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Experience Scottsdale President and CEO Rachel Sacco vividly recalls enjoying sundaes at Sugar Bowl as a child\u2014and it is memories such as those that led her back to promote tourism to the area. What\u2019s new for Sacco and Experience Scottsdale this year? \u201cExperience Scottsdale is stepping more into that management role by collaborating with civic leaders on the vision of our community, supporting economic development efforts, and working toward creating better experiences for our visitors.\u201d\u00a0@scottsdaleaz<\/a> , @Scottsdaleariz<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Even\u00a0though we\u2019ve barely made a dent\u00a0in 2018, Debbie Johnson, director of Arizona Office of Tourism, is already working on plans for promoting our fine state in 2019. \u201cTourism is a valuable industry for our economy, which makes it even more important for us to have a strong marketing program in place to attract domestic and international visitors to Arizona.\u201d\u00a0@debjohnsonaz<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"by Melissa Larsen Experience Scottsdale President and CEO Rachel Sacco vividly recalls enjoying sundaes at Sugar Bowl 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