Discover Newport, the official destination marketing organization for Newport and Bristol Counties, has hired Pam Blauvelt as a Destination Expert focusing on the group tour and SMERF (social/sports, military, education, religious and fraternal) meetings market. Blauvelt has more than 10 years’ experience in the hospitality industry in New England. The planning services of the Destination Experts are 100% complimentary and the team serves meeting planners coast to coast, helping to create customized group tours, meetings and events by assessing each gathering’s goals and needs.
