Sponsored by Kansas Tourism Division and TIAK

Join us next Wednesday for the next virtual tourism conference webinar.  The session will be feature data, trends and research lead by nation-wide experts. 

• Marketing After Crisis - Bajillion
• TIAK Marketing Awards
• Happy Hour - 30 for 30 (This will take place from 4-5pm)

Congrats to the following recent Tourism Marketing Grant recipients!  The next application deadline is January 1st.

• Abilene CVB: New Visitor’s Guide
• Chase Co. Chamber of Commerce: Strategic Marketing Plan and Website Enhancements
• eXplore Lawrence: Website Redesign
• The Barn at Kill Creek, DeSoto: Website Redesign and Media Updates

Want to be included in upcoming marketing promotions? We need you to update your listings and events! We will be promoting bakery/coffee shops and international food as well as upcoming Holiday events. Please use the tutorial on how to update your listings and add events.

Interested in how to base your budget and policy making decisions on data about tourism’s economic impact to your area? Through the Kansas Tourism Division’s partnership with Tourism Economics, you can purchase a city or county level tourism economic impact study that includes comprehensive analysis of sales, production, employment, growth, visitor spending, and taxes.  City Reports are $5700 and county reports are $2500.  Deadline to purchase 2019 data is October  31, 2020.  Contact Taylor to participate.

Did you miss a previous Travel Talk?  No worries....click here. 

For more resources check out our Industry page.

Grassroots artist and expert Erika Nelson from Lucas will present “Spectacular Failures,” a presentation that explores epic failures instead of the road to success. From Buckminster Fuller’s original experiments with dome architecture (failed!) to the story of an eccentric visionary artist’s dream to fly and build a giant hot air balloon (failed!), Erika’s presentation provides skill-building to help individuals thrive in rural communities and inspires action for growing support for rural arts and culture.

Guidance for Agritourism During Re-Opening

If you missed the webinar on Guidance for Agritourism During Re-Opening, you can find the webinar recording here and also download this helpful document.