December Newsletter

Official 2021 Kansas Travel Guide

Have you seen the new 2021 Kansas Travel Guide yet?  Soon you'll be able to order these thru the Extranet portal which we ship to you free of charge.  If you need access to the portal please let Kelli know.  If you'd like to download the front cover to promote on your website you can do that here by using the password 2021TG.

Website Updates

Make sure to check out the new subcategories for your website listings.  Following is what has been added recently that will populate once the website redesign is launched next year.

• Art & Entertainment – Murals
• Food - Catering, Sweet Treats
• Shopping - Attraction Gift Shop, Western Wear, Boutiques, Food & Drink Shop, Home Goods & Décor, Sports & Outdoor
• Travel Tools - Motorcoach Friendly, Wedding Venues

KANSAS! Magazine

To celebrate the holidays, KANSAS! and TILL American Wheat Vodka are hosting a FREE virtual cocktail hour with local spirits and bartending experts on Wednesday, December 9th at 6PM Central.  To make this happy-hour event extra special, when you RSVP you'll receive a link to a digital cocktail guide. It's loaded with farm-to-cocktail recipes specially crafted by TILL Vodka with Kansas in mind!

Governor's Council on Travel & Tourism

The next GCTT meeting will be held virtually Friday, December 4, 2020 at 9 AM Central Time.  There will be a time set aside on the agenda for public comment.  Public comments may be submitted in advance to bridgette.jobe@ks.gov or during the meeting through “raising your hand” in the chat window.  Each person providing public comment will be limited to 3 minutes.  To participate in the virtual meeting please register below.

Webinars

• Dec 1 - One Voice: To Recovery and Beyond Virtual Summit Registration
• Dec 2 - Travel Marketing Digital 101:  SEO
• Dec 3 - Confidence is a Choice (Use Code TravelKS)
• Dec 3 - Navigating the Road to Recovery in 2021 Virtual Conference
• Dec 10 - Is Your Tourism Website Leaking Leads & Money (Use Code TravelKS)
• Dec 16 - Kansas Tourism/TIAK Virtual Huddle
• Dec 17 - Using Data to Establish the Right Keyword & Content Focus (Use Code TravelKS)

Articles & Research

• From Pivot to Permanent:  Messaging For the Long Term - Museums and hotels are adapting to new norms, but these solutions are more than just short-term changes for destinations.

• Meetings Industry Recovery Resource Center - Northstar Meetings Group created a Resource Center with education, templates and other real-life “how to” tools to help planners produce successful meetings and events amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Register here for free, instant access

• How to Get Big Results From Small Content Marketing Teams - Put these three tips into practice to get results – no matter how many people you have (or don’t have) on your content marketing team.

December

• Friday, Dec 4 - Governor's Council on Travel & Tourism Mtg
• Wednesday, Dec 16 - Virtual Huddle
• December 24-25 - State Offices Closed

January

• Friday, Jan 1 - State Offices Closed
• Wednesday, Jan 13 - Virtual Huddle
• Monday, Jan 18 - State Offices Closed
• Friday, Jan 29 - Kansas Day

February

• Wednesday, Feb 3 - Destination Statehouse
• Wednesday, Feb 17 - Virtual Huddle

We are continuously getting new and renewing Kansas Agritourism businesses that we'd love for you to explore and highlight in your own communities! For more information on the Kansas Agritourism Program, please contact Sue Stringer.

New & Renewing in November 2020