

Ernest White II

Dan McGinn

Kylie Robertson

Amy K Nelson

Sheeka Sanahori

Craig Stoltz

Click here to see each new member's council, chapter, location and email. You can find more info in the online directory.

Airbnb is thriving with a remote workforce. NPR looks into the success of the Airbnb remote business model and what's making it a success.

Travelers are increasingly turning to ChatGPT for their trip planning. A recent tracking study by Longwoods International reveals how the growing trend is changing travel.

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