Marco Bloemendaal has been appointed as the new Director of Convention Sales at Experience Columbus. A Dutch native, his career in the hospitality industry began in Amsterdam in 1993.
This could be the start of something really great for Columbus, as there has been an acute absence of marketing of Columbus outside of the U.S.
Experience Columbus routinely competes (and successfully so, in many respects) for their piece of the U.S. convention business, but has failed to incorporate the benefits of attracting non-North American groups to the city. With the euro at a 1.3:1 ratio against the dollar, and the pound at a 2:1 ratio, the U.S. becomes marketably cheaper for the European visitor.
Let Indianapolis have the national FFA convention. We’ll take the international medical conferences, the international transportation conferences and the international design conferences.
Welcome Mr. Bloemendaal!
