People & Jobs Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch of Indiana announced the launch of an arts, cultural and Destination Marketing Organization grant totaling $10 million in financial assistance. The funding for this grant program comes from the … [Continue reading]
Visit Florida, Visit Montana With a Face Mask, and Don’t Visit New Mexico
Pragmatic and cautious. Delicate and blunt. Messaging is all over the map. It's a fluid scenario; at the moment 20 states have travel restrictions (plus the entire length of the Canadian border) for visitor and resident movement in, out, and … [Continue reading]
Funding: Virginia Leads the Way
Virginia Tourism Corp. awards up to $866K in marketing funds to address impact of Covid-19 pandemic Virginia Tourism Corporation is administering The WanderLove Recovery Grant Program to provide 90 grants following applications from … [Continue reading]
Road Trips Stall When Hot Spots Mean ‘You’re Quarantined’
Everyone is thinking road trips, but the car has stalled. The nascent recovery that began appearing here and there earlier this summer is now in jeopardy. Even demand for the quintessential all-American road trip to national parks is soft in … [Continue reading]
Clean + Safe: Destinations Want to Spread the Word (Not the Virus) and What Travelers Are Thinking Now
Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board announced the appointment of Adam Burke as president and CEO, removing his interim title. Burke, who joined Los Angeles Tourism as COO in 2016, was named to the interim post in April when Ernest Wooden … [Continue reading]