The inaugural Maine-Stay 2022 conference was announced earlier this month and will be taking place on October 19 and 20 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.

The conference will offer tourism and hospitality business owners, leaders, and decision-makers new insights and fresh data, and will teach emerging trends designed to grow their business, according to its organizers.

“We know today’s tourism and hospitality business owners, leaders and decision-makers want their business to grow. With the choppy economic climate and Maine’s surging tourism industry, it’s tough to know if you are coming or going,” said Elizabeth Sutherland, partner at Sutherland Weston, organizers of Maine-Stay 2022. “But you do know you want to be the place customers go and employees stay. That’s why we developed Maine-Stay 2022.”

The two-day conference with more than 20 speakers will bring national insights about today’s hottest destination marketing trends. Maine-Stay 2022 also includes numerous breakout sessions designed to help Maine businesses stay ahead of workforce, inflation, and economic concerns.

Marcus Sheridan, New York Times Best Selling Author and one of 10 of Forbes’ must-see presenters, will give the keynote address.

Those interested can learn more at www.maine-stay.com.

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