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City of Charleston's Responsible Hospitality Group
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In the news...
Welcome New Members
Judy Parsons, Director of Sales
843-302-8600
 
Deborah Burns
864-343-3004
 
Olson, Good & Brown, Attorneys at Law
Joe Good
843-654-1022
 
Ron Sanchez
843-727-5844
 
Jeremy Ross
843-745-0001
 
Justin Ray
843-329-9866
 
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Still hearing a lot about Twitter and don't even know where to start?  Join us for a 2-hour Twitter "boot camp".  We'll teach you the basics and even explore some ways to track your social networking.  Space is limited and we encourage you to bring your laptop!  Register today by emailing cdority@explorecharleston.com.

Friday, May 14
9:00 - 11:00 am 
Hyatt Place Charleston Airport/Convention Center
Complimentary wi-fi access will be available!
Charleston Area CVB
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April meeting
Tuesday, April 13
Location: Magnolia Plantation & Its Gardens
Meeting ~ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Reception ~ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
April 2010
May General Meeting
May 19, 2010
featuring Shawn McBurney,
Sr. VP of Government Affairs, AH&LA
Sheraton Hotel Charleston North
11:30 am - 1:30 pm

RSVP to mbratton@explorecharleston.com

Get on the Bus!

 Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Taste of South Carolina at the SC Statehouse
Come out and meet our state legislators while dining on some of the best food from across the State.
 
8:30 am - load motorcoaches at North Charleston Coliseum
2:00 pm - depart Columbia
No cost to attend
Business attire
Food and drink provided for each leg of the trip by Charleston Area Hampton Inn Hotels.
 
City of Charleston forms new tourism committee
Responsible Hospitality Group 
Chief Greg Mullen, City of Charleston Police Department, has teamed up with several of his officers and formed the new Responsible Hospitality Group.  The group has been meeting every other month and is focusing on a variety of issues that face our industry.  There are representatives from retail, restaurant and hotel sectors.  Members from CAHA include Bill Hall Sr., Halls Chophouse, and Gayle Karolczyk, Francis Marion Hotel. 
Currently, the group is working on promotion of the taxi and pedicab stands as well as a minor increase in the number of pedicabs on the street later at night.  The group would also like to find a way to assist in regulating delivery times therefore helping the flow of traffic.
If you have an issue that you would like the group to address, please contact Sergeant Dale Wilson at wilsond@ci.charleston.sc.us.
June Quarterly Social
with the Greater Charleston Restaurant Association
Join us on Wednesday, June 16, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Location is to be determined but we want you to mark you calendar. Hors d'oeuvres and happy hour priced drinks provided by our hosts. No RSVP, no charge and no reason not to come!
Seen & heard...
We had to share this quote with you from our friend, Suzanne Moon, Vice President of Operations for Southeast Tourism Society.
 

What tips would you give someone just starting out in tourism?

Listen and learn from others. I would sit at Bill, Sr.'s (Bill Hardman, founder of Southeast Tourism Society) desk and listen to him talk on the telephone; I would learn more about tourism from that. Also, realize that you will have times when you have to schlep boxes, lick envelopes and work weekends. Tourism is a 24/7 job. Be kind to everyone in the industry - especially those in the minimum wage jobs. They make tourism work!