Thank you to all those who attended DMC’s webinar series, Road to Recovery: Travel, Lodging and Conventions.
Our panelists discussed what the hospitality industry can do to successfully re-open their operations and what meeting planners can do to successfully host larger events as shelter-in-place orders are relaxed. They shared examples of how to create a safe and healthy environment and a compelling customer experience that will spur travel and encourage meeting planners and the public to return to hotels and convention and event centers.
Featured Presenters:
John Edman, director, Explore Minnesota Tourism
Joe Ward, president, Experience Rochester
Angie Richards, Area Director of Sales at Avra Hospitality
Debbie Van Ravenhorst, regional vice president, HelmsBriscoe
Explore Minnesota Tourism director John Edman shared several links to helpful resources:
Explore Minnesota from a Safe Distance
https://www.exploreminnesota.com/list/explore-minnesota-safe-distance
COVID-19 and Impacts on the MN Tourism Industry
How Minnesota Businesses Are Helping to Flatten the Curve
https://www.exploreminnesota.com/info/how-minnesota-tourism-businesses-are-helping-flatten-curve
Explore Minnesota COVID-19 Web Hub
https://www.exploreminnesota.com/info/coronavirus-covid-19-information
Best Practices for Returning to Work
https://mn.gov/deed/newscenter/social-media/deed-developments/?id=428941
Lodging Establishment Cleaning Guidance for COVID-19
https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/lodgingcleaning.pdf
Economic Impact of COVID-19 on the US Economy
https://www.ustravel.org/sites/default/files/media_root/document/Coronavirus2020_Impacts_April15.pdf
Brand USA Coronavirus Updates – International Travel