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- Deadline is today! The 2022 Kansas Travel Guide listing deadline is today at midnight! To get your business in next years guide click here for the tutorial. Payments is due by Friday, July 2nd.
- New! We have added Accessibility Amenities for your website listings/accounts. Please make sure that all of your accessible attractions have this information marked by using this written tutorial which also includes a video tutorial. Please feel free to shoot any questions that you have over to Jordan.
- Congrats to the following recent Attraction Development Grant recipients! The next application deadline is March 22, 2022.
- Old Abilene Town: “Conestoga Wagon Project” - Abilene
- Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum: “Growing Up” Amelia Earhart Exhibit - Atchison
- Historic Preservation Corporation: Creation of “Trail Days Art and History Center” - Council Grove
- Jewell County Historical Society: Display development for “Mammoth Findings of Jewell County” - Mankato
- Salina Educational Automotive Museum of America: “Crossroads Car Experience” - Salina
- Topeka Zoo: “Giraffe and Friends” - Topeka
- Midland Railroad Hotel: New Historic Barn Event Center - Wilson
- Are you stocked and ready for travelers? Our publications can be ordered and shipped through the Extranet at no cost to you. We have discontinued printing the State Park and Outdoor pubs but quantities are still available. The Fun Fact Brochures will no longer be available after June 30th so make sure to order your supplies now! For instructions on how to place your order, download the tutorial here.
- Mark your calendars now for the next Kansas Tourism Industry Huddle - Wednesday, July 14 at 1PM.
- Did you miss a previous Travel Talk? No worries....click here.
- For more resources check out our Industry page.
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Back to Basics: Helping Youth Athletes Return to Sports
Date: Wednesday, June 23
Time: 12PM CST
After months of cancellations of youth sporting events, kids and parents alike are ready to get back in the game. However, doing so without the right preparation can lead to deconditioned athletes being rushed back into a season that they aren’t mentally or physically prepared for. Join the discussion as SportsEvents gathers an expert panel of mental health professionals, youth athletic trainers, pediatric sports medicine specialists, and tournament directors who will share tips and best practices to help young athletes get back into a healthy sports routine.
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Size Doesn't Matter: How Your Destination Could Benefit From Launching a Paid Event Passport
Date: Wednesday, June 23
Time: 12PM CST
Building a paid passport with Bandwango doesn't require a million dollar budget. In fact, paid event passports have been launched by destinations of all sizes and have become some of the most popular and successful use cases with Bandwango clients. In this webinar, two destination partners will share how these passports worked to measure engagement for their events. Plus, we'll break down the ways Bandwango clients use the funds generated from these passports to power fundraisers and merchant engagement.
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Let's Meet There: Recovering Business Travel, Professional Meetings & Events
Date: Thursday, June 24
Time: 10:15AM CST
As domestic leisure travel continues to surge and, in many cases, return to 2019 levels, we close the Let’s Go There chapter and shift our focus to chapter two—the restoration of business travel, professional meetings and events. Listen in for a detailed breakdown of the Let’s Meet There campaign aimed at the CDC, elected officials and business leaders, learn more about resources available to you and join voices with organizations across the industry in calling for updated guidance separating professional meetings and events from other “large gatherings”, and communicating the safety, economic importance and intrinsic value in restoring face-to-face connections to business leaders.
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