- STS Members in the News
- Industry News
- $34 Billion Tourism Opportunity
- Appalachian Regional Commission
- SW LA Hurricane Relief
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- Welcome New Members
- Industry Jobs/Member Offers
- Upcoming Events
- Top 20 Events
- STS Corporate Partners
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Bob Major
President & CEO
North Little Rock CVB
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Karen Trevino
Senior Vice President & COO
North Little Rock CVB
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Rickey Thigpen
President & CEO
Visit Jackson (MS)
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Black Meetings & Tourism Magazine has honored Visit Jackson President and CEO Rickey Thigpen with an Apex Award, recognizing individuals who have made outstanding contributions in their particular fields of endeavor and positively impacted travel and tourism. Read more.
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Cat Bobo
Communications Manager
Auburn-Opelika Tourism
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The Alabama State Tourism Department awarded Cat Bobo, Communications Manager of Auburn-Opelika Tourism, with "The Rising Star Award". The award is presented to a young professional in the Alabama Tourism Industry who is recognized for their accomplishments, demonstrated leadership, and commitment to the Industry. Read more.
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Cody Gray, TMP
Interim President & CEO
Lousiana's Cajun Bayou Lafourche Parish
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Cody Gray, the tourism office’s current director of sales and marketing, will begin serving as interim president and CEO of the organization effective October 16. Gray joined the tourism team earlier this year, moving from his home state of Florida to Lafourche Parish in the midst of a pandemic because he saw so much tourism potential in this region. Read more.
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Timothy Bush, TMP
Chief Tourism
Development Officer
OneSpartanburg, Inc.
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Timothy Bush, award-winning president and CEO of Louisiana’s Cajun Bayou Tourism, has been named Chief Tourism Development Officer at OneSpartanburg, Inc. Bush replaces former Spartanburg Convention & Visitors Bureau executive Chris Jennings, who stepped down in Nov. 2019 to relocate closer to family after a decade of service. Read more.
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Tami Reist, TMP
President & CEO
Alabama Mountain Lakes
Tourist Association
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Louisville Tourism Sells Face Masks to Benefit COVID Relief Charities |
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Photo courtesy of www.tsnn.com |
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Photo provided by
Bardstown/Nelson Co. Tourism & Convention Commission
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Bardstown themed license plate approved |
The Bourbon Capital Community Alliance (BCCA) designed, applied for, and was granted the first special license plate for any city/town in Kentucky! This special plate for Bardstown reflects the unrivaled bourbon heritage of our town as well as Kentucky. See more.
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New Study Highlights $34 Billion Tourism Opportunity and Strong Traveler Interest in Black History and Culture:
Carolinas, Georgia and Florida Stand to Benefit
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The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, a National Heritage Area, released initial findings from a new market survey report that indicates traveler interest in visiting the region’s Gullah Geechee and African American heritage sites is strong. The report was prepared by Mandala Research which valued the potential leisure spend for the four states that make up the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor – North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida – at $34B, The report also revealed strong name recognition among travelers nationwide for Gullah Geechee culture indicating the immense potential for encouraging more heritage and cultural tourism to the Corridor. Read more.
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Appalachian Regional Commission |
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Appalachia Nonprofit
Resource Center
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This special resource center recognizes the catastrophic impact the COVID-19 crisis has had on our Region, and particularly on nonprofit organizations.
To lessen the immediate impact and future consequences, nonprofit organizations are invited to apply for free technical assistance in one of four topic areas:
- Short-term Financial Management
- Long-term Financial Management
- Mission and Operations
- Fundraising
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Southwest Louisiana
Hurricane Relief
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Hurricanes Laura and Delta severely impacted the entire Southwest Louisiana (SWLA) region, leaving in its wake devastation to many businesses and homes and loss of lives. Please join us in donating to the regional relief efforts.
Here are four places for those who wish to make monetary donations to the relief efforts:
SWLA specific:
Statewide:
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Spartanburg, SC
Santa Rosa Beach, FL
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Industry Jobs/Member Offers |
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December 1-2, 2020
Roswell, GA
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December 6-11, 2020
Mercer University
Macon, Georgia
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Do you have STS Member News?
Please email your text and photo to Tonja Ray-Smith by the 15th of each month for inclusion in the next STS Member Newsletter.
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