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  Ed Wetschler March 2, 2010 at 1:17am

  Maria, good to see you here! I enjoyed the recent Paradise Coast media event in NYC; quite an eye-opener, really, to learn about some of the changes that have been happening. I just want to add a little boldface to something in the email you got recommending certain forums: I've been especially fascinated by the Tourism Branding group. Its participants are methodical, well-schooled, and well-spoken; it's been an education for me. I hope you find tripatini useful and informative, and welcome!
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  David Paul Appell March 1, 2010 at 10:56pm

  Good afternoon, Maria, and welcome to Tripatini! It's great to have you with us -- and we think you'll find our site productive as well as interesting and enjoyable.
  
  To get the most out of Tripatini, we recommend you take a moment to join several of our many groups which you may find of particular use, such as Travel Marketers/Publicists, Virginia, Florida, Resorts Corner, Hotels/Motels, Eating/Drinking the World, Beach-Bumming, Golf Getaways, Tourism Branding, MICE, and plenty of others covering many other topics and most destinations across the globe.
  
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  Thanks much for joining us; we wish you an outstanding rest of 2010, and it goes without saying that we look forward to seeing you online.
  
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