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eFYI - Featuring Your Industry - February
2009
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Peak Season Great Getaways Registration
Registration mailers for the Peak Season Great Getaways cooperative program were mailed on Feb. 6. Registration materials are due Feb. 23. States being targeted with this season’s program include Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota and Wyoming. The peak program is limited to the first 50 partners (first-come, first-served). Cost is $500. Registration forms can also be found at: www.SDVisit.com. |
Visitor and Industry
Relations
For more information, contact
Natasha Bothun
at
Natasha.Bothun@state.sd.us
or
(605) 773-3301 |
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Spring Hospitality Training Co-op
The Office of Tourism is once again offering a co-op opportunity of matching funds to CVBs, chambers of commerce, economic development offices and others. The co-op is for bringing customer service training speakers into communities this spring in preparation for peak season. Information and the application form were mailed on Feb. 5. Greater consideration will be given to communities and organizations that coordinate their efforts and pool their resources into a larger training event. Notifications will be made by late March. |
Visitor and Industry
Relations
For more information, contact
Eileen Bertsch
at
Eileen.Bertsch@state.sd.us
or
(605) 773-3301 |
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Information Center Poster Program
Watch your mailbox for a letter regarding the Information Center Poster Program. This letter is due to be mailed on Feb. 27. It will explain the guidelines for hanging your posters in Information Centers. |
Visitor and Industry
Relations
For more information, contact
Natasha Bothun
at
Natasha.Bothun@state.sd.us
or
(605) 773-3301 |
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Information Center Fam Tour
As many of you know, there will be no Information Center Familiarization Tour this year. Many have expressed disappointment and the Office of Tourism regrets that it has to be cancelled. We are hopeful that we can bring the Fam Tour back for 2010. |
Visitor and Industry
Relations
For more information, contact
Natasha Bothun
at
Natasha.Bothun@state.sd.us
or
(605) 773-3301 |
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Group Tour Operator Fam Tour
The spring group tour operator fam tour, From the Prairies to the Mountains, has been set for April 29-May 5. This year, the tour will travel across the state from east to west, visiting several communities and attractions along the way. Tour operators from across the U.S. and Canada will be targeted for this tour. |
Trade Sales and Marketing
For more information, contact
Vicky Engelhaupt
at
Vicky.Engelhaupt@state.sd.us
or
(605) 773-3301 |
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Spring 2009 Travel Agent Fam Tour
The spring 2009 travel agent fam tour will take place May 14-19. We will travel from east to west, including some communities in southeast South Dakota. This fam will be limited to 15 participants selected from AAAs and travel agencies whom we have worked with, plus Tourism staff. |
Trade Sales and Marketing
For more information, contact
Alicia Gildemaster
at
Alicia.Gildemaster@state.sd.us
or
(605) 773-3301 |
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Important Reminders
Visitor Services Directory
Please remember to check your listings in our online Visitor Services Directory for accuracy. Listings may be viewed at www.TravelSD.com/vsd. Some listings have become out of date. Contact Joey Hockett at joey.hockett@state.sd.us or go to www.SDVisit.com with any updates or new additions to the Visitor Services Directory.
Tour operator leads
Leads are available from NAJ Summit West, which is an inbound tour operator show held in early February, as well as World Travel Market. If you are not currently on our mailing list to receive international leads, contact Maureen Droz at maureen.droz@state.sd.us.
Vacation Packages Needed!
The Office of Tourism is looking for peak season vacation packages to be posted on www.TravelSD.com. To partner with the office in this effort, go to www.SDVisit.com. For more information, contact Joey Hockett at joey.hockett@state.sd.us.
Million Dollar Challenge
Applications are still being accepted. The next deadline is March 18. Guidelines and application forms can be found at www.SDVisit.com. For more information, contact Nicole Gall at nicole.gall@state.sd.us. |
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At a Glance...
The December Travel Indicators reflect a slight decrease in most categories. Attractions attendance decreased the most at 20.6 percent when compared to December 2007. TIA also reports a Travel Price Index (TPI) which measures the seasonally unadjusted inflation rate of the cost of travel away from home in the United States. The TPI is based on U.S. Department of Labor price data collected for the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI). The Travel Price Index decreased 5.5 Percent in December.
View definitions of these travel indicators at www.SDVisit.com.
For more information, contact Kirk Hulstein at Kirk.Hulstein@state.sd.us or (605) 773-3301. |
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South Dakota Office of Tourism
Monthly Progress Report
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