• Come check out our new home. Kansas Tourism has successfully moved to our new offices at the Department of Commerce.  Please make sure you update our address in your files to:  Kansas Tourism, 1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 100, Topeka, KS  66612.  All phone numbers and emails stay the same. We are still getting settled in and making final renovations, but we encourage you to stop by and say hi so we can show you around. 

  • Attention Byways! With generous support from Toyota Motor North America, the National Scenic Byway Foundation is providing Love our Byways micro-grants to byway organizations, up to $2,000 each. Deadline for applications is July 30, Noon EDT. 

  • Congrats to Kelli, our Industry Relations Manager, who got married last weekend!  Please update your contacts with her new email address Kelli.Orender@ks.gov.

  • The Kansas State Fair is one of the largest events in our state. Each year Kansas Tourism hosts a booth in the Pride of Kansas building where communities, attractions, byways, and agritourism businesses can showcase their destination for FREE for one day. Space is limited and spots are filled on a first-come, first serve basis. We only have 20 spots available so secure your spot in our booth starting July 19th by contacting Andrea Etzel.
Kansas State Fair
  • Did you miss a previous Travel Talk?  No worries....click here. 
  • For more resources check out our Industry page. 
Virtual Huddle

There will be NO JULY HUDDLE.  There is no pressing information to get to you, and with lots of vacations happening this month, we are giving you the month off.  But make sure to mark your calendars for the next huddle, Wednesday, Aug 11 at 1PM.   
Partner Webinars
Learning How to Differentiate for Relevance Using Public Data and Artificial Intelligence
Date:  Wednesday, July 14
Time:  12PM CST
 
It's no secret that the ability to quickly turn data into decisions is what separates all successful companies from the rest. It's also no secret that differentiation and relevance is what allows a Brand to stand out from its competition and capture people’s time, attention and money. This is especially true for the Tourism industry where competition is vast and the traveler is making decisions every day. 
What may be a secret is that every DMO, regardless of existing data sources and infrastructure, can quickly harness this wisdom to stand out from competition and learn from the best brands in the world. We’ll walk through a few examples in the Tourism world. No technical or data knowledge required.
 
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Join TTRA's Fireside Chat with STR's CEO Amanda Hite
Date:  Monday, July 19
Time:  2:30PM CST
 
Join Travel & Tourism Research Association President Nate Gieryn for a discussion with Amanda Hite about how the hospitality industry weathered the past 18 months. It will be a look toward the future for hospitality, and the opportunities provided to the industry of the recent acquisition of STR by commercial real estate company, CoStar Group.
 
Register Here