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Beginning
ground handler, they were small companies that were dedicated in managing in one single destination. -
DMC name was coined in the US
Phill Lee was the founder of California Leisure Consultants, and they became local logistics experts. -
Economic boom
In the economic boom the DMC´s flourished and expanded their role, convention and incentive travel industry. As the time passed new DMC were popping and bringing new competition to diverse markets, by the end of the decade a lot of the DMC emerged. -
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Recession
the recession came late in the 1980 early 1990 with a major shifts. more companies were competing for a fewer dollars -
Consolidation
agressive national expansion and corporizatging of the destination management business. . the face of the DMC was changed -
Consolidation
agressive consolidation expansion were expanding and corporatizing the DMC , the face of the destination was changed -
Globalization on the rise
clients reported that that it was no good to have different companies dedicated to DMC and they preferred to work with some national partners, and at the same time the people choose to work with local DMC companies. -
Financial Crisis
they were fighting for the companies to maintain but some they were forced to close -
Globalization on the rise
at the time a lot of independents DMC but the supplies wasnt enough so they became partnerships