Visit Columbus Awarded

COLUMBUS, Miss. (PRESS RELEASE) – Visit Columbus, Columbus Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau was awarded with the Destination Marketing Accreditation Program (DMAP) seal by Destinations International in recognition of the organization’s commitment to industry excellence and meeting the industry standard for performance and accountability of destination organizations around the world.

The accreditation program requires a destination organization to successfully comply with a multitude of mandatory and voluntary standards that span a variety of performance areas to gain this momentous achievement. The standards cover nearly all aspects related to the management and marketing of destination organizations including governance, finance, human resources, sales, communications, destination development and research. Visit Columbus joins the ranks of over 200 destination organizations who have obtained DMAP recognition.

“By achieving DMAP accreditation, these destination organizations have demonstrated that they have developed strategies for their marketing and sales in addition to the policies and procedures to safeguard the use of public dollars,” said Virginia J. Haley, CDME, DMAP Chair and President, Visit Sarasota County.

“We are incredibly proud of receiving this accreditation. This award definitely positions ‘Visit Columbus’ to compete at the highest levels,” added Nancy Carpenter, CDME and CEO of Visit Columbus.