Video game competitions, or esports, are a growing industry that allows DMOs to grow their visitation and increase travel by inviting the esports community into their destinations. Ed Tomasi, an esports consultant for DMOs, Allister Scorgie, the Director of Sport Hosting at Explore Waterloo Region and Loren Gold, the Executive Vice President of the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau, join Adam for an in-depth conversation about the intersection between esports and destination marketing. Allister and Loren discuss how they started working with the esports community in their destinations and their connection with Ed. They also give a brief overview of esports and underscore the benefits of capitalizing on esports in your destination marketing strategies.

"Every destination has an opportunity to be a trusted partner with the esports community, and it just first starts with identifying what you have to offer as a destination and matching it to that appropriate community that's there, but you may not have reached out to them initially." - Ed Tomasi

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Explore Waterloo Region

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