Cleveland Tourism Cautiously Optimistic Midway Through Republican Convention
Photo Credit: Staffers at the RNC social media command center developed the #AskCLE hashtag specifically for the convention. Destination Cleveland
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Destination Cleveland raised the bar on integrated web and social media content to promote the city to visiting delegates and convention planners around the globe.
Midway through the four-day Republican National Convention in Cleveland this week, the most viral news so far surrounds Melania Trump's speechwriter team, commonly referred to across social media right now as "Copy and Paste."
That, no doubt, makes city tourism and convention officials happy.
For months leading up to the RNC, the city girded for the worst with unprecedented security initiatives in light of the alarmingly frequent violence at both Donald Trump's campaign events and cities nationwide from Dallas to Baton Rouge.
There were a few scuffles between different protest groups in the main downtown park yesterday, but members of the local police force and some of the thousands of cops on loan from around the country dispersed people easily.
That's exceedingly good news at this point for the Destination Cleveland convention and visitors bureau. The calm environment has allowed the staff to focus on promoting the city and helping both locals and 50,000 visitors�
