Destination Management Company
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A Destination Management Company (DMC) is a term for a professional services company possessing extensive local knowledge, expertise and resources, specializing in the design and implementation of events, activities, tours, transportation and program logistics.
A DMC provides a ground service based on local knowledge of their given destinations. These services can be transportation, hotel accommodation, restaurants, activities, excursions, conference venues, themed events, gala dinners and logistics, as well as helping with overcoming language barriers. DMCs are able to provide preferential rates based on the buying power they have with their preferred suppliers.
A DMC is an incoming tour operator catering for both corporate and leisure clients. DMCs differ from tour operators in that DMCs do usually not deal directly with end-clients, but trade through agents, which my be tour operators.
[edit] External resources
- Allied International: Parent company to the premier destination management brands Allied Europe and PRA Destination Management.
- ADME: a global non-profit association of Destination Management Companies.
- DMC Quick-Finder: a global directory of Destination Management Companies.
- World of DMC's: non-profit grouping of DMC’s from around the globe.
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