Scott Beck Appointed President and CEO of San Francisco 旅游协会

贝博体彩app(9月). 8, 2023) – San Francisco 旅游协会 announced the appointment of Scott Beck as President and CEO. 贝克接替乔·达历山德罗, who will retire in December after nearly 18 years at the helm of San Francisco’s official destination marketing organization.

贝克将于10月10日加入贝博体彩app旅游公司. 30, 2023. Currently, he is President and CEO of Destination Toronto. He joined Destination Toronto in 2019 to lead the sales and marketing efforts for Canada’s most visited destination and North America’s fourth-largest city, 监督ing an annual operating budget of US$28 million and working in support of Toronto’s US$7.60亿游客经济.

As President and CEO of San Francisco Travel, Beck will 监督 one of the country’s largest membership-based tourism promotion organizations. San Francisco Travel has a current annual budget of US$33 million. The association’s sales and marketing initiatives help drive US$8 billion in tourism spending.

“San Francisco is one of the marquee cities of the world for U.S. 国际旅行者, and I am thrilled to be joining the team at San Francisco Travel to continue to showcase everything it has to offer,贝克说. “A strong tourism industry is vital to the city’s economy, 当地企业和社区, and I am passionately committed to helping steward San Francisco’s ongoing tourism recovery.”

经过严格的国际搜索, we are delighted to appoint Scott to lead San Francisco Travel at this pivotal time. He is a proven destination sales and marketing leader and will be a strong champion for San Francisco,特里·刘易斯说, chair of San Francisco Travel’s CEO search committee and Complex General Manager at Hilton San Francisco Union Square and Parc 55 San Francisco. Lewis will begin her term as San Francisco Travel’s Board Chair in January 2024.

San Francisco Travel Board Chair 兰迪 Reynoso said, “With more than 35 years of experience in the convention and tourism industry, Scott brings a wealth of knowledge to this role and proven expertise in attracting events, 会议, and international and domestic visitors to destinations. This is critically important given the diverse leisure and business travel markets that fuel San Francisco’s tourism industry as well as our local economy.”

Before joining Destination Toronto, Beck served as President and CEO of Visit Salt Lake for 14 years. 在那里，他是一个冠军 the economic impact of the 会议 and convention industry in Salt Lake City and the impact of the leisure vi关注地方和区域经济.

Beck also has extensive experience in the hotel industry, including serving as General Manager of the Marriott City Center in Salt Lake City; Task Force General Manager for Ocean Properties Ltd.’s Atlific Hotels; General Manager of Sedona Resort Management’s Cedar Breaks Lodge in Brian Head, 犹他州, and Director of Sales and Marketing for Sundance Resort in Provo, 犹他州.

“I've known Scott for many years and am thrilled he has been selected as SF Travel’s next president and CEO. 他带来了创造性的视野, a passion for the industry and deep experience in partnering with city leaders and other stakeholders to this role,达历山德罗说.

贝克说, “我要感谢特里, 兰迪, the search committee and Mayor Breed for their trust and confidence in allowing me to help lead San Francisco Travel into this next phase. My wife and I are looking forward to moving to the city, 我们有家人和很多朋友的地方, and becoming part of San Francisco’s vibrant community. My life is marked with fond memories of travels to San Francisco, and I can’t wait to help organizations and visitors create similar memories of their own in this incredible destination. I would also like to thank Joe for all that he has done on behalf of this destination and the greater tourism and hospitality industry in this state and country.”

贝克recen他完成了他的时间 美国协会行政人员协会 (ASAE) Board of Directors and, before moving to Canada, was 他是美国银行董事会成员.S. 旅游协会. He served six years on the Executive Committee of Destinations International and is a Past International Board Chair. He has served on numerous boards and was named “犹他州 Business CEO of the Year.”

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The San Francisco 旅游协会 is the official destination marketing organization for the City and County of San Francisco. The city is one of the top tourism and 会议 destinations in the U.S. 收到了21个.到2022年将有900万游客. 2022年的旅游总支出将超过7美元.70亿年. The tourism industry is the largest generator of outside revenue into San Francisco’s economy and supports over 53,000个工作岗位.

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