U.S. House of Representatives passed the Great American Outdoors Act, sending the most significant conservation bill in decades to the Oval Office for signature. The Act, which passed in the Senate last month, would provide $9.5 billion over five … [Continue reading]
Three Things That Just Happened in Washington: Funding, Testing, Antitrust
Funding U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow issued a statement on Senate introduction of the next phase of coronavirus relief, which includes a measure to extend Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) eligibility to 501(c)(6) … [Continue reading]
Who Can’t Go Where: State-by-State Quarantines and Openings, Closings, Re-Openings…
Cuomo's not kidding. New York-bound travelers arriving at any airport who don't fill out forms and self-quarantine must face $2,000 fines. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the penalty in addition to a mandatory quarantine order for anyone failing to fully … [Continue reading]
Spotlight on Relic & Crant, Plus Ad Age and Expedia Report on Media Spend Trends
Only three months to go in the countdown to the 21st Annual eTourism Summit. Get a head start by meeting a couple of participating vendors with cool tools for DMOs to know about. Meet Relic Relic, a full-service advertising agency based … [Continue reading]
Video: Seven Black Tourism Professionals Answer Five Questions About Race
This impactful video premiered on July 14 at Destinations International 2020 Conference. Following the death of George Floyd and the overwhelming response nationwide, seven Black executives from destination marketing organizations across the … [Continue reading]