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The Naples, Marco Island, Everglades Conference & Guests Bureau (CVB) broadcasts the appointment of Jay Tusa as the brand new Tourism Director, efficient 25 March 2024. With over 25 years of expertise within the journey trade, Tusa brings a wealth of experience to his new position. By means of strategic imaginative and prescient and a dedication to excellence, Tusa will lead vacation spot administration, strategic planning and stakeholder engagement initiatives to additional improve the area’s tourism choices. His confirmed skill to drive financial development, vacation spot improvement and infrastructure enchancment tasks will improve the customer expertise and information Collier County by way of its subsequent improvement section.
Tusa most just lately served as Assistant Airport Director, Technique and Improvement at Pensacola Worldwide Airport the place he was chargeable for implementing strategic planning initiatives to foster financial development and sustainable tourism practices for the area.
Previous to this position, Tusa served because the Government Director of Go to South Walton, the place he led initiatives leading to substantial will increase in visitation and spending, guaranteeing the help of tourism-related jobs.
Tusa’s expertise additionally consists of key management roles throughout the tourism trade. He served as Director of Advertising and marketing for Discover Asheville, as Company Director of Advertising and marketing for St. Joe Hospitality, as Director of Communications and Analysis for Louisiana Workplace of Tourism and as Government Director of River Parishes Vacationer Fee.
“We’re happy to welcome Jay Tusa because the newly appointed Tourism Director for the Naples, Marco Island, Everglades CVB,” said Dan Rodriguez, Deputy County Supervisor for Collier County. “His spectacular expertise in elevating the customer expertise and administration of crucial infrastructure and seaside enhancement tasks will guarantee Collier County’s tourism-supported initiatives will proceed to drive the financial development that helps the distinctive life-style that each guests and residents get pleasure from in our group.”
All through his profession, Tusa has been actively concerned in numerous notable trade associations together with U.S. Journey Affiliation, Locations Worldwide, Southeast Tourism Society, Florida Restaurant & Lodging Affiliation, and Go to Florida. His dedication to stakeholder engagement and trade advocacy displays his ardour for advancing the journey sector.
“I’m excited to tackle the position of Tourism Director for the Naples, Marco Island, and Everglades CVB. With a robust dedication to fostering sustainable development and constructing vibrant communities by way of collaborative efforts with stakeholders, I’m wanting ahead to elevating our area’s tourism panorama and making lasting contributions to our group,” mentioned Jay Tusa, CDME, CTIS, TMP, Tourism Director for the Naples, Marco Island, Everglades CVB.
Tusa holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Loyola College New Orleans and is recognised with designations comparable to Licensed Vacation spot Administration Government (CDME), Journey Advertising and marketing Skilled (TMP) and Licensed Journey Business Specialist (CTIS).
