Phil Karsh
Hall Of Fame Inductee — 2004
Phil Karsh has been a long-time advocate and marketer of Denver and Colorado tourism and one of the key figures in Colorado tourism advertising. As Chairman of Karsh & Hagan Communications for 13 years, he was at the forefront of every major Colorado tourism advertising campaign. His agency’s award-winning ad campaigns for the Colorado Tourism Board helped give Colorado the number one market share as a summer tourism destination. Phil has been on the board of the Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau since 1993, and served as Bureau Chairman in 1997. Since 2002, he has served as the Chairman of the Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau Foundation, which awards scholarships to students pursuing degrees in hospitality and tourism. A tireless promoter of the economic benefits of tourism and of the need to market Colorado tourism, Phil Karsh has been a principal leader in the effort to obtain additional tourism marketing dollars for Colorado.
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