Updates You Should Know

• A National Travel and Tourism message from our Governor. Thank you for all that you do to make Kansas a wonderful place to visit.

• The 2020 Kansas Tourism Conference Registration Grant program has been developed to assist Kansas tourism organizations in the cost of attending the 2020 Kansas Tourism Conference, Oct. 19-21, 2020 in Liberal, KS. Watch for registration information to be released soon that will also include information on the grant. 

• Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism and the Travel Industry Association of Kansas hosted the fifth Kansas Tourism Industry COVID-19 Virtual Meeting on Wednesday, featuring Lt. Governor Lynn Rogers. You can find the recording here.

• We will continue hosting this meeting weekly over the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. Please feel free to share the recordings or to invite other stakeholders to participate in the calls. While the virtual meeting is capped at 250 participants, we will continue to release the recording shortly after. The details for next week's meeting are as follows:

• Topic: The agenda will include updates from the Kansas Adjutant General David Weishaar and from US Travel on the recently introduced H.R. 6697 the "Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act of 2020."

May 13, 2020 - 1 p.m. CST

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• Be sure to check out the TravelKS.com COVID-19 page for the latest resources, including cleaning guidelines for hotels, further information on zoos reopening and the latest research on marketing after COVID-19. 

Sunshine in the Sunflower State

• Attractions and destinations will have to get creative with their content in the weeks and months to come, and Prairiewood in Manhattan has created a great solution. Part podcast, part walking tour, they have released the first episode of "The Places Between Us." Their episodes will focus on 'conversations (from a distance) with artists, poets, educators, and change-makers as they take us on walks through their own special places.' Take a look for some inspiration!
• Looking for some inspiration for your Reopening website page? Lawrence has a great example!

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